a rich life with less stuff
Smart phones are a relatively new problem/wonder. My first cell phone had a Canadian flag across it and was mostly free under a sponsorship deal for athletes. I received the phone in 1999 or 2000 and I remember that at first I didn’t really use it much. Those were simple days. Days of dial-up Internet
Children, Minimalism and a Happy Medium ======================================= For many years I’ve been working to downsize my life. There are a lot of reasons, really. I want to create a more peaceful living space. I want to find more time to do the things that really matter to me. I want to live more frugally. I
Craigslist can be addictive. When I’m in search of something I lurk the ads daily. Usually whatever I am looking for is an in demand item and anything listed in good condition at a great price will be snapped up quickly. And I want to be the one snapping it up. I think I’m a
YIKES. Or I should say, this is why we average our car budget for the year. We were lean on transportation early in the year. It was exciting to see how much we were saving but I was also aware that we would be spending more in other months. This was one of those months.
Many thanks to the wonderful Courtney for this guest post about going minimalist with toys. Courtney speaks from great experience: she and her husband and toddler whittled their possessions down to a few backpacks before moving to Australia from the US. They now live in an RV and are traveling for a year. Highly recommend
First: shameless request for votes. I’ve been nominated as one of 30 Top Vancouver Mom Blogs! The voting window is May 2 – 9. If you like what you read here I would love your support. You can vote here. Now back to more minimal-izing, decluttering and, today, where procrastination will take you. Procrastination costs.
Do you often wonder what your end game is with minimalism or decluttering? How far do you want to go with it and what will it look like? And if you go to the edge, eliminate ruthlessly, will you some day add back in? Katy of the Non-Consumer Advocate had a great post up at
Many moons ago, when I was preparing to head south to university, my brother asked me how I was going to meet people and make friends. At first I wasn’t sure how to answer his question. How do you make friends? I thought about his question for a moment and then answered. The boathouse. I’ll