I used to think I couldn’t call myself a minimalist. That because I own “stuff” I would have to label myself as like a minimalist-in-progress. But now I am starting to think differently about [...]
Truthfully speaking, simple has always been really important. These days it feels like the word simplify is a bit of a buzz word. Almost trendy. And for someone like me — a believer in the need [...]
I just just read a great, short email by one of my favorite bloggers Clair Diaz-Ortiz. If I am being honest, which I always am, I don’t even really remember how I found her or when I [...]
I have been a professional organizer for 17 years and in that time I have seen my fair share of clutter. I’ve seen some people struggle with letting it go, and seen others have an easier [...]
When I think about the one key component to being healthy, or getting organized, or finding happiness, I think basic. As in, the simple fundamentals. It sometimes feels that going back to the [...]
I like to think of myself as an uncomplicated person. That should not be read that I don’t have layers — or complications in life. It is more to say that I always try to find that [...]
Minimal gets a bad wrap! Well, to be honest, the word does sound at little scary. But the meaning of minimal is nothing more than owning what you love, use and need. Nothing too scary about [...]
It wasn’t my intention when I made a vow of sorts to write more letters that I’d get letters in return. I intended to try my hand at doing something that has become a lost art of [...]
Before motherhood {which is now just about two years in the making} a lot of people used to tell me that I would have to let a lot go with motherhood when it came to “stuff”. [...]
I used to think I couldn’t call myself a minimalist. That because I own “stuff” I would have to label myself as like a minimalist-in-progress. But now I am starting to think [...]