Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Emily McDermott. Long before I even knew what minimalism was, dresses were my kryptonite. One look in my closet and you could…
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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.…
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…
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…
In a recent conversation with a good friend, I recognized myself three years ago. “I can’t stand the mess in our home,” she expressed. Following her toddler around the playground…
This week at the grocery store, the latest edition of Real Simple magazine caught my eye. Waiting in line to check out, the words “Clutter-Free Home” leapt off the cover,…
Simplicity is getting very clear about what you want. And then having the guts to let go of everything else.
In other words, simplicity is a way to gain clarity about our life and values.
We let go of things not because we don’t want them anymore, but because we want something else more.