Little Minimalist on the Prairies
The abundant life with less
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 [...]
Join me this week for another decluttering challenge! We'll go through 6 items that you can get rid of from your home today. Today's blog is a summer edition, so let's get to work and see which seasonal items we can pare down! 1. Plant Pots By now you've probably gotten the majority of your [...]
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 [...]
Digital clutter is one of the sneakiest forms of clutter because we often don't notice as it's piling up until it's too overwhelming to deal with. I've found that doing these quick minimizing sessions with my phone helps prevent this! Before we begin, I want to do a quick definition of a term I use [...]
Choose small steps of progress to find joy and gratitude in each project.
We have a few weekend getaways coming up and it inspired me to do a short guide on tips for packing simply. I always used to overpack for trips, but after I lost my luggage on an overseas trip to Ireland, I decided I was going to travel as lightly as possible going forward. Here [...]
Decluttering my closet is one of the areas I struggle the most to write about. Clothing can be so personal and have many emotional ties. Sentimentality, emotional baggage, and insecurity—all of these feelings can come to the surface when we're dealing with our wardrobes, and it also means that there's not necessarily one decluttering method [...]
Use this method as a guide for where to focus your decluttering efforts and to keep your home simplified going forward.
Little Minimalist on the Prairies 