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Minimalist Christmas Decorations
This year is the first year I’ll be full on decorating my house for Christmas. In University, I always went home for several weeks for Christmas, so I never really decorated the apartment. Last year, I...
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Minimalist Christmas Gifts
First off I’m going to say that if you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, get your butt in gear! Don’t you know it’s less than a week till Christmas? That said, if you still can’t possibly...
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Travel Like a Minimalist – Packing
I’ve got a trip coming up soon, I’m heading to Dallas next week on a five day business trip. I’m really excited to get away from the cold Atlantic Canadian weather, and this particular business trip...
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Travel Like a Minimalist: Souvenirs
On Saturday morning I got back from my honeymoon in Cuba. It was wonderful, completely relaxing, and a ton of fun. It was so great to spend seven days without work, the blog, or Facebook clouding my...
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Life Lessons for Living With Less
In case you haven’t been following me on twitter or instagram, I’m currently in Quebec City! I’ll be back tomorrow, but in the mean time, enjoy this guest post by Sabrina from Money Saving Pro....
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Stop Wanting Things
I’ve always wanted things. Ever since I can remember I’ve lusted after material items. When I was little, I wanted a pony. When I got a little older, it was video games. In high school, clothing was my...
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Minimalist Christmas Gift Guide
So, it’s almost the middle of November, which means that Christmas is just a little over a month away. Cue obligatory: “How did that happen!?” Yes, shocking, time moves forward. *Yawn*. Anyway, this...
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My Minimalist Christmas in 2013
One of my only decoration purchases this Christmas. Last year was my first real Christmas as an adult. I had my own tree, my own decorations, and my own presents. My husband and I did our own Christmas...
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Staying Minimalist in a 3-Bedroom House
I love being a minimalist. I love having few possessions and I get a lot of joy out of useful, beautiful things. I spent almost two years perfecting my minimalism while living in a 400 square foot...
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Do I Really Need All This Space?
It’s now been three months since my husband and I moved out of our economical house sitting arrangement and into more grown up quarters. We’re been living in this three bedroom rental house for a few...
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Trying to Ignore The Joneses
Most of the time, I’m pretty happy in my own little world. I make a decent salary for someone my age, my expenses are pretty low, and I’m spending my money on the things that are really important to...
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Are You Buying Stuff to Feel Better?
I shopped for the thrill of the hunt. It wasn’t healthy. I’ve got a list of items saved on my computer that I want to buy. It’s nothing dramatic, a new quilt for my bed, a light for my bike, a cool...
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This Weekend’s Declutter: The Spare Bedroom
Ding-dong the upstairs is done! This weekend I continued my plan to gradually declutter my home by tackling the spare bedroom. Remember how I often lament that it’s silly we have so much space because...
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This Weekend’s Declutter: The Office Nook
Last weekend I tackled my spare bedroom to cross the entire upstairs off my list to declutter before my move in January. This weekend we tackled the office, which was my second most feared room after...
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This Weekend’s Declutter: Living Room & Entryway
This week you get two for the price of one! I continued with my decluttering purge on the weekend and tackled not one but two rooms: The entryway and the living room. There is one simple reason for...
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Christmas Gift Ideas For Your Minimalist Friends
This time of year, my cell phone, like everyone else’s, starts to light up with text messages from friends and family asking me what I want for Christmas. I then start wracking my brain trying to...
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This Weekend’s Declutter: The Kitchen
I continued my decluttering binge this weekend after taking a few weeks off to apartment hunt. I wasn’t looking forward to dealing with the kitchen because I thought it was be a huge under taking, but...
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My Minimalist Home
It’s now been six months (almost seven) since my husband and I moved out of our rented three bedroom house in the country and brought our lives to a two bedroom apartment in the city. The Goldfish in...
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A Minimalist’s Dilemma
As a minimalist, I try to live with less. I declutter regularly, I think long and hard about purchases before clicking the “order” button online, and I’m rarely sentimental about old possessions. At...
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I’m a Bad Minimalist
I happily subscribe to most of the commandments of minimalism. I try to live with less, I don’t waste my money on useless knick-knacks, and my drawers are filled only with items I actually use. But...
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