Henry’s blanket was lost in March. I came home from my first away weekend and while the boys had a great time together, there was a casualty. A baby blanket my good friend gave me was lost somewhere between our home and the ferry terminal. It’s been our stroller/play/travel blanket since Henry turned one. For
Gifts
What to Do With Unwanted Gifts
Answering a question from a reader today. If you have a topic you would like discussed here just email me at theminimalistmom at gmail dot com. How to gently decline and get rid of unwanted gifts. From reader A: Several family members are shoppers/pack rats and have been so incredibly generous to us, particularly since
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Life
Minimalism Is A Privileged Life to Choose
Choosing minimalism is a privilege. Sometimes I feel like there should be a note at the top of every post I write here. It would read something like this: Disclaimer: I am a white university educated woman living in the first world. I have led a life of privilege. Sure, from under the mountains of
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Clothing
Multifunctional Clothing
One dress. Over one hundred ways to wear it. I’ve been enamored with multifunctional clothing lately. Cardigans that reverse and cinch and dresses that you can tie and twist into Grecian gowns or halter dresses. I like the idea of investing in one piece that I can wear many ways. If you want a smaller
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Finances
How to Spend Less Money: My Tips from Paying off $80,000 in Debt
I struggled to spend less money than I made from my teens right into my early 30s. And, not surprisingly, I was always in debt. I thought it was simply because I didn’t make enough money. Sure, that was part of it when I was a student. But I also never learned how to simply
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Home
Know What’s for Dinner
Do you know what’s for dinner tonight? I’ve noticed that when I don’t have a plan for dinner we eat later and I spend more time and energy thinking about the dinner plan and cooking. It haunts my afternoon even if I am out at the pool with Henry or writing or doing other housework.
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Home
One Thing I Stopped Doing to Save Hours Every Week
I stopped folding laundry and it saved me hours every week. Some people love folding laundry. They enjoy making neat piles and order and putting a basket of folded laundry away. It soothes them. They love to see beautiful rows of Kon-Mari style folded t-shirts. Sometimes I’m into the folding and the neat rows of
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Guest Posts
Are You Raising Your Kids to be Hoarders?
This is a guest post from Lorilee Lippincott from Loving Simple Living. Commercial society has done a great job filling up kids lives. Couple that with the fact that houses keep getting bigger and most kids are now getting their own rooms. Kids have room for more and more stuff. Retail has done a great