I decided to start waking up at 5am to see if it would make a difference in my day. It was very surprising to see what I could get done by waking up a little earlier than usual. While trying to wake up early I came up with 5 tips to help with the early rising process. Throughout my entire life I have heard people say they don't have time to do certain things. I was one of these people. These "things" might be getting in shape or learning a new … [Read more...] about Waking Up At 5AM [Is Changing My Life]
MINIMALIST JOURNEY
Becoming Minimalist for a Year – What has Changed?
So many things have changed since we have become minimalist. I can truly say that decluttering has completely changed my life! PRODUCTIVITY and Minimalism Minimalism has made me more PRODUCTIVE. Finding I have more time to work on fun projects and travel more with our family. Since I started to become minimal I have looked up ways to become more productive. The change to become more minimal inspired more changes in the rest of our lives. Now I can … [Read more...] about Becoming Minimalist for a Year – What has Changed?
Journey to Minimalism – 8 Months
We have been becoming minimalist for 8 months now! See what has changed. One thing that has really surprised me after decluttering for 8 months, is how far we are from being minimalist. Where is the minimal house? This process really takes a lot of time. I declutter an area and live with it for a while, then as time passes I usually realize there is a lot more that can go. When I find items I haven't used in 8 months I go through again and get rid of them. Slow Declutter I know … [Read more...] about Journey to Minimalism – 8 Months
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
Minimalism 3 Months
We have been minimizing our lives for 3 months now! Its very interesting how my mind has shifted in the way I think about everything. Now when we run out of something I think, lets see if we can live without it, or I look up a reusable ECO friendly alternative. SHOPPING Emmett has currently grown out of a lot of winter clothes, which will be saved for Calvin, but instead of running out and buying a bunch of replacement items I am going to see if we can get by on what he has for a … [Read more...] about Minimalism 3 Months
Minimalism 2 Months
We have been minimizing for 2 months now! I have gone through our entire house and I think we are at a good stopping point. I am no longer sorting through everything, but now I am waiting to see what we use and what we don't. If there are more items that we don't use as time goes on I will get rid of them. One interesting thing I did last month is I didn't buy anything accept food and essential items. My goal was to only buy food and pay our bills. I was very … [Read more...] about Minimalism 2 Months
Becoming Minimalist – Month One of Minimalism
I have been getting rid of the clutter in my house for the last month. When I have some extra time I have been reading books, and watching documentaries, and watching people on youtube all talk about minimalism, and how great it is. It seems among some people MINIMALISM is a movement and current trend. I just happened to find out about it from watching the documentary on Netflix. For us this will be a way of life because I can't imagine wasting anymore money in the dollar section of Target … [Read more...] about Becoming Minimalist – Month One of Minimalism
Minimalism – The Start of Our Journey
We found minimalism and we are saving money in the process. I have decided to adopt some of the philosophies of minimalism. This all started earlier this month when my car's transmission went out. We had to have the whole transmission rebuilt for around $3000. ! That expense was expected and unexpected. When your car is 15 years old you know its going to start falling apart. We decided it would still be cheaper to fix our car rather than buy a new one or another used one that could have … [Read more...] about Minimalism – The Start of Our Journey