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30 days. 465 items. Join me as I play the Minimalism Game!

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30 days. 465 items. Join me as I play the Minimalism Game!

March 1, 2020      Leave a Comment

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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“I want to minimize, but what do I do with all my stuff?”

February 3, 2018      Leave a Comment

What to do with all your old 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 ...

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Why I’m Not Going Black Friday Shopping 

November 24, 2017      Leave a Comment

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to all my American readers! I hope that you all had a wonderful day celebrating with family and friends! Although Canada tends to be America 2.0 in many respects, we have our own Thanksgiving Day in October, so Thursday was just a boring old work day for all of us up here ...

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30 Days & 465 Items Later: My Review of the Mins Game

November 2, 2017      Leave a Comment

I did it. I successfully completed the Mins Game. In case you don’t have a clue what I’m talking about, the Mins Game was developed by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, AKA the dynamic duo known as the Minimalists. (Check out their blog for more info about them or you can check out my first ...

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MINS GAME: October Minimalism Challenge 

October 2, 2017      4 Comments

Over the month of October, I will be playing the “Minimalism Game” or “Mins Game,” coined by Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus (but you might know them better as “The Minimalists”). They discovered the benefits of minimalism around 2010, and since then have built a minimalist empire (ooohh ...

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What minimalists REALLY want for their birthdays

May 12, 2017      1 Comment

What Minimalists REALLY want for their birthdays

I’m often compared to Rachel in Friends. Not because I look like Jennifer Aniston (oh, how I wish), but because Rachel is known for returning every gift she gets. In one episode, Rachel gets a board game from Chandler and immediately hands it back to him. She returns a gold necklace given to her by ...

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This cute little Bernie and his mittens is my favo This cute little Bernie and his mittens is my favourite thing I’ve ever crocheted 😍

Thank you to @tobeytimecrochet for the awesome pattern! 

#tobeytimecrochet #tobeytimebernie #berniesanders #berniemittens
M I N S G A M E : D A Y 1 3 The world has gone M I N S  G A M E :  D A Y  1 3

The world has gone a bit mad and I missed yesterday again.

Question for y’all: It feels weird that I’m trying to find things to get rid of while the rest of the world seems to be stocking up or hoarding. Should I put the pause button on playing the Mins Game while all of this is going on or is this a good distraction from it? I also don’t want to appear insensitive for getting rid of things. Let me know your thoughts please!

Day 13 is comprised of a bunch of random things from expired vitamins/medications to unused craft supplies to old photographs and CDs!

#minsgame #minimalism #minimalismgame #theminimalists #declutter #declutteryourlife #decluttering #tokenandbliss #cleaning #springcleaning
It’s so fun when you have guests visiting from o It’s so fun when you have guests visiting from out of town and you have an excuse to do all the touristy things that you never do! Thanks for the fun time @lime. I only almost died once! (Pro tip: don’t itch your nose with one hand and then accidentally push the throttle down with the other 🙈) #yyc
M I N S G A M E : D A Y 2 2 More baby clothes. M I N S  G A M E :  D A Y  2 2

More baby clothes...I swear I’m not a baby clothes hoarder! I was just given A LOT of hand-me-downs and baby clothes for gifts! People were sooo generous and now I have many clothes, most of which are in perfect condition!

Seriously though... I’ve bought a total of two outfits for Ava (one when I was early in my pregnancy and another when I was in Ireland for her to wear on St. Paddy’s Day this year). The rest have all been given to me. Do people actually buy entire brand new wardrobes for their babies or am I just an outlier with all my hand-me-downs?

