Hi, I'm Katie.
I'm a 43-year-old mom of two boys plus two bonus kids — a boy and a girl, ages 11, 11, 10, and 8. Newly engaged, health-first, and running one very full, very loved house under one roof.
I'm on a mission to slow down, simplify, and create the most beautiful life I can for my family. It started when I was pregnant with my first child — I began reading labels, asking tougher questions, and choosing clean, safe, simple things that held up to real life. This space is where I share what that actually looks like.
Clean living found me the honest way.
My story didn't start with a magazine cover or a detox. It started when I got pregnant with my first child. Suddenly what I put on my skin and in my body wasn't just about me anymore — it was about a tiny human depending on me. That's when I got serious: reading labels, choosing safer products, and building habits that could genuinely protect a family.
Today that care shows up before the house is even awake. I'm up around five — I work out, spend a few minutes journaling and in gratitude, then shower and do my skincare, a little quiet time with my own face before the chaos starts. Then it's lunches, breakfast for my fiancé and the kids, and getting everybody out the door for school. It sounds like a lot, and some mornings it is. But that early calm is why I can be patient instead of frazzled when all five of us need something at once.
I'm not chasing perfection — I'm after clean, safe, simple choices I can make most days without overthinking. Katie Clean & Simple is where I share the products I truly use and love, the routines that stick, and the honest truth that a few intentional swaps go a lot further than a total redo.
What I promise you here
Ingredients I understand
I like products I can actually read the label on. When something's clean, you shouldn't need a chemistry degree to trust it.
The family test
If I wouldn't use it on my kids or my own skin, I won't feature it here. That's the bar, full stop.
Routines that stick
No perfect overhauls. Just small, repeatable wins that make a busy home feel calmer and lighter.
"Slow down. Simplify. Make home feel like home."
— Katie