After years of chasing after materialism and consumerism, I’ve decided to focus on living simply, decluttering and letting go of some of my possessions as I learn more about minimalism.
Want to read about why I first decided to get rid of some things? Check out my post on getting rid of stuff: Why I Decided to Get Rid Of All My Stuff
Interested in seeing the rules I developed when I started minimizing? You’ll find those here: Want to be a Minimalist? Step One: Define Your “Rules”
I have wanted to visit Machu Picchu via hiking the Inca Trail since I was in the sixth grade. I have a vivid memory of opening a textbook (yep, a real-life textbook with hard covers and actual pages) in my first Spanish class and seeing a photo of this wonder of the world. That one […]
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After wistfully watching other people embark and dreaming about it for years, our first Escape Campervan trip was a highlight of this spring. How did this come about? The internet, of course! If you’ve spend any amount of time on social media sites in the past few years, you’ve probably witnessed the surge in popularity […]
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Having turned thirty earlier this year, I’ve found myself a bit obsessed, er preoccupied, with the number thirty. In addition to the 30 goals I set for myself before the big birthday, reducing my waste has been one of the most important things I’ve worked on this year. So, in honor of 30, I thought […]
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Welcome to a blog post that I never thought I’d write: why I love my menstrual cup and think every single human female needs to make the switch! I recently wrote a series of 30 ways to reduce your waste, and menstrual cups were one of my 30 suggestions. When writing the fourth post in […]
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Having turned thirty earlier this year, I’ve found myself a bit obsessed, er preoccupied, with the number thirty. In addition to the 30 goals I set for myself before the big birthday, reducing my waste has been one of the most important things I’ve worked on this year. So, in honor of 30, I thought […]
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With my thirtieth birthday right around the corner, I’m finding myself a bit obsessed, er preoccupied, with the number thirty. In addition to the 30 goals I set for myself before the big birthday, reducing my waste has been one of the most important things I’ve worked on this year. So, in honor of 30, […]
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With my thirtieth birthday right around the corner, I’m finding myself a bit obsessed, er preoccupied, with the number thirty. In addition to the 30 goals I set for myself before the big birthday, reducing my waste has been one of the most important things I’ve worked on this year. So, in honor of 30, […]
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I’m not always one to follow trends, but the recent “say no to plastics”, ban single-use, create less waste movement is one that I am ALL about. Over the last year or so I’ve been working to remove unnecessary (i.e. most) plastic from our home and our lives, be more mindful of the packaging I […]
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With my thirtieth birthday right around the corner, I’m finding myself a bit obsessed, er preoccupied, with the number thirty. In addition to the 30 goals I set for myself before the big birthday, reducing my waste has been one of the most important things I’ve worked on this year. So, in honor of 30, […]
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Like so many others, I too have been sucked into the Marie Kondo bubble that is the Tidying Up Netflix series. Having previously read “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” a few years prior, I figured I knew the bulk of the KonMari method. I have to admit to not totally loving Kondo’s methods […]
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