As I continue on in my journey towards minimalism, I am officially somewhere in the “messy middle” — that transitory state between The Constant Chaos That Once Reigned and Ultra-Streamlined Minimalist Zen. (And, depending on the day, I can’t even decide which extreme I’m actually closer to at the moment.) The thing about this messy …
5 Questions that are Helping Me Ruthlessly Declutter
While I still haven’t quite gone through the whole list I made as part of my “Minimalist by 2024 Challenge,” I’ve still been continuing to peel off layer and layer of clutter as I get a spare minute, and the more simplicity I gain in my home, the more that I crave even more simplicity. …
20 Things I Quit In Order to Simplify My Life
Back in 2013, I discovered the idea of minimalism and simple living and was immediately hooked. Ever since, I’ve been on a slow but steady course of paring down, intentionally setting parameters and limits around our days and time, and looking to cut out any excess that wasn’t adding value to our lives. Now, over …
The Goal: Minimalist by 2024
About six months ago, I wrote a post all about how I’ve been pursuing minimalism for the past ten years, what the process has looked like over that period of time, and some lessons I’ve learned. While discovering the concept of minimalism a decade ago has overall affected my mindset and given me a greater …
I Decluttered Every Day for a Month
My husband and I are in the middle of a huge decluttering binge right now — I’d say the biggest we’ve ever had (and that’s saying something, considering we’ve been pursuing a more minimalist lifestyle for ten years now). While we’d pared down many of the most used and most visible areas of our home–like …
How 10 Years of Pursuing Minimalism Has Changed Me
Just over ten years ago, I published a post titled “Thoughts on Minimalism,” which was all about this new minimalism movement I’d recently discovered that I quickly became obsessed with. I talked about the modern influencers I’d found whose ideas I rapidly started devouring, and I also talked about classic examples throughout history of people …
What I Learned From Decluttering 1,001 Things {Final Decluttering Report}
If you’re new to this series, in 2021 I’ve been working on decluttering 1,001 items from our home as part of one of my goals for my 101 in 1001 list. Back in 2013, I did a massive decluttering project I called 50 Weeks to Organized, where we got rid of approximately 50% of our …
Why I Don’t (Usually) Hide From My Daughter That I’m Getting Rid of Her Stuff
Note: This post contains affiliate links. All opinions, as always, are my own. Now that spring has finally decided to grace us with her presence, I am in full-on Spring Cleaning Mode over here. I am re-reading Dana K. White’s How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind (which I talked about extensively in …