The Cycle of Minimalism
Long before I even knew what minimalism was, dresses were my kryptonite. One look in my closet and you could see the inordinate amount of time I spent looking for them. Scrolling ModCloth for hours, going to Ann Taylor and filling my arms with dresses to try on. I was searching for the “perfect” dresses […]
Finding Contentment with Your Home, Even When It’s Not Your Dream
Note: This is a guest post from Mollie Donghia of This Evergreen Home. Home. There’s no place like it, as Dorothy said. For each one of us, home can be seen as many different things. A safe place. A location where our most fond memories are made. A setting to host friends and family. An […]
Four Lessons Learned from a Season of Pruning
I was not born with a green thumb. I struggle to keep cut flowers alive, even when they come with plant food. I tend to forget about our plants and shrubbery on the back patio until they are so overgrown that I can’t stand it anymore. Then I take out the gardening shears and get […]
My Ten Favorite Quotes from The Minimalists’ Book Love People, Use Things
The Minimalists’ book Everything That Remains introduced me to minimalism back in December 2014, and completely changed the trajectory of my life. After watching their most recent documentary Less is Now, I was excited to read their most recent book Love People, Use Things. The book takes readers through seven aspects of relationships: stuff, truth, […]
9 Minimalist Tools to Help Declutter Your Life Now
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Julia Ubbenga. 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 with her, I listened. “We can’t have people over like we’d hoped to when we […]
The True Value of our Stuff
One of the heartwarming stories coming out of the 2020 Toyko Olympics is that of Polish javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk. Andrejczyk, who won the silver medal, announced on her Facebook page on August 11, 2011 that she was auctioning the medal off to help fund the transportation and life-saving surgery of Miłoszek Małysa, an 8-month […]
Three Common Misconceptions About Minimalism
I’ll be honest – I don’t like the word minimalism. “Minimal” implies the least possible amount, and therefore can raise quite a few eyebrows if someone isn’t familiar with what it actually means- a lifestyle that gives you more– more time, energy, money, and freedom just to name a few. Imagine if your girlfriend told […]
My Ten Favorite Quotes from The Minimalists’ Documentary Less Is Now
After watching The Minimalists’ documentary Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things on Netflix in 2016, I was excited to watch their most recent film Less Is Now which premiered January 1, 2021. Although there is some overlap in the topics covered in both films, including consumerism, the role of advertising and the media in […]
Five Steps to Get Your Family On Board With Simplifying
So you’ve decided to start the journey to live with less. Congratulations! You’ve taken the first step toward a life with more time, energy, and space to pursue the things most important to you. There’s just one little problem…your family hasn’t come to the same decision. When I ask my readers the biggest challenge they […]
Four Words To Declutter From Your Vocabulary Today
My home and calendar reflect my minimalism journey over the past five years. I have decluttered the physical items I no longer use or love, and have removed the commitments from my calendar that I was doing out of guilt or obligation. I continue to struggle, however, with what’s going on in my head. I […]