Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Rose Lounsbury. When I was a kid, my parents gave me an oil lamp for Christmas. I was confused by this for three…
Category: Minimalism
Last weekend I ran across a countercultural story that left me brainstorming ways to become a better person. The story was about Sadio Mané, Senegalese soccer star. Now, I’m not…
Recently, I read about an extreme minimalist who lives with just 44 items. The article disclosed everything he owned. Scrolling through his punctuated possession list was inspiring—a stark reminder that…
Last weekend my kitchen was inundated with apples. Red and yellow orbs overflowed from plastic U-pick bags, creating a colorful scattering across countertops. They even began emerging from the diaper…
This summer, with four kids at home, one being a newborn, I haven’t been as vigilant of a gatekeeper as usual regarding what enters our house. My focus has been…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Charlie Brown of Simple and Straightforward. Too many people worry about how simple living or minimalism is supposed to look. The wardrobe,…
Last weekend, I strolled along the Chicago River, husband by my side, baby in my front pack. Low, evening sunlight filtered between the towering, black skyscrapers ahead. The water held…
The more I read and listen to decluttering experts’ content, the more I realize that I decluttered our home in a nonconventional way. I was several months postpartum with our…
When I began my minimalist journey three years ago, two words had the power to stop my decluttering flow in its tracks. I’d be on a decluttering roll, letting go…
Being a minimalist, collections typically aren’t my thing. My tastes align much more with the “one will suffice” mindset. With one exception: quotes. I unabashedly hoard pithy statements of all…