Hi, I’m Mei.

After a decade as a software engineer, I became a stay-at-home mom to my now 2-year-old. The transition from tech to motherhood taught me something crucial: systems thinking applies to everything, including the absolute chaos of raising tiny humans.

But here’s what nobody told me about modern parenting: being a first-time mom would have me drowning in stuff and stress.

Every mom blog insists you need a miles-long baby registry and eight different nursing pillows. Well-meaning family members shower you with hundreds of (fuzzy, microplastic-shedding) stuffed animals and 47 different swaddles. Lab reports warning about heavy metals in something you just fed your kid are published every week. It’s exhausting.

I started Minimalist Mama because I needed a different approach. One that acknowledges that yes, we should care about toxins in our kids’ environment, but also that perfection is impossible when you’re operating on three hours of sleep and your toddler just licked the shopping cart.

Here you’ll find:

• Real minimalism for real families (not the Pinterest kind)

• Non-toxic swaps that actually make sense

• Systems that survive contact with actual children

• The occasional story about why my toddler is wearing kitchen utensils as accessories again

I believe in fewer, better things. Safer choices where they matter most. And grace for everything else.

Because at the end of the day, our kids need present parents more than perfect ones.

Welcome to the beautiful chaos. I'm so glad you're here!

P.S. - I also write about raising tech-literate kids at Systems Mama, where I share how I’m teaching my 2-year-old to build with AI. Yes, really.