Messy Minimalist

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,…

Good morning. Or just hello, if you’re reading this anytime other than morning. But for me, it’s morning. Hopeful, quiet, perfect morning. This time of the day didn’t always feel…

Every morning, I start my day the same. I sit quietly (if only for a moment) and ask myself, “What do I WANT to do today?” “What SHOULD I do…