I was walking through the store yesterday, looking at all the various odds and ends, and thinking about all the silly things people buy. And by people, I mean myself. Over the years, I have purchased some truly ridiculous items, and I can't even tell you why other than I saw someone else with them. [...]
I'm not someone who generally holds on to things. I have certain things I like, but when it comes to emotional attachments to objects, well, there just isn't a whole lot that grabs me in that way. I have a few things around the house that I cherish, and those things I do keep. But [...]
Do you have problem areas? No, I'm not talking about areas on your body that you think need a nip and tuck. I'm talking about areas in your home. These are areas that for one reason or another just constantly collect clutter. Like magnets... Junk sucking vortexes... Gravity grabs hold and all the stuff goes [...]
A week ago, I decided to start my 2019 Sugar Detox. I'm still on that path, but I have made a very important adjustment. I've decided to add back in my coffee, despite the use of creamer. Initially, I felt like I needed to give up coffee for a couple of reasons. The [...]
I was recently listening to a lady on YouTube talk about minimalism, and she mentioned minimalism in regards to food shopping. This isn't really something I've given much thought to in the past. I mean, I've done no spend challenges where I use up everything in my pantry and only buy the bare necessities. But [...]
Last year, I decided to set a goal and detox my body from sugar. It was going pretty well until the time of year that I affectionally refer to as "Birthday Season." In our home, all four of us have birthdays within a three week period. That makes for a lot of cake and other [...]
I have been journaling since as far back as I can remember. It started in my early years with the typical "Dear Diary" books of a young girl. I started to purchases pretty journaling books when I was a teen. Those were the kind with beautiful pictures on the front and built in bookmarks. In [...]
The story of the rich young ruler has been told countless times in churches all across the globe. It is one lesson that I've thought about many times as I've ventured forth on my minimalism journey, and it is one that I came across recently in my Bible reading. I think sometimes, when we read [...]
One of the things I often notice while perusing blog posts and videos on minimalism is the constant assertion that time is saved in house cleaning. As a stay-at-home mom/wife/homemaker, lessening my cleaning time has always appealed to me. But I don't think it's as easy as becoming a minimalist and/or decluttering some items. [...]
I am the first to admit that more often than not, I am late to the party. When it comes to music, fashion, or any other trend, I tend to forgo getting involved until the trend dies down. It is for precisely that reason that I never read Marie Kondo's book, The Life-Changing Magic of [...]
