The Piles of Clutter: how to deal
Sometimes my coaching clients ask for help with minimalism. This is a road I know well and I could talk about it all day. One hot topic is PILES OF … Read more
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Creating a Minimalist Toddler Bedroom
A couple years ago we became ‘minimalists’ and I have been decluttering our entire house. Along with the process, we have babies and toddlers who are constantly adjusting how they … Read more
3 Mindsets to Shift Before Decluttering Your Home
I’ve been having lots of online and offline conversations lately where I am asked HOW I STARTED DECLUTTERING. I think what we miss when we look at checklists of things to … Read more
7 Tips for When Your Spouse Doesn’t Want to Declutter
When Simple Saturday readers email me, a common problem they share with me is that they are wanting to simplify their home but their spouse is less excited about it. … Read more
I decluttered my home for a year, here is what I learned
It’s been a year since everything changed. A year since I started decluttering our home. This time one year ago I was reading The Joy of Less and Seven after … Read more
Quotes for Minimalist Motivation
I wish that once you declutter your house is permanently organized and tidy. Unfortunately, there is always stuff coming back into the house and you need to declutter repeatedly. I’m … Read more
Identity Clutter (how clutter prevents our personal growth)
Identity clutter is a concept I shared in a Simple Saturdays email (make sure to subscribe if you don’t already!) and had such a great response I thought it would … Read more
Six Types of Minimalists
Before I ever considered myself a ‘minimalist’ I had some notions about what the word meant. It meant someone who lives in an almost empty house. Their home is clad … Read more
Can A Minimalist Have a Full Kitchen?
We have been purging our house since January 2015 (even if we felt like we aren’t very good at it). Though we’ve gotten rid of over a dozen truckloads, I still … Read more
“What if I need this one day?” (How to Shift Your Decluttering Mindset)
Maybe we shouldn’t even ask ourselves ‘what if I need this one day?’. Maybe we should ask ‘what will do I if I ever find that I need it and don’t have it?’