The truth is if you want to become more minimalist you are going to have to change things. I changed 5 habits to become more minimal. Decluttering will help you become more minimalist, but it won't help you stay minimal. Keeping your home clutter free isn't as easy as it seems. Unless you never shop for anything for the rest of your life, and that is completely unrealistic. There will always be things that we need to replace as time goes on, but these habits can … [Read more...] about 5 Habits I Changed to Become More Minimal
MINIMAL HACKS
11 Rules to Stay Clutter Free
Today I am sharing 11 rules to stay clutter free. Decluttering? Just go through your stuff and get rid of what you don't need. Now staying clutter free can be much harder. Clutter creeps into our homes slowly and if you aren't paying attention you may be swimming in clutter all over again. I have found 11 ways to stay clutter free. These are very simple rules that I have made for our family to stay clutter free. After a year of decluttering the last thing I want is … [Read more...] about 11 Rules to Stay Clutter Free
MINIMALIST CHALLENGE
Yesterday I did a minimalist challenge. The challenge is to go through your house and try to gather 60 + items to get rid of or donate in 60 minutes. I thought this would be so super easy, but turned out that it wasn't! Literally the day before I did this challenge I had gone through Emmett's room and other parts of the house and filled an entire black trash bag with stuff to give away. So then I decided to do this challenge and realized, there weren't a lot of easy … [Read more...] about MINIMALIST CHALLENGE
Minimalism at Christmas Time
This is our first Christmas with a minimalist mentality. I am viewing Christmas and gifts completely different than I use to. Here are a few things that have changed since last year. Shopping for gifts In the past I would shop and gather gifts for months leading up to Christmas. I always hated heading out at the last minute and feeling rushed. The only thing is when you start gathering stuff way ahead of time you end up with a lot of gifts, and sometimes you end up buying things you don't … [Read more...] about Minimalism at Christmas Time