• Decluttering - Minimalism

    How to Declutter for Good: 10 Bad Reasons You Hold Onto Junk

    March 30, 2025 - By 

    Have you tried decluttering before and found that, despite the purge, you still have more than you need? There are some things we all have that are obviously junk – you know how to identify and declutter them. But other things survive the decluttering process over and over, continuing to take up space in your home after multiple spring clean-outs. This article describes some bad reasons that you’ve held onto these things. Once you can identify those, it will be easier to recognize which items seem worth hoarding but are, in fact, clutter.  Bad Reasons You Hold Onto Clutter –…

  • Minimalist Kids

    How to Be Minimalist with a New Baby: What Is Truly “Essential”?

    March 23, 2025 - By 

    Is it possible to be a minimalist with a new baby? So much is advertised as “essential” for newborns, and it seems inevitable that you’ll buy hundreds of new items in the process of “nesting.” Before you have your first child, it’s hard to know – what do I actually need? To compound the problem, lists you’ll find online are generally written by companies that want to sell you things. Yes, you’re going to have to add more “stuff” to your home when you welcome a new member of the family. But it doesn’t have to be out of control. You can…

  • Minimalism

    One Mindset Shift That Will Turn You Into a Minimalist

    March 16, 2025 - By 

    If you’re buried in clutter, you probably have a similar mindset to mine before I embraced minimalism. So how do you change ingrained habits to become a minimalist? In our modern world it’s easy to accumulate stuff. It’s much harder to get rid of it. And after all, what’s the harm in keeping it? Anything could be useful someday, right? Why not store it in your living space just in case?   This line of thinking makes it very hard to declutter. If you’ve tried it, you may have had these conversations with yourself. You’ll look at something you haven’t used in…

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    Decluttering - Minimalism

    How to Donate Your Clutter: 6 Ideas for Getting Rid of Clutter Fast

    March 9, 2025 - By 

    Ok, so you’ve decluttered. Congratulations! You have a big pile of stuff you’re willing to part with. You don’t want to dump it in a landfill, but…what do you do with all of it? Read on to find out the best places to donate clutter. My last post covered how to sell the stuff you don’t want anymore. However, I actually don’t recommend that you try to sell most of your clutter. Because we live in a world where junk is plentiful and inexpensive, the majority of the items you’re removing from your home likely aren’t particularly valuable. Trying to sell…

  • Decluttering

    How to Make Money from Your Clutter: Where to Sell Online After You Declutter

    March 2, 2025 - By 

    Ok, so you’ve decluttered. Congratulations! You have a big pile of stuff you’re willing to part with. You don’t want to dump it in a landfill, but…what do you do with all of it? If you’re new to this, you may not know where to sell online, where to donate, and where to recycle all this stuff. Your next move will depend on a few factors:   Below, I cover where to sell online. I’ve outlined the pros and cons of sites I’ve used to help you make a plan for moving your clutter out of your home.   Before…

  • Decluttering - Minimalism

    Your Skincare Routine is Wasting Your Time

    February 23, 2025 - By 

    As a millennial with a long history being advertised skincare products, I’ve watched the “skincare routine” rise to popularity over the past decade. It’s not unusual to go through a 10-step process morning and night. In recent years, I’ve read articles about the benefits of gua sha massage, exfoliation, as well as hyaluronic acid, various serums, peels moisturizers, blemish spot treatments, and countless other “secrets” to perfect, ageless skin. These have even become trendy for preteen girls. But are they actually as vital as advertisers would have you believe? Could you spend less time and money on an easy skincare…

  • Minimalist Kids

    How to Be Minimalist With a New Baby: How to Handle Baby Clothes

    February 16, 2025 - By 

    Being a minimalist with a newborn – it doesn’t seem possible, right? Everyone knows step number one of having your first baby in the Western world is to create a registry and have all your friends and family buy you a few hundred “essential” items, including countless baby clothes. If you’re curious about how to become minimalist with kids, you’ll be relieved to learn this is not the case! While you will certainly be adding “stuff” to your home for your new family member, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. The last thing you want to do while navigating this huge life…

  • Decluttering - Minimalism

    How to Declutter Clothes: 10 Questions to Purge Your Wardrobe

    February 8, 2025 - By 

    How to cut down an overstuffed wardrobe might be the most frequently asked question I’ve seen in online discussions around minimalism. Fast fashion has created a situation where almost everyone has closets stuffed with an overwhelming amount of clothes, shoes, and accessories. Those of you who are familiar with Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method know that clothes are the first area she recommends tackling when decluttering your home. Her reasoning is that we know clothes are easy to replace and it’s therefore a relatively low-stakes process to hone your decluttering skills with. But I’ve found it plenty difficult to part with…