Do you ever feel inspired to learn more about the mind body connection and start practicing a morning routine to reduce stress because you just feel overwhelmed by all the clutter in your life? If so, you may want to consider the benefits of a more minimalistic approach to life. Minimalism generally refers to getting rid of…
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: 5 Awesome Free Things to Do on Black Friday Are you a Black Friday shopper? Last year 225 million people went shopping the day after Thanksgiving. That's one in three Americans. Some of them camped out overnight and missed Thanksgiving with their family in the…
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Should You Keep Your Fat (or Thin) Clothes? My husband lost 50 pounds recently. Ironically, his health quest started almost to the day that I found out I was pregnant with our second child. In six months, he lost 50 pounds by watching his diet,…
The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: In Defense of a Small Home Library The most contentious area to simplify or minimize in a home? Books. Nothing has raised hackles or eyebrows more than our decision to reduce our home library from a few hundred titles to a few dozen. While radically…
The following post is from Joshua of Becoming Minimalist: Maybe the Answer is Owning Less “Anything you cannot relinquish when it has outlived its usefulness possesses you, and in this materialistic age a great many of us are possessed by our possessions.” - Peace Pilgrim Four years ago, we sold, donated, or discarded over 60%…