Last weekend I stood on L.A.’s Playa del Rey beach, facing the Pacific. My toes anchored in the sand as the retracting tide fought to pull grains from beneath my…
After honing my decluttering skills over the past few years, I’ve developed a theory. Goes like this. Our ability to declutter grows in direct proportion to our ability to make…
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…
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…
On a recent inspiration-seeking Instagram scroll, I came across a quote that stopped me in my tracks. It went like this: “Your home is an extension of your energy field.…
Christmas for our family this year will have an uncanny feel. Instead of spending the winter holiday visiting family or hosting friends, we will spend it… packing. Yep. We’re spending…
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…
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by David Nurse, author of Breakthrough. I’m an early morning person, but 4 a.m. is a bit of a stretch. I was up…