Talking about minimalism can be a tricky topic. When you think about a minimalist a certain picture comes into your mind. At least for me it does. It is a house with white walls, blank shelves, and no more than 100 items owned in your entire home. Or it is someone who lives in a … Continue reading what minimalism means to me
If you have followed me and this blog for a while you will know that I am a minimalist and that I don’t like to keep stuff if I don’t have to. I also have written posts about getting rid of sentimental items and clearing out my memory boxes (see here and here) so today … Continue reading why I am storing all my old planners
Welcome back to my declutter series and today we are talking about one of the hardest things to declutter, sentimental items. We all collect items throughout our lives that are important to us but sometimes we do need to edit them down. Note: I am not telling you to get rid of every sentimental item … Continue reading declutter with me – sentimental items
Certain things I have no issues being quite minimalist on. I only have my most favourite books, my nail polish collection is down to just a few when years ago I probably had 100, and many items I don’t need to have much of. But there is always some things that we all love, our … Continue reading hobbies and minimalism
Decades ago photos were taken with much more care. Every photo you took would have to be developed and you would have one (or multiple) versions of every photo that you snapped. This meant that less photos were taken, but everyone had tons of albums and could easily look back at photos and memories. Now … Continue reading how i organize and store my photos
If I were to ask you where you least want to clean up, the spot where everything just collections, what do you think about? I know you have a spot; the closet that everything gets shoved into, the ottoman in the living room that is a black hole, or the shelf in the garage that … Continue reading declutter with me: the collection spot
Welcome to month 3 of my Declutter with Me series, the series where I go through my stuff and get rid of everything I can, while teaching you some tips that I have learned along the way. For previous posts you can check out my posts on: Makeup and Accessories Bathroom Now because I am … Continue reading declutter with me: office
Throughout my family I have definitely become known for my decluttering and my constant desire to minimize my possessions. That means that I have started being called in to help with the decluttering of their stuff, whether they want to or not (apologies to my husband!) Now over the past few months of helping other … Continue reading helping other people declutter
Today I am coming at you with a new version of “Things That Make Me Happy” – Fall 2018 Edition Days when my alarm doesn’t go off at 5:00am Fuzzy Socks Cinnamon bun Saturdays (yes they are from a tube, yes they aren’t the best, but they make me happy and excited to start the … Continue reading things that make me happy – fall 2018
Welcome to month two of my declutter with me series where I will be tackling my bathroom. If you missed my first post last month when I went through my makeup and accessories you can click here. It is crazy how much stuff can accumulate in a bathroom, even in one as tiny as mine. … Continue reading declutter with me: bathroom
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