The holidays can be tricky for those of us who are attempting to live with less. Our society has led us to believe that giving a gift to loved ones, friends, coworkers, etc., is a necessity of the holiday season and we also must be a willing and grateful recipient of presents that come our
It’s hard to believe the progress we’ve made on the zero-waste front. A few weeks ago, we realized we hadn’t emptied the trash in a month (now going on two) and we’ve now joined the ranks of “those people” who bring their own containers for basically everything at the grocery store (Seriously, the deli manager
Simplicity is an idea I’ve toyed with for a few years now. I’ve even gone so far as to complete a few significant purges, but the desire to consume — for a vast variety of reasons — was still there. And, the resulting behavior meant my closets, shelves, drawers, email inboxes, calendar and other spaces
“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” ~Anonymous In 2005, I purchased a ring for myself. But it was more than just a ring — it the first piece of real jewelry I had purchased for myself. A portion of the funding for the ring
As of recent, and mentioned in previous blog posts, the theme in our household is minimizing and simplifying — both as it pertains to stuff, as well as routines. Even before my boyfriend fiance (!) came along, simplification had been an intention of mine for about the past year or so and was put into the forefront
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