Hi hello!!

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

  • I have 3 kids (ages 3, 4, & 6)

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

  • 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.

So what’s my whole deal?

I hope for EVERYONE to develop life satisfaction…in other words, contentment.

A paradox most people discover far too late in life is this:

The LESS we put meaning in the tangible and quantifiable things (stuff and status), the MORE satisfied we become.

And the MORE we put meaning in the intangible and qualitative things we have (our relationships, our spirituality, our creativity, our curiosity and awe), the LESS discontentment, frustration, and resentment we feel. 

Those meaningful parts of our lives don’t need to be perfect to find contentment, either. Rather our willingness to pour into them and pursue what truly matters is what will transform our life satisfaction. 

This means we must bravely exit the unfulfilling pursuit of stuff and status before the end of our days when we see with clarity that none of it really mattered.

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 with less, 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!