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Confessions of an Aspiring Minimalist

Written by Courtney Carver - 28 Comments
Categories: lifestyle

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of aspire is to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal. The great thing about aspiring to do or be something, is that every day, your actions can move you closer to your goal. There are some things with very defined parameters so you know when you [...]

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How to Live in the Land of Enough: Time

Written by Courtney Carver - 36 Comments
Categories: lifestyle

Time is one of the most valuable things we have and we never know how much we have left. While we can’t stop time, or control how fast it passes, we can create more. This is the second post in a series from my guest post Living in the Land of Enough on one of my [...]

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Two Girls, A Guy, and a Fashion Project

Written by Courtney Carver - 23 Comments
Categories: clutter

Minimalist fashion Project 333 is being embraced by readers around the world! After less than three weeks, the feedback is, that living with less is no less than life changing. If this is the first time you’ve heard about Project 333, you can see how it all started here, learn more about the kickoff day [...]

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One is Enough:mini mission

Written by Courtney Carver - 124 Comments
Categories: clutter

As you pare down your wardrobe, box up your clutter, and give away your stuff, you try to figure out what is enough. After all, if you could determine that, you could be happy with less. If you could determine that, you could spend your time doing things you love, instead of taking care of [...]

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Sit Still: mini-mission

Written by Courtney Carver - 22 Comments
Categories: health

Parents are always telling their children to sit still. While I’m not sure sitting still is good for children, I know it is good for adults. In our oh so busy lives, sitting still, like napping can seem counter productive, but it really has the potential to improve our health and overall outlook on the [...]

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Eat Colors Not Calories

Written by Courtney Carver - 16 Comments
Categories: health

If you are concerned about the health benefits of what you eat, think about the color of your food. I’m not talking about separating out your favorite colors of M&M’s, but paying attention to the colors of the real food that you eat. Fruits and veggies are the first place to turn for nutrient dense [...]

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Practice Yoga and Save the World

Written by Courtney Carver - 30 Comments
Categories: health

Yoga changed my life and some think it can save the world. Bringing Yoga to Life by Donna Farhi was the first book I read about yoga. Donna writes, “Regardless if you are a beginner or an experienced practitioner, the moment you engage in Yoga practice you will discover that the practice is itself the [...]

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Navigate bemorewithless.com

Written by Courtney Carver - 3 Comments
Categories: start here

If you are new to minimalism, simplicity, and Be More with Less, please use this post as a road map to discover things you may have missed and to feel at home here. It is likely that you thought about living with less long before you started taking action. I know every January, for the [...]

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How to Stop Killing Dreams

Written by Courtney Carver - 51 Comments
Categories: lifestyle

You may be goal oriented, very friendly and even a dreamer but chances are, despite having all of these great qualities, you are a dream killer. You might kill your child’s dreams, your lover’s dreams and the worst offense of all, you kill your own dreams. Instead of feeding your dreams, you shut them up [...]

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Dream Big and Discover What’s Important

Written by Courtney Carver - 24 Comments
Categories: clutter, lifestyle

My parents had a yard sale a few weeks ago. They are selling everything and moving to Italy to live their dream life. My mom offered to give me some of their stuff, but I reminded her that I was getting rid of stuff, not taking it home. Interestingly, I did take stuff home from [...]

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