I’m doing something a little crazy… I’m playing the Minimalism Game for the THIRD TIME. I documented the first time I did it here, and although I did not document it on my blog the second time, here is the result of playing the game with all the items in one place at the end: In case you have no ...
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30 days. 465 items. Join me as I play the Minimalism Game!
#BellLetsTalk: The Misunderstood Illness
This photo, taken in rainy Seattle, is a visual representation of my mind. On the outside, I’m smiling; inside there’s a perpetual fog that surrounds and consumes me. The fog in my mind is called obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), also known as “the doubting disease”. 1 in 40 people suffer from ...
No Spend September: The Results Are In!
I have put off writing this follow-up to my original No Spend September blog post for too long. Why? Because finances are overwhelming and kind of scary. I was also just avoiding the inevitable. Ignorance is bliss, and I was quite content being in the dark about our finances. My colleagues suggested ...
No Spend September: My Husband’s Perspective
“So September was a big challenge. That was the point, I guess, but I think that I ended up having a harder time than Cathie with the whole thing, even though she was the one limiting herself considerably. I grew up in a home where I wanted for nothing really. If we wanted something, we would just ...
MY NEW CHALLENGE: No Spend September
Happy September everyone! I have decided to do a new challenge for myself this month. As you may recall, last October I played the Mins game and ended up donating/trashing 465 items in a single month. My new challenge: No Spend September. The inspiration for this challenge comes from reading The ...
“I want to minimize, but what do I do with all my stuff?”
“I WANT TO MINIMIZE, BUT WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL MY STUFF?” Not gonna lie…I am pretty ashamed of myself. I haven’t written a blog post in over TWO MONTHS. Despite the last couple of months being insanely busy with the holidays, entertaining, working full-time, and spending a week in Mexico, this is ...