#minsgame #minimalismgame #minsgame2020 #minimalismchallenge #minimalist #declutter #declutteryourlife #decluttering #declutterchallenge #declutteryourhome #declutterlikeamother #cleaning #cleaningmotivation #cleaninghouse #tokenandbliss
My two Valentines ❤️❤️ My two Valentines ❤️❤️
So I’m playing the #MinsGame for the third time. So I’m playing the #MinsGame for the third time. We’re putting our house up for sale this week and I feel like there’s a lot of stuff I just don’t want to bring with me when we move. Hence another big Mins Game purge! Not sure if I’m gonna make it to day 30 but we’re gonna try!! If you’d like to join in on the challenge, head on over to my blog (link in bio) to download a free printable chart to keep track of all the things you’re getting rid of!

Let the March minimizing begin! Day 1 post coming shortly...
M I N S G A M E: D A Y 1 A big bag of ripped/s M I N S  G A M E:  D A Y  1

A big bag of ripped/stained clothes, sheets, towels, etc. that I’ve been meaning to take to the dump for textile recycling for several months!

Technically more than one thing, but go big or go home right? 😬😅 #minsgame #minimalismgame #decluttering #tokenandbliss
M I N S G A M E : D A Y 2 8 Normal wives: stok M I N S  G A M E :  D A Y  2 8

Normal wives: stoked when their husband gives them free reign of the credit card

Me: stoked when my husband minimizes and gets rid of crap with me

Yup, @scottwbennett is officially the best. He decided to help me out for day 28 by digging in his music studio because I’ve been frantically searching every nook and cranny in our house trying to find stuff to get rid of so that I don’t fail this challenge.

I’m gonna be honest with you...I don’t know what half of this stuff is for. But I’m gonna try to list all the things anyways!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-a candle with a burnt out wick
-4 guitar pickups
-a bronze set of knobs!
-a black set of knobs!
-4 empty boxes that were just taking up space
-an old 10 year old computer that I’ve been begging him to get rid of for FOREVER.
-an old computer part
-a headset microphone
-a broken mic stand
-a piece from a different broken mic stand
-a guitar capo
-4 different cords of some sort
-2 red and black wire thingamajigs
-a silver knob!
-gloves
-an internet router
-what appears to be a table mic stand
-a cheap stage lighting system that he bought when he first started his band

The hubs said we could do round 2 of his studio tomorrow and then I’ve gotta do some more digging in our storage area to find some more of my crap to get rid of! Only 2 more days and 59 more items! I REALLY hope I can finish this because I’m so close to the end! EEEEEK

#minsgame #minimalismgame #minimalist #minimalism #declutter #declutteryourlife #decluttering #declutterchallenge #declutteryourhome #declutterlikeamother #declutteringmylife #cleaning #cleaningmotivation #cleaninghouse #springcleaning #tokenandbliss
M I N S G A M E : D A Y 1 1 11 Christmas items M I N S  G A M E :  D A Y  1 1

11 Christmas items including wrapping paper and ornaments. 🎄

#minsgame #minimalismgame #decluttering #theminimalists #tokenandbliss #cleaningmotivation #cleaning
M I N S G A M E : D A Y 2 9 I’m a little lat M I N S  G A M E :  D A Y  2 9

I’m a little late posting again because I was up till 1:00 AM trying to find things to get rid of. I refuse to fail this challenge!

Today’s items include:
-several crappy drawings and “sketchbooks” from my childhood
-2 CD “mixtapes” (one a friend made for me in grade 9 and I made the other when I got my first car and needed some bumping tunes to drive to!)
-15 greeting cards that don’t really have any sentimental value or anything of importance written in them
-expired vitamin C
-2 more guitar pickups from Scott’s studio
-a board games catalogue
-old air mask filters
-curtain rod holders (the actual curtain rod is MIA)
-a box filled with @thepathlesstraveledband’s first album. They got several hundred CDs made in 2014, right when CDs were just starting to become popular! 🙄

Only 1 more day and 30 more items! I WILL PREVAIL! (I hope... 🤞) #minsgame #minimalismgame #minimalism #minimalist #declutter #declutteryourlife #decluttering #declutterchallenge #declutteryourhome #declutterlikeamother #declutteringmylife #cleaning #cleaningmotivation #cleaninghouse #springcleaning #tokenandbliss

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