Simplicity in Action: Ally
Editor’s Note: This is a post in the series, Simplicity in Action. Ally Our story of simplicity began in 2007 when our world as we knew it started to unravel. Poor financial planning (or lack thereof), the underlying mental illness of more/bigger is better, and the infamous real estate bubble all collided to create the perfect storm. [...]
Simplicity in Action: Erin
Editor’s Note: This is a post in the series, Simplicity in Action. Erin I certainly did not become involved in minimalism by my own choice. Like most students, I was both broke and mobile. I had unreliable jobs between classes and internships, and after paying rent I was usually left with under $100 a week, so my [...]
Simplicity in Action: Gene
Editor’s Note: This is a post in the series, Simplicity in Action. Gene One of the best things I’ve ever done to simplify my life was get a passport and leave America. My first adventure lasted two months on a construction project in a small town in Tanzania, East Africa. I was a 17-year-old recent high school [...]
Simplicity in Action: Cynthia
Editor’s Note: This is a post in the series, Simplicity in Action. Cynthia My story is still unfolding. I grew up on the road for half of my growing up years. My Father was an evangelist and my Mother was unwilling to kiss him goodbye for months at a time, so she loaded up the kids, made [...]
Minimalism is for Everyone
Graham Hill’s New York Times Op-Ed piece Living with Less had a dramatic response as most stories of minimalism do. The response varies from “I could never live like that.” and “Easy for you to say.” to “Living more simply changed my life, made me happier, more loving and giving, and opened up the time and [...]
Easter Eggs and Expectations
Last year I dyed my easter eggs with all natural ingredients. I didn’t know how things would turn out, but I kept imagining bright, traditional Easter egg colors. When I pulled the eggs from their solutions of boiled spinach, red wine, carrots and turmeric I was immediately disappointed. They weren’t bright and Eastery. They didn’t [...]
The Single Best Way To Embrace Fear
That is my closet. Living with less has helped me to develop a love it or leave it attitude with most things, people, and obligations, but we can’t control the universe and there are some things that are ever-present, including fear. Fear never goes away and because I can’t leave it, I love it. That’s [...]
Simplicity in Action: Janet Brent
Editor’s Note: This is a post in the series, Simplicity in Action. Janet Downgrading my life from the first world to the third world has been an interesting ride, but I wouldn’t change any of it. Simplicity came by default as I sold all my possessions, quit my unsatisfying desk job and packed my bags for a [...]
Simplicity in Action: Alyssa
Editor’s Note: This is a post in the series, Simplicity in Action. Alyssa I stood in my mom’s closet, her flashy clothes and fun shoes stuffed on the hangers and shelves around me. She had died two days earlier, and now I was struggling to pick an outfit that would best represent her one last time before [...]
I Want to Thank You for so Many Gifts
If you’ve known me and Be More with Less for any length of time, you know that I love you. You know that I care about you and your journey to live with less. Today, what I really want you to know is how deeply grateful I am for everything you do. I wish I [...]
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