I’ve recently discovered that one of the best times to declutter is when you return home from traveling. Perhaps this is a well-known practice for some of you, but for…

These days, my blog has been all about minimalism, but today I’m mixing it up. Let’s talk about armpits. (seriously). I’ve made some major changes this year when it comes…

I recently returned from a 10-day trip (Arizona & California) with my family of three. Well, four, if you count the pint-sized person brewing in my belly. Prior to this…

CLUTTER SPOTLIGHT: Bed Sheets Q: How many sheets do we really need? It’s a simple question, really. How many sheets does a person need to own? A bit subjective, perhaps,…

Want to declutter your life in 2018? You have to let go of your excuses. When I first started decluttering, I was full of excuses for why I had been…

It’s that awesome (but really not-so-awesome) time of the year when we all start thinking about Christmas shopping. As a messy, sentimental, and impulsive minimalist-in-training, I feel it’s my duty…

We all have that room or space in our home: ‘The Space Which Must Not Be Named” (gold star for anyone who gets that reference). Well, after letting the world…

Recently, the term Swedish Death Cleaning, or dostadning, has appeared in my social feeds. It comes from the Swedish words for ‘death’ and ‘cleaning’ and was made mainstream after the…

If I asked you, “are you happy?”, how would you answer? Would you simply say ‘yes’ or ‘no’, or would you respond with a question of your own? Perhaps, you’d…

“How do you still have so much stuff?” A question I get quite often, despite being on a minimalism journey for the past nine months. Declutter, purge, repeat. Declutter, purge,…