What the flying fox is in that box? It’s something that I’ve been pondering as I looked around the house this week. We’ve had some wonderful sunshine here in the UK and come the weekend it’s hard to resist the draw of the back garden after a week at work. I’m fortunate enough to have … More Minimalism at Home
Make a start on your decluttering efforts with these easy picks. … More Chuck it out Tuesday: May 2018: 5 essentials
Well, it has been two weeks since we moved in and so far so good. Everything has a place to live apart from only a couple of boxes that need sorting through. What were the takeaways? 1. Decluttering can’t be done during packing If you have a lot of stuff crammed in to every possible … More Chuck it Out Tuesday: April 2018: I’m Goin’ To Unpack All My Things (and maybe declutter a few)
Great news for us today – we will shortly be moving house! Confession time: the house we are moving to will be bigger than our current house. I know. Kinda breaking the minimalism rule there aren’t we? Supposed to be downsizing my stuff not upsizing and making room for more. The thing is, this is … More Chuck it Out Tuesday: March 2018: Moving on Out
Last year, I set myself the task of decluttering one item every day for the whole year. So how did I do? Well it was like a whole year of laying the foundations for this year’s goal setting and it turns out that, yes, I’m a bit lazy, I procrastinate a little, and now and … More CIOT Update: February 2018
Day: 199 Items decluttered: 157 So I still haven’t quite managed to take action on the advice to myself in the last CIOT post but hey, sometimes you’ve got to remember why you set off on the minimalism route in the first place – because stuff isn’t important. So I’ve had some great weekends out … More Truth is on the doorstep
