50 (more) Ways to Leave Your Clutter
When I read Meg’s headline, 50 Ways to Leave Your Clutter, the first thing I thought was, “why didn’t I think of that?”. The next thing I thought was “I need to use that”. I felt much better borrowing her words when I read the end of her post, “Go ahead, share your stories. After all, [...]
The Sad Story of Justin Case
Once upon a time, there was a man named Justin Case. He was 36 and lived in a 3500 sq ft. home with his wife and 2 children. He had a first and a second, and a 2 car garage. He fit 1 car and it’s $450 payment inside the garage and the other sat [...]
If Less is Best, Why Do I Still Want a Porsche?
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Arvind Devalia, speed demon and blogger at Make it Happen. What’s the one thing you have always wanted? For me it’s a Porsche. Yes, really. Like Courtney Carver and many of the regular readers here on Be More with Less, I aim to live a minimalist lifestyle. [...]
How to Conquer the Dreaded Junk Drawer
This is not a post about organizing your junk drawer. This is a post about getting rid of your junk drawer, catch-all, or whatever you call your special place for crap. The junk drawer is the ultimate form of procrastination. “Because I don’t want to take the time to find a place for this, I’ll [...]
Travel Lightly and Be Where You Are
I want to be where I am, not where my stuff is. When we travel, great time and attention is devoted to our stuff. What stuff should bring? Did we bring enough stuff? Will our stuff fit in a carry on? If it doesn’t, will the airlines lose our stuff? Where will we put our [...]
The Power of One
One may be the loneliest number, but it also the easiest number to manage. I know this because I have… One husband One daughter One dog Two cats The cats are typically the trouble makers! Seriously though, It seems we fill our drawers and schedules with extras of everything, just in case. Stuff: we keep [...]
Share Simply and Genuinely
You may or may not be a writer, but I’m guessing that you are a reader. You are also a publisher. If you have a blog or a Twitter or Facebook account, you likely share information. You might publish your own work, or publish other material. Sharing is publishing and it comes with responsibility. What [...]
100 Thing Challenge
One of the things I love about Twitter is that you can get to know people before you purchase, read or recommend their product. As you may have noticed, I like reading and recommending things from good people. I started following Dave Bruno, the author of The 100 Thing Challenge last summer. I gravitated to [...]
Pass it On: mini-mission
For some reason, most people that are simplifying their lives and trying to live with less, exclude books from the decluttering process. I am one of those people. There is something about the written word and books that comfort us. After I read a good book, I put it on the shelf for the next [...]
Hide Your Stuff: mini-mission
Sometimes, decluttering can be a challenge if you share living space with someone. You own things together and just because you decide those things don’t matter, doesn’t mean your significant other agrees. Typically, I am from the lead by example camp. Get rid of your own stuff first and often, the other person will join [...]
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