Happy to report no Freudian slips on TV yesterday. When I have the footage I’ll post it here. It was a very short segment but hopefully people got the message: stuff = time + money. Let go of what you don’t use, and stop accumulating, and you’ll have more of both. Interesting comment from a
Declutter
How to Get Rid of Old Furniture
How to get rid of old furniture: sell it! We sold five pieces of furniture from our two bedroom apartment. We sold that furniture and have so far not replaced it. One of the big benefits of minimalism and having less stuff is that you don’t need as much furniture to store things. All five
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Getting Started
Why I Deleted My Facebook Account
Yep, I did it. I deleted my Facebook account. Leaving Procrastination-book Some of you may be using Facebook in a thoughtful and engaged manner to connect with friends, loved ones, causes and groups that you care about. I applaud you and wish you continued success with that. For me, Facebook had become Procrastination-book. Any time
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Life
2011 Challenge: personal grooming
First, I shower enough. I really do. This is not about personal hygiene but about grooming. Mostly my ridiculously thick, wavy but can be curly hair. My hair looks great when I leave the salon and when I take the time to blow dry and straighten it. When left to its natural tendencies it likes
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Getting Started
When You’re Not Married to a Minimalist
My husband and I have different tastes and interests and hobbies. It’s part of what makes our relationship tick along: we’re often introducing each other to new things. He’s the night owl musician, I’m the early morning athlete. Over the years we’ve both taken a stab at the others hobbies and now he is a
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Home
bye bye Facebook and some links
I deleted my Facebook account. Spurred on by a lot of things like the time I spent on it, the fairly hollow connections with a lot of people I didn’t even want to see in real life, I deleted my account two days ago. I’ll have a longer write up at some point on the
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inspiration
2011 Challenge: fighting the Resistance
The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death. – Steven Pressfield, The War of Art I read Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art over the holidays. It was recommended, and loaned to me on her Kindle, by my sister. Have you ever wondered why so many of us have secret
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Clothing
Project 333 & Car-Free December and a must read book
First, I’m not into counting things. I don’t believe minimalism is a contest or a race. For me, minimalism is a tool to do the things I want to do. That said, I signed up for Courtney Carver’s Project 333 to get my wardrobe in order. I need to get my small closet spruced up