Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Rose Lounsbury, author of Less: Minimalism for Real. If you’re like many of us, “get organized” is always near the top of…
Category: Minimalism
Last month, we decided it was finally time to invest in a new kitchen table. Our old one had served us well, but our family had clearly outgrown it. The…
When I started out on my minimalist journey three years ago, I quickly became a “how-to-declutter-your-home” junkie. I read blog posts, scoured books, enrolled in courses, and listened to podcasts.…
In 2011, I was deep in the grad-school grind. I was only a semester away from finally earning my masters in speech-language pathology and had been saving every cent from…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Rachelle Crawford, author of Messy Minimalism. “Consistency is more important than intensity.” – Courtney Carver Becoming a minimalist and getting rid of clutter…
“Mom! I have nothing to wear!” Our seven-year-old daughter, Eva, dramatically announced. A colossal sigh followed, as if to punctuate the seriousness of the situation. This was day two of…
The fact that our time here on earth is limited has always motivated me. Not in an anxious, life-is-short-so-do-it-all-now kind of way. But in a way that inspires me to…
I’ve always had a knack for conforming to cultures. In my early 20s, country hopping through Europe and northern Africa, it worked in my favor. I picked up basic flamenco…
One of my most profound “ah-ha” minimalism moments happened on a small-town sidewalk outside Seattle. It was Thanksgiving of 2018, and while visiting my in-laws, I found many opportunities to…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Rose Lounsbury. About a year after I adopted simplicity, my friend Becky came to visit. It was 2013 and I’d worked steadily…