Many people assume the children of minimalists wake up on Christmas morning to receive nothing more than a pair of socks and a coupon for a free hug. Now, while socks are terrific (as a matter of fact, I'm wearing some right now and thoroughly...
If you’re trying to take a less-is-more approach to the holidays, you might find yourself a bit stymied by one holiday tradition: stocking stuffers. (You know, those trinkets that are still in your junk drawer from last Christmas...
We all love a good throwback...
Put down the Chia Pet and step away from the Shake Weight. It may be the Friday before Christmas, but that doesn’t mean you get to give your loved ones stuff-tastic crapola this year. Yes, you’ve waited way too long to come up with a gift idea,...
The holidays truly are my favorite time of the year. I love the lights, the tree, the family time. But like many of you, I can easily get overwhelmed by the stuff. So today I'd like to help you break the holiday stuff cycle and add more...
Thanksgiving, a relaxing time of holding hands ’round the bountiful table, laughing heartily at old stories told anew, and creating joyous memories to last a lifetime. CUE THE RECORD SCRATCH Heck no! Thanksgiving is a time of stress, when you worry about using the right kind of...
This week’s tip comes from a reader who has a first-world problem many of us are familiar with… She asked, and I quote, “How do I get my mother-in-law to stop buying my kid so much crap?!” I loved this question so much that I actually did...
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...
Every holiday season I face the same question: How do I celebrate the holidays without adding clutter to my life? I've learned a lot over the years--mostly by making tons of mistakes--and today I'd like to share my Top 10 Gift-Giving Guidelines to help you...
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