Little Minimalist on the Prairies
The abundant life with less
When I wrote a previous post on decluttering sentimental items, I hadn't considered it in regard to the passing of a loved one, and I wanted to write a dedicated blog to provide some gentle guidance on this topic. I haven't personally decluttered a loved one's possessions after they have passed, so I had a [...]
Consistency is a marker of a healthy and peaceful life. While we often think life is made up of these big, exciting, mountain-top moments, in reality, life is really made up of the small and sometimes monotonous things we need to do on a regular basis. It's made up of everyday moments, like drinking coffee, [...]
Welcome to the 4th installment of my Anti-Hustle Fall Series! This week I want to talk about a few fall habits that I'm working on implementing into my own life. I don't know about you, but I've found that September and January are typically the two times of the year when we're most focused on [...]
Welcome to Part 3 of my Anti-Hustle Fall Series! This week we're talking about clutter that builds up in sneaky spaces. Over the summer, we've been busy focusing on outdoor projects and spending as much time as possible outside. This means that a lot of things have gotten tossed into random places and I haven't [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Little Minimalist on the Prairies 