Minimalist Christmas: 6 Ways to Celebrate Christmas like a Minimalist I recently read a quote about Christmas that left me thinking. In Letters from Father Christmas, J.R.R. Tolkien says, “Here…
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One question I get asked often this time of year is: “What do minimalists declutter before Christmas?” It’s a great question—many minimalists I know embrace the pre-holiday purge. While pre-Christmas…
This time of year, a certain quote that I love surfaces within online minimalist communities: “No”vember: A time to practice saying no to people, places, and things that drain you—and…
Next week marks the six-year anniversary of my journey into a minimalist lifestyle. A journey that has been more life-giving than I could have ever imagined. As I jettisoned unwanted…
Decluttering Your Home When it Feels Difficult: 7 Ways to Let Go A recent conversation on a Florida beach reminded me of how difficult it can be to declutter in a society…
Last week, a kickoff call with my HarperCollins’ marketing team left me reflecting on the promises of a minimalist life. I presented my book (coming early next year—details to come)…
Recently, in an Instagram reel, I outlined why living in an uncluttered home can boost happiness. A week later, the reel had gone viral—to the tune of over 7 million…
Decluttering your life is a journey that you start and often restart. A journey that, I’d argue, is vital to embark on—there’s so much life on the other side of…
Do you sometimes find yourself wishing your kids had fewer toys but you don’t know how to start minimizing? Before minimalism, this was me. I’d walk through our home, head…
After five years of minimalist living, if I was to offer one gentle suggestion this time of year, it’d be this: find time to declutter your home. While spring cleaning…