Little Minimalist on the Prairies
The abundant life with less
Welcome to the second post in my Anti-Hustle Fall Series! This week, I want to talk about our schedules. Fall is a time of transition, and a natural point for many new activities and responsibilities to begin. Often we're tempted to say yes to too many things, feel overwhelmed, and sometimes even end up resenting [...]
Welcome to my new fall series! With the changing of seasons, (especially coming into fall), I'm often tempted to say yes to a lot of new things, and to too many things if I'm honest. I'm going to spend the next couple of weeks on an "anti-hustle" fall series. It's a reminder that as we [...]
We just got back from a week-long vacation with our family to the mountains! I don't know about you, but my house, vehicle, yard, and to-do list look like a tornado after I travel. It takes time to get everything back in order, and chaos seems to reign from every corner of the house for [...]
Often when we think of the things we own, we only consider their monetary value—how much did we pay for them? How much are they worth now? However, there's more to factor in than just the basic cash value. Each item we own requires a different level of care after we purchase or acquire it. [...]
We've been doing a lot of work over the summer on various projects around our house and yard, which means I've spent a lot of time looking at various platforms and photos for inspiration. While this can be helpful to visualize the project I want to tackle, it can also make me feel like our [...]
I am a staunch believer that minimalism isn't a label or a one-size-fits-all ideology. Just because someone gets rid of all their hats, books, throw pillows, kitchen utensils, etc. doesn't mean that you have to also! I do prefer simple living, but there are definitely areas of my life where I don't follow the typical [...]
How do we approach minimizing or decluttering when it comes to sentimental items? This can be an extremely difficult category to tackle, so I would recommend not starting your decluttering journey here! Here are a few ways I have found work best to declutter/keep sentimental items—I hope you find inspiration in this post and are [...]
From the moment we open our eyes every morning, we are bombarded with choices. From small—what should I wear today or eat for breakfast?—to large,—how should I tackle this important work project?—we use up valuable mental energy making each decision. The concept of decision fatigue was first documented by social psychologist Roy F. Baumeister describing [...]
Let's get back to basics this week! If you're new to decluttering, where should you begin? First of all, welcome here! Choosing to declutter and own less is a decision that changed the way I lived—it gave me more time and freedom to focus on the things that were most important to me, and the [...]
This week I tried a decluttering method that gave me a fresh perspective on items I often overlook in my home! If you can't shake the feeling that there's still too much stuff around, give this a try! This technique was created by The Minimalists, to combat the "clutter blindness" that many of us face [...]
Little Minimalist on the Prairies 