How to Control Clutter Creep
If you’ve been on a journey to a simpler life, or even if you are just getting started, you’ve likely experienced clutter creep. It works something like this: You successfully declutter a room and vow never to clutter the countertops again. The next day you revel in your beautiful clutter-free space. A few days later [...]
The Myth of Ownership
“You have a garden. If you ever get sad that you don’t have a garden of your own, remember that you have hundreds of beautiful gardens all over the city and all over the world. Try to erase the language of “want” from your head. You have everything you need.” – Jaime Morrison Curtis The [...]
How to Silence the Desire to Acquire
You’re making your list and checking it twice. You are bombarded with holiday advertising from every direction. New catalogs show up at your door, even though you chose to opt out and the internet seems to know exactly what you want. Tempted and teased, your desire to acquire becomes stronger in December. Store lighting is [...]
5 Steps to Eliminate Clutter
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Kate Carpenter of enuffstuff.info. There are countless self-help books out there that outline the basics of decluttering for you. And everyone with an interest in encouraging you to simplify your life will try to make his or her advice and instructions the simplest. But decluttering IS simple, [...]
The Reverse 100 Thing Challenge
I am a few months into the 100 Thing Challenge, living with 100 items inspired by Dave Bruno, the Author of The 100 Thing Challenge. As I mentioned in my original 100 Thing post, this challenge is only for my personal belongings and not household items. It includes my clothing, sport stuff and work stuff. [...]
Why Reorganizing my Closet Made me Happy
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Tammy Strobel of RowdyKittens.com. My husband, Logan, and I live in a very tiny house. We also share a super small closet. It’s about six feet tall and two feet wide. Theoretically, there is plenty of space in the closet for our stuff. But over the last few months, [...]
Never Have Nothing to Wear Again
If you’ve ever opened your closet, looked at hundreds of well dressed hangers and thought, “I have nothing to wear”, keep reading for relief. Think about the clothing that you have accumulated over the years, the money you’ve spent, the countless hours at the mall, or in a dressing room. With all that you’ve invested [...]
How to Simplify and Enjoy Housework
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Sarah of Teenage Minimalist. Cleaning is something we all have to do, but few of us actually enjoy it. Why? It’s usually boring and overwhelming. Like most teenagers, I always dreaded it. Whether it was scrubbing a disgusting pot of leftover mac and cheese, or vacuuming the [...]
Be the Change You Wish to See in Your Home
Readers frequently ask me questions like: “How can I get my husband to declutter?” “How can you live a simple life with children?” “How can I make my wife clean out her closet?” “How can I convince my friends and family to live with less?” My response is always the same. “You can’t.” Think about [...]
How to Let Go of Your Books
Books are rarely thought of as clutter. I did my best to protect my books when I began my journey to live with less. I saved books from childhood, boxed them up and moved them to wherever I lived even though I only opened most of them once (or never). Why was I holding on [...]
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