Almost exactly a year ago, I shared a post titled 18 Uncommon Statistics to Set Your 2018 Perspective. It's still eye-opening to revisit that post and remind myself of some of the stats (note: sources are included in the original post): … [Read more...]
Simple Living Blog Posts
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A “Short” Summary of Everything I Learned in 2018 from Sloww’s First 100 Posts
“Learning without doing is wasted.” — Derek Sivers Sloww just recently crossed the 100-post mark. Cue: celebratory music! As the sun sets on the year, it's a good reminder to pause—take a look in the rear-view mirror and reflect. This post is … [Read more...]
My Buy Nothing Year: How I Bought NO Clothing for a Year & 5 Things I Learned
"Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have." ― Doris Mortman So, it turns out I just completed a "buy nothing year" with clothing—including shoes, accessories, everything. I've written a couple progress … [Read more...]
Slow Fashion 101: What is Slow Fashion (vs Ethical Fashion & Sustainable Fashion)?
“Wear confidence. It is the height of fashion.” — Haemin Sunim Today is Black Friday and Cyber Monday is right around the corner, so I thought a brief dive into slow fashion would be a timely topic. If you've read the slow living post series, you … [Read more...]
12 Slow Living Themes from “Slow” by Brooke McAlary (Book Summary)
As much as I loved the book Voluntary Simplicity, I was in need of something simple and refreshing after finishing it. Brooke McAlary’s new book, Slow: Simple Living for a Frantic World, did the trick. I've been waiting for this book to be … [Read more...]
A Detailed Overview of “Voluntary Simplicity” by Duane Elgin (Book Summary)
This is a book about the “why” behind voluntary simplicity. It’s not necessarily a how-to guide or checklist of to-dos. I think that’s why I love it so much. So many books skip straight to the "hows," but if you aren’t aligned to the “why,” the … [Read more...]
Humanity is a Teenager — We Will Evolve Through Simplicity
This is the second post inspired by the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. You can see the first post here: Top 10 Most Common Reasons for Choosing Simple Living. I truly think this may be one of the most important posts that will ever … [Read more...]
Top 10 Most Common Reasons for Choosing Simple Living
I just wrapped up the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. I think I took more notes from this book than any other book I've read this year. Due to the sheer quantity of notes, I'm going to split them up into at least three different posts on … [Read more...]
Decluttering 101: How to Declutter Your Home Crash Course
Jump to a Section in the Post Below: One Thought on "Why" we should Declutter Isn't Decluttering the same as Minimalism? 5 Ways I Started My Decluttering Homework 12 Decluttering Tips, Methods & Approaches What is the Best … [Read more...]
7 Principles from “Simplify” by Joshua Becker (eBook Summary)
Joshua Becker is one of the most down-to-earth simple living writers out there. He’s been writing for a decade, and he’s one of the biggest names in the community online. One of the reasons he's so accessible is because he's part of a normal suburban … [Read more...]
