Do you constantly grapple to get control over your time management and goals? Tell me if this sounds familiar: You start your day with a to do list, stay busy all day, and somehow by evening only a portion of it was done. Or you start your year with a list of goals or resolutions only to reevaluate months later and realize you’ve only made minor progress toward any of them. If so, you probably mentally berate yourself for your lack of organization, laziness, or any number of other shortcomings. Well, here I’m going to share the secret to managing your time and accomplishing all your goals. You are not…
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So, you want to become a minimalist. You’re ready to chuck out 90% of what you own. Ok, maybe just declutter your house. If you’re in a relationship and your partner also caught the minimalism bug, you may end up going ultra minimalist, building a tiny home, or trying out the #vanlife lifestyle. But what if your partner is not as interested in the idea of decluttering as you are? What if they’re even kind of a hoarder? Believe it or not, that doesn’t have to prevent you from living your clutter-free dreams. Read on for some practical tips about how to become a minimalist when your partner is not. …
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If you found your way here, it’s because you’re interested in a minimalist lifestyle, or at the very least tips for how to declutter your home. A lot of people are attracted to this philosophy, but we all have different motivations when it comes to adopting a minimalist lifestyle. Searching for decluttering tips online will come up with a variety of recommendations from various bloggers and authors, but you’ll find that what works for one person will not necessarily work for another. You may have even tried decluttering tips you found online and discovered that they just did not apply to you. So how do you know what will…
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If you’re aspiring to become a minimalist, decluttering is just the first step. You can work hard to declutter your space, but if you don’t change your habits, the space is going to end up exactly as it was eventually. The only permanent solution is to change the mindset and behavior that created the problem in the first place. The good news is that the space you cleared will feel so liberating that you’ll be very motivated to keep it up. Below, I share 10 ideas for how you can channel that motivation and embrace a minimalist mindset to change your lifestyle for good. I want to note that none…
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I’ve written before about how it is, in fact, possible to be minimalist with a baby. When you’re preparing for a new baby, the world will tell you that you “need” hundreds of products, but as I’ve discussed before on this blog, most are not really essential. One of the benefits of embracing minimalism is traveling lighter. In the same vein, a minimalist approach can also make it much less daunting to travel with a baby. Sure, you’ll definitely be packing more than you would as a solo traveler. You’ll probably be taking a stroller and car seat with you, for example. But there are ways to make sure that…
