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The Baby Steps to Minimalism
Being a minimalist isn't complicated. It means that you have chosen a life where you have less: less clutter, less distractions, less stress. This way of living simply allows you to rediscover who you are and where your passions lie. Minimalism can change your life.
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The 72 Hour List – A Lesson in Delayed Gratification
About a year and a half ago, my husband and I were in a spending rut. We always bought just a little too much and always bought it whenever we wanted it. Go out for ice cream? Sure! New sweater? Sure! We didn’t have any idea what it was like to have to wait for anything. In today’s consumer culture, instant gratification is the name of the game. It’s a treat-yo-self lifestyle in a world that is constantly pummeled with advertisements that reinforce that we need the best and we need it now. Why would big companies do such a thing? Well, there is this thing called your hard earned…
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Why I Choose to Live a Minimalist Life
Minimalism seems so trendy right now. Everyone is talking about it. There is Tidying Up plus other shows and documentaries on Netflix that have people inspired to declutter their entire homes and get down to what they really love. I tend to think that a lot of folks that watch these shows and take action on them, feel a weight lifted from their shoulders. But who knows how many of those same people actually follow through with living with less stuff. Our minimalist life started in late July 2017. We had just watched The Minimalists’ documentary on Netflix. D and I thought to ourselves, why the heck do we have all this stuff? We had a rough first…
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28 Items to Declutter From Your Home This Weekend
There are things in our homes, mine included, that we shove into drawers and into the back of closets. We want to ignore them and pretend they don’t exist anymore. It’s the junk in the trunk of our cars and the junk of our drawers. It’s those “maybe it is actually broken?” items and items that no longer fit our lifestyles. It’s the items you can absolutely declutter and get rid of it today. Decluttering can be a therapeutic process. I’ve mentioned it before in my posts, but I’ll say it again. Less stuff overwhelming your home = less anxiety and less stress. You no longer have to find a…
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How to Shop Secondhand Like a Frugal Minimalist
There are many fantastic bargains to be found at the thrift stores this time of year. It makes the frugal heart happy. The post-Christmas purge has been done by many households, Marie Kondo has taken over Netflix, and spring cleaning is just around the corner. With the plethora of amazing frugal scores at thrift and secondhand stores, how do you not go overboard? How do you go about secondhand shopping like a frugal minimalist? Have in mind what you are looking for. Thrifting and secondhand shopping in general is always an adventure: you never know what you will find. That is what makes shopping this way exciting. The “unknown” part…
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Why I Constantly Declutter & Why It Needs to Stop
I’m not gonna lie. Y’all, we had another coming to Jesus moment with our stuff. Why? Because there is too much. If you remember, in 2017 we decluttered and got rid of a TON of stuff. Like, fill an U-Haul ton of stuff. I thought, wow this is great! We’ll never have to do this again! WRONG. It’s as if we hadn’t been working on our minimalist and frugal lifestyle for over a year. We still have junk. We still have cluttered drawers. So what gives? Why do we have so much stuff and what can we do to minimize the incoming flow of things? Why is there so much stuff? Like so many people, I constantly feel like I…
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18 Things We Won’t Buy in 2019
Our goal for 2019 is to be less of a consumer and more of a frugal minimalist. In a world driven by consumerism, we want to contribute less to the ever growing need to not be bored. We want new clothes, new books, new cosmetics, new cars… new anything and everything. Our quest to be less of a consumer has been motivated by our minimalist journey and our frugal tendencies. D and I have curated a list of things that we no longer wish to purchase or be a part of. And we have good reasons too: They don’t align with what I want to accomplish or hinder my goals.…
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Winter Capsule Wardrobe Basics
Baby it's cold outside! and I LOVE winter weather clothing. Leggings, fuzzy socks, chunky-knit sweaters... the thought of it all makes me want to curl up under a blanket with a book and a cup of coffee. Winter made its official appearance this year and with most people taking time off this holiday packed week, it's a great time to pull out that winter gear. Winter is the best season for layering, but that doesn't mean you need more in your wardrobe. This list will help you curate the perfect winter capsule wardrobe.
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How I Eliminated Over HALF of my Wardrobe
Everyday, I would stand in the closet I share with my husband and just stare at my clothes. For five minutes I would be completely stationary and let my mind run this phrase over and over again: “I have absolutely nothing to wear.” Which was completely false. I had more than enough clothes that I could have worn to work. Instead I always settled for what I had worn last week (even though we could have gone a month without washing clothes). I’ve always had this problem of buying clothes on an almost weekly basis. For several years, my lunch break activity would either be to go to Target and…
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A Simple Guide on how to Purge Your Whole House
A Simple Guide on how to Purge Your House Last year was monumental for us as a family. I got pregnant and miscarried in the spring, my father-in-law suffered a massive heart attack, we lost weight, and I got pregnant again. Before I knew I was pregnant for the second time, we had a serious “come to Jesus” moment with our things. We had so much stuff (and stuff is the nice word for it!). There were boxes in the closet of our spare bedrooms that hadn’t been opened but had been moved three times. We had clothes overflowing from our closet and we had run out of actual hangers.…
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