Minimalism is new the hot topic. If you haven’t caught wind of the new Netflix Original series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, get on the band wagon!
We are practicing minimalism by decluttering, which means we are getting rid of things that don’t spark joy. The only things we are keeping are the things we love the most, the things we can’t imagine living without.
Everyone has for different reasons for wanting to practice minimalism. But the most important part is just to have a reason.
Our reasons are as follows:
Now, minimalism can come in many shapes and sizes, and it is not a short-term project. We’ve been working on reducing our belongings for over a year now, and we still have a long way to go.
Follow along our latest decluttering series, as we take on the challenge of using the KonMari Method For Tidying Up.
This post is about two of my favourite things: Spring and Cleaning! I know not everyone feels the same way and that’s why it’s so important to find tips and tricks that work for you. Today I’m here to give you my best tips when it comes to getting your home decluttered, cleaned and organized before… Read More Tips For Spring Cleaning
Another book has been checked off the reading list. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up has been on my “To Read” list for a long time now, but I had never gotten around to buying it. I tried borrowing it from the library but I was on the wait list for a while. Finally it… Read More The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up // Book Review
It’s Tuesday and I’ve been sitting here wondering what to write about all morning. And suddenly I realized I haven’t written about downsizing in quite a while! So today I’ll be sharing with you some tiny tips on downsizing. We all know that making a huge (pun intended) lifestyle change comes with many challenges. Deciding… Read More Tiny Tips – On Downsizing
If you haven’t been following our Downsizing Diaries series, you’re definitely going to want to head over to our first post to read all about it. So far, we’ve covered The Garage (even though it’s a total mess again), The Closets (actually in good condition, but we’ll hopefully be doing some improvements soon!), and The… Read More Downsizing Diaries: The Kitchen
If you haven’t been following our Downsizing Diaries series, it is a long term project we’ve challenged ourselves to do in hopes to reduce the amount of stuff we will own before our move in the Tiny House. And today, we’ll be taking a closer look at downsizing the living room. Our Living Room… Read More Downsizing Diaries: The Living Room
If you haven’t been following our Downsizing Journey, go take a look at our first post to learn more! And if you missed it, we also posted about Downsizing the Garage! You might be wondering, why closets? Well, I decided to do a post about downsizing our closets separate from other sections of the house… Read More Downsizing Diaries: Closets
If you haven’t been following our Downsizing Journey, head on over to our first post to learn more! We actually took a full day to go through the entire garage. I didn’t think it was going to be so much work, but I suppose after having piled so much stuff in there, it was bound… Read More Downsizing Diaries: The Garage
Today marks the beginning. The beginning of a new chapter, that is, in preparation for our biggest adventure yet – building our very own Tiny House. A lot of thought and careful planning needs to go into such a project, and I know that one of the biggest challenges is always downsizing. And that is why… Read More Downsizing Diaries: My First Step Towards Minimalism
If you don’t know this about me already, I am slightly obsessed with cleaning and organizing my home – or anyone else’s home for that matter. I started looking into home organization via Pinterest a little over a year ago and it’s actually amazing how much my life has improved since then. Notably, I’m talking… Read More All About Home Organization