Minimizing and simplifying life
Let’s cut to the chase. Minimizing takes setting emotions and attachments to material things aside. That’s not always easy to do and some can’t manage to do it at all. Our Attachment to Stuff Our attachment to stuff is almost always associated with memories. That picture your son drew the first day of kindergarden. The…
Of course, by instinct, our answer to this question will be no. But, is that the honest answer? Are you unable to use some parts of your home due to clutter, such as a table or counter tops? Do you tend to stock up on things for which you have no real use? Do you…
If you have not decluttered recently nor maintained since your last purge (or if you’re just starting to declutter), it can be quite a task to get things under control. Thankfully, there are many ways to go about this while keeping your sanity. By organizing and decluttering one section of your home at a time,…
Continue reading One Area At a Time – Prioritize Decluttering
As you make plans to organize and declutter your home, you will probably want to do as much research as possible in order to get an idea of what you like. By looking at several different places for inspiration, you will get clear ideas of what you do and do not like. By looking extensively…
Family life and having roommates are both rewarding, but each can also be a challenge at times. One of these times is when you are trying to find a balance between keeping everyone happy in areas where they differ. When some members of your household are neat freaks, and others are more suited to audition…
Continue reading Differing Standards of Tidiness within a Household
When did you last wear that? When it comes to clothing, most of us have far more than we really need. If you take a good, honest look through your closet, you will find that there are many clothes in there which haven’t been seen for months or even years. In fact according to The…
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What dreams would you pursue if you knew it was impossible for you to fail? If your dreams are possible for others, then you can achieve them too! Your current position in life can be the launching pad to the destiny you’ve always dreamed about. It doesn’t matter how old you are, your current position…
One thing that can take up a lot of time is social media. If you really want to simplify your life, you can use social media in a way that doesn’t cause more chaos. Let’s look at the different ways to use social media more effectively, whether for work or play. Simplifying your online life…
One reason people often feel overwhelmed at home and at work is their inability to say no. Another reason is the toxic people we haven’t quite let go of. We’re taught to say yes – in theory Part of this is well-planned-out socialization that is designed to create amazing worker bees in society, but in…
One of the most critical aspects of your life to simplify is your finances. Taking control of the money that comes in and goes out of your household is imperative. Many people (me included) believe that their lack of money contributes to their complicated and overwhelming lives, but what if you’re just not keeping your…