Living Intentionally at the Intersections of Minimalism, Frugality and Sustainability
I have too much stuff. This is likely obvious, given that I am writing about minimalism and decluttering. I have been decluttering for the past fifteen years, and I still have too much stuff. There are drawers full of stuff, shelves full of stuff, closets and cupboards and boxes and hard drives full of stuff,...
2017 began for me with one goal in mind: Less. I wanted less stuff in my physical world, less clutter in my digital world, and less noise in my head. I was going to declutter the stuff, to live more simply and to free myself to create. I started the year excited and energized,...
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...
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...