Living Intentionally at the Intersections of Minimalism, Frugality and Sustainability
We begin with two facts: 1) Three days before a Nor’Easter dumped a record thirty-three inches of snow on the little city last week, I gave away our snowblower. 2) I haven’t had a flu shot since 2006. Decluttering the snowblower would have been ironic, had I been able to start it, but I...
Other than the clutter that is just trash – junk mail that hasn’t made it to the recycle bin, food scraps not yet composted, the empty shampoo bottle still sitting on the edge of the bathtub – nearly everything that clutters our lives once had value to us. Each item I now hold and...
When I initially committed to starting this blog, I envisioned it as a personal blog that would hopefully resonate on a more universal level. At its core, however, would be my experiences. I wanted to share my life experiences and the things about which I am passionate, many of which have been tossing around...
It all started with The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Actually, it started with our basement, which had become almost impassible. And by “it,” I mean 2017. I’m Julian, and I’ve been trying to declutter and simplify my life for at least the past fifteen years. When the books tell you that it’s...