As a parent attempting to contain and corral the steady influx of toys and trinkets into our home, I always appreciate a good post on how to keep toy clutter at bay. Today, in addition to sharing my own efforts to simplify life with toys, I am including some fantastic, even radical, posts by other […]
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26 Days to Simplicity: Quality (Clothing and Capsule Wardrobes)
One reason why we find ourselves back at the store again, even after we’ve simplified our wardrobes, is that our clothes are so cheaply made, they hardly last through the season, much less a year. When I think back to buying even a basic t-shirt at Kohl’s ten years ago, I recall how much better […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: Cull
Today, in our Blogging from A to Z Challenge, we are going to begin the hard work of simplifying. Beginning in your room from day one, we are going to cull the clutter. Clutter is a Verb What is clutter anyway? Interestingly, we often refer to clutter as a noun or an entity, which it […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: Beauty
Welcome back for day two in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Today, we are talking about Beauty. I’m sure you are familiar with some of the following quotes: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be […]
5 Strategies to Avoid Unnecessary Spending
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:25-26 Part of adopting a minimalist approach to life is living only with those things that are necessary and bring […]
The KonMari Method: Tidying My Clothes and Accessories
Earlier this week, I shared some of the work I had done with regard to “tidying,” inspired by the book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo. Today, I’d like to show you some of my progress. I spent the morning learning how to fold the KonMari way by watching several YouTube videos […]
Minimalism: A Bigger Life with Less Stuff
Over the past several weeks, I have begun to seriously attempt to adopt a minimalist mindset as we prepare to reconfigure the basement space of our home. Daily, I read articles by Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist, and I just finished The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. I read minimalist material […]