a rich life with less stuff
Almost a year ago we sold most of our bedroom furniture. We had reduced our wardrobes enough that most of it could fit in our closet. The furniture, while excellent quality, was far too large for our home. It was super home sized. It was made for a house with a large master bedroom. We
Those were some heated and passionate comments on my post on paring down your library last week. If you didn’t get the chance go have a read. There was a fantastic range of perspectives from librarians, paper book lovers and collectors and quite a few people that have drastically pared down their home library and
What to do when decluttering books. Have you faced decluttering books yet? When wireless Internet first arrived I thought it was a silly fad. Like video games in the 1980’s. I thought, why would anyone want to be on the Internet out in public or away from their computer? The spell of being connected hadn’t
I’m excited to bring this guest post from Amber Strocel of Crafting My Life (Amber has written here before). I hope you like her message and steps for creating purpose in your life. These topics are near and dear to me as I continue to work towards a freelance writing career (about 20% of the
If you haven’t ditched your unused and unloved stuff yet, if you’re mulling it over, if you’re scared to take the first step, not because of the work involved but because of what it will mean for the rest of your life, I understand. You’re probably thinking that if you decide to live with less
I’ll have a few posts up in the coming weeks on digital de-cluttering and managing your online time. This will be a big focus for me in 2012 as I want to grow my freelance work and spread the word about living with less, while not being tied to my computer constantly. If you’re looking
A VitaMix would be really handy right now. So would a big food processor and I have been reading about the amazing things you can do with a Souse Vide machine. I’m on day 4 of a Whole30 challenge. Eating: fish, meat, poultry, eggs, vegetables, fats and a small amount of fruit, nuts and seeds.
A small wardrobe has helped me enjoy fashion more and simplified my life. To clarify: I’m not a style maven. And at this juncture in my life my top priority is to feel good in my clothes. They have to be comfortable and flattering. Since getting rid of 80% of my wardrobe I am slowly