I recently had a reader ask me a question that I’ve received from many, many people over the years: How do I get my spouse on board the minimalism train? This reader was specifically asking in response to a post I’d written about 2-minute rule. If...
Break out the cake and bubbly! Today is my 7th blogiversary! Seven years ago today, I started this blog on a whim, as a little side hobby. It was 2012. A friend had just introduced to minimalism and I was in the midst of reading...
I just returned from a weeklong vacation, so this week’s tip is inspired by everyone's favorite tiny travel companion, travel-size items. Travel-sized items are terrific. When you’re traveling. But I have often found entire drawers of clients’ bathrooms dedicated to tiny shampoos, body washes, and soaps....
If you love to craft--or live with someone who does--you’re probably familiar with closets full of sewing supplies, drawers bursting with popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners, and entire rooms dedicated to scrapbook love. Like all hobbies, crafting is a great way to relieve stress and...
Is your pantry stuffed with foodstuffs? Is locating a fresh box of cereal harder than finding an octogenarian at a Justin Bieber concert? Are you afraid to reach for a granola bar in the dark depths of your pantry shelves? If this sounds like you, let...
First, I must thank my friend Tracy for this excellent post topic and title. I had to write it based on her cheeky suggestion alone! Second, this post addresses a very real concern for most of our garages...
My gift wrap used to resemble the cluttered backroom of a forgotten Hallmark store: unwieldy spools of ribbon, bags of bows, thrice-used tissue paper, and legions of wrapping paper--in various states of unroll--were stuffed into my closet as if I was a prepper awaiting the...
Many of us harbor collections of coffee mugs that resemble souvenir stores with schizophrenia. World’s Best Grandma sidles up next to Garfield. Santa’s reindeer rub elbows with the American flag. And a freebie from the 5K we ran last fall clinks against our fine china....
Most people own enough towels to effectively dry an entire Olympic swimming team. (Unless you’re an air-dry purest, in which case, more power to you, and may the breeze be ever in your favor!) Towers of these water soppers constantly threaten to topple out at...
The term “downsizing” usually brings to mind baby boomers, moving from the sprawling suburbs to a chic downtown condo or a one-story ranch. But I’d like to encourage you--no matter what stage of life you’re in--to consider downsizing NOW. Why, you ask? Oh, do read...
