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Minimalist Lifestyle: Living With Someone Who Is Not A Minimalist
Living Together Dating A Minimalist: Your shared spaces are the trickiest areas. You may feel tempted to fill these with items to make the space feel warm and inviting, but your partner may prefer empty walls. Best advice here? Compromise. Ideas include: Select just one wall for wall decorations Limit knick-knacks…
No Longer Minimalist? Fallen Off The Bandwagon
Why hello, old friends. It’s been way too long since I’ve last written. Six months – yeesh. I have a confession to make – I haven’t been feeling very minimalist lately. I’ve unfortunately fallen back into old habits of splurging and purchasing, slowly filling up the empty rooms in my…
Minimalism helps eliminate the throw away mentality.
Was chatting with my brother today and he was talking about the trouble he and his wife are having with their dishwasher. They purchased a mid-level dishwasher – not the most expensive but not the cheapest either 2 years ago from Lowes. It has stopped working. ONLY 2 YEARS OLD!…
Weird and Quirky Cleaning Habits From A Minimalist
It’s time we got personal. Over the weekend I did some cleaning and realized I have some unusual cleaning habits. What better way to embarrass myself than by spilling my “dirty laundry” with everyone. Here are three of my cleaning methods that others may find weird (but hey! They work…
Monday Minimalist Inspiration: 12 of our Favorite Images!
Today is just a quick post to share some of our favorite inspiration, motivation, and encouragement. Need a reminder just WHY downsizing, decluttering, and deowning is so important? Perhaps these quotes will help. Need the motivation to start? Read a few of these. Feel free to share, “pin”, and whatever else! Enjoy!…
Happy New Year! Minimalism Is Simple – 2014: Recap
Another year has come and gone. Whew! It has certainly been a rollercoaster of cluttering and decluttering throughout the year, and figuring out tips and tricks to help others. 2014 was our strongest year yet, and here’s why: In 2014, the MIS blog… broke 1/2 a million views! In 2014, the…
Minimalist Lifestyle Choices – Don’t Deprive Yourself
I keep starting this post and then stopping. The topic of “depriving” yourself when you’re downsizing and simplifying is a difficult one to address. At what point is it considered “depriving yourself”? I find myself wanting to tell you to “go for it!” if you find something you love, but…
Want To Be Happy? Be Grateful.
There is quite a lot going on right now in the world. Even if you are like me and try not to let the disturbing news affect you, some days it can be tough. I try to keep updated with a general overview of world events but other days, I…
Living Simply In A Chaotic World
This week’s post from me may feel like it’s all over the place. That’s because I’m feeling all over the place lately. I never in a million years expected what we as a society are experiencing right now and to be honest, it’s a bit scary. At least it’s scary…
How To Live Minimally – You Are Not Your Stuff
Are you working to clear your living space room by room but finding it difficult to part with the some items? We want to tell you that you are not the only one that has experienced this difficulty. Many times I still have this exact conversation with myself when I…
