Self-Care

Sometimes you get mad at me when I suggest that you simplify your books because books are awesome! You love books. I love them too. Before I let go of my books, I always considered them a protected…

Weekend Wisdom: If catching up worked, you’d be caught up by now. Maybe it’s time to relax instead. Even though I’m looking forward to fall, I’m cherishing the last…

Please enjoy this guest article from Procrastination Coach, Dr. Christine Li. Why can’t we stop procrastinating? Procrastination is such a frustrating phenomenon, isn’t it? We know that our time…

Did you ever think that clutter might be making you sick or stressed, or that it is preventing you from healing? Living with less clutter can actually improve your health. Stress and overwhelm…

Weekend Wisdom: Owning less is gentler than organizing more. I wrote a section of my book, Gentle on this patio in the mountains so I brought her back to show her where we did the work.…

A daily decluttering routine has been an important part of my simplicity journey. A consistent decluttering routine allowed me to move from constant overwhelm to slow and stead decluttering progress.…

Weekend Wisdom: In the end, organized clutter is still just clutter. Last weekend, the temps cooled down and I went to the farmer’s market. I went to the gym, took a long walk and watched…

A few weeks ago, I had coffee with friends and we talked about how to spend less money. Our conversation was wide ranging and interesting. I noticed that my friends want to spend less money for…

Weekend Wisdom: Protect your peace by avoiding the news first thing in the morning and before you go to bed (and during the time in between waking up and going to bed). Never underestimate the…

When the Project 333 minimalist wardrobe challenge started on October 1st, 2010, I thought it would be fun, challenging and potentially revealing. What I didn’t know is how it would actually make my…