Fall weather is upon us in the Midwest, a welcome reprieve from the relentless summer heat. These days are gorgeous. That phrase has been playing through my mind lately, so…
Last weekend, a visit to my hometown to see a dear friend turned into a spontaneous, eye-opening decluttering bout. She’d just moved into a historic home, which I couldn’t wait…
A few years ago, while still new to minimalism, I viewed an Instagram reel titled, “What Minimalists do with Kids’ Artwork.” With two daughters who loved to create, and whose…
I first heard the term “intuitive eating” in my twenties. The premise was this: Tune into how you feel during consumption. Then, use this interior feedback to guide your next…
Before minimalism, the mere mention of travel invoked one response: stress. A road trip involved our family of four stuffing every “just in case” possession into oversized, difficult-to-maneuver suitcases that…
Early on in my minimalist journey, I realized the life reset I desired would largely be shaped by one little word: “no.” This “no epiphany” happened during a routine Saturday…
It’s easy to fall off the minimalist bandwagon. One minute you’re decluttering like a pro, and the next you’re knee-deep in Amazon packages and thinking, “just one more” trinket from…
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…
Minimalism, for many, serves as a springboard from debt. The reasoning is simple. When you embrace a life with less stuff, you renounce impulse spending and conspicuous consumption. These lifestyle…
Minimalism often conjures up an image of a traveling nomad owning only the contents of a backpack. Or a single person sleeping on a mat in his tiny, white-walled, barely…