Have you ever heard the term "food desert" before? I heard it once in a documentary a long time ago and never thought much about it until recently when I heard the term again while watching a video on YouTube. A food desert is defined as an area where the inhabitants have limited access to [...]
*I was listening to a podcast earlier from the Minimalists (those guys who made the Netflix documentary) that gave me the idea for this blog post. They have a really great podcast that I highly recommend to anyone interested in the idea of minimalism. Many people have a misconception about minimalism and minimalists. It is [...]
There is a common thing you see in the world of minimalism when it comes to celebrating birthdays and it pretty much goes like this: Give experiences, not things. That's really great advice except for one thing... kids like gifts. That doesn't mean you have to give kids everything they like. But on a day [...]
One of the things that has always bothered me in blogging is that I tend to get sucked into my blog name. Like here, on this blog, the name is Minimalism My Way. That implies that the blog will be entirely about minimalism. And that makes sense, but it just isn't the only thing on [...]
I believe one of the most important things to think about before beginning any new change in life is the reason why you want to do it. The reason why is, after all, what keeps a person going when the going gets tough. For example, if you want to lose weight and you haven't identified [...]
I was watching a video yesterday from one of my favorite minimalist YouTubers when he said that he got quite a few comments stating that he wasn't a "real minimalist". The assertions are based on him actually owning things, having a house filled with color, and... well, frankly, him living life. Ugh. What the heck [...]
The more I read the Bible, the more I am convinced that Jesus preached a message of minimalism. I don't mean minimalism for the sake of minimizing... I'm not talking about Jesus preaching to declutter and have a cleaner house. What I mean is that He preached minimalism in terms of letting go of distractions [...]
I was looking around at my house and thinking back to my college days. I got married in the middle of my college experience, and we lived in a small, not so beautiful apartment. The first apartment was literally the size of my now living room and kitchen combined. Actually, it may have been just [...]
A couple of days ago, I was sitting on the couch watching a television show with my almost thirteen year-old daughter. When it went to commercial break, I got up to get a drink of water. No sooner had I entered the kitchen when I heard, "Oh, I need that!" Need? What could she possibly [...]
Spring has sprung in my neck of the woods. Well, sort of. I mean, we are expecting more snow this week and next... but it is nothing like winter snow. Spring snow comes and goes quickly, so I'm sticking with spring has sprung! And with spring being here, I've decided to do some more decluttering [...]
