Hi hello!!

I’m Shannon! Let’s start with a few fun facts about me:

• I have 3 kids (ages 4, 5, & 7)

• My husband, Aaron, is a commander in the Coast Guard, thus we relocate every few years (currently we live in Alaska!)

• I was Miss New York 2012 (Miss America Organization)

• I don’t like coffee (am I allowed to say that??)

• I used to be a professional singer

• My blog used to be known for Bachelor recaps (I would just sum up each episode with my own peanut gallery commentary thrown in…it was a good time. Feel free to read the one I just linked.)

Currently, I’m a podcast host (The Paring Down Podcast), author (my book is called You’re Completely Normal), and decluttering enthusiast on the interwebs- primarily Instagram. Which is probably how you found me.

I invite you to join me on this never-ending journey of paring down our lives to reveal true fulfillment through my three tenets of contentment:

• Living with less

• Prioritizing people

• Aligning our values & behaviors

These tenets are customizable and broad for a reason: Your intentional life will look different from mine. Obviously! We are created with unique talents, interests, and personalities. We’ve experienced different challenges, childhoods, and exposures. All of these things will influence how our own life of intention shakes out.

But if all of us would explore living without excess, prioritizing people, and aligning our values & behaviors, I’m pretty sure this world would be filled with a lot more satisfied human beings.

Really glad you’re here!