This week I started reading Joshua Becker's eBook Simplify: 7 Guiding Principles to Help Anyone Declutter their Home and Life. Right from the get-go, it made me realize how different the aha moments are that inspire us to change the course of our lives. In this post, you'll see that the tipping points can range from something as simple as a conversation to something as complex as a life-changing health diagnosis. For me, my "why" was a self-diagnosed existential crisis and the realization … [Read more...]
How Minimalism Helped Me Stop Buying Clothes in 12 of the Last 16 Months
Earlier this year, I wrote a post titled "Oops Minimalism" about how I spent $0 on clothing for the first 6 months of 2017. I attributed the success to: Wanting to minimize decision fatigue — Having less clothing means needing to think less about what to wear everyday Eliminating cues so I could break shopping habits — Deleting shopping apps, unsubscribing from shopping emails, and unfollowing brands on social media meant out of sight, out of mind (after awhile, I just forgot to shop and … [Read more...]
Use Minimalism as Momentum into Slow & Simple Living
Are you already sold on the minimalism trend? (Like what I did there? Sold? Minimalism? Irony? Nevermind :) If so, that's great! Maybe you've seen the Minimalism documentary or read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Maybe you've taken it a step further and tried some of these minimalism challenges. You are in good company. From my research, it looks like minimalism has the biggest social following and search volume. You've planted a seed that can grow into something even … [Read more...]