This is Not the Time to Practice Minimalism
We are currently experiencing an entirely new situation. Millions of people are now out of work, told to stay home in order to control the spread of Covid-19 because that is the one thing we can do to...
View ArticleThe Perception of Minimalism and Thoughts About the Economy
Everett Bogue sent me an email the other day. We email each other on occasion and he’d stumbled upon an article he thought I would find interesting. I had to read the article twice. Then I had to...
View ArticleBlast From the Past
“Is it done yet?” Middle Daughter bounced in her toddler chair as she watched me sewing her latest dress. “Not yet, honey,” I repeated patiently. “It takes time to make a dress.” “Okay.” “Is it done...
View ArticleSupply Chain Concerns
Okay, folks. At last count these are the situations we are dealing with in addition to the COVID-19 outbreak: Massive unemployment Strikes and walkouts Natural disasters Supply shortages Meat supply...
View ArticleThe Art of Reframing Your Circumstances
“Here you go, Mom!” Katie dropped a stack of tee shirts on the kitchen table. “Cut these up so we will have them ready. I don’t know when we’ll be able to get more towels or toilet paper at the store...
View ArticleThe Shoe Patch
A few years ago the kid bought this cute pair of “boat shoes.” I liked the shoes so I watched her enjoy them because I knew that, in time, she would get bored of them and pass them to me. One night I...
View ArticleA Mother’s Work is Never Done
My Katie managed to score a day off from work yesterday, so we had the rare treat of sipping coffee together as we started the day. The conversation turned to brainstorming, since a relative had called...
View ArticleOld Pants, New Tailor
“Grandma, can I spend the night?” It has been ages since I’ve heard those words from my beloved grandson. Risk or no, I could not have refused to save my soul. I reasoned that since we’d both been at...
View ArticleThe 40 Year Old Quilt
I didn’t even know my mother was working on a quilt back then, but one day I arrived home from school to discover it upon my bed. It was her very first quilt, and she’d made it for me. I’ve cherished...
View ArticleThe Importance of Ingenuity
As I repaired my mother’s quilt, it became obvious that I would have to re-quilt it. The thread she had used to quilt it initially had disintegrated in places; to skip that step would defeat the entire...
View ArticleHow to Know That You Are Loved
I stayed up until sometime after 1am to watch the water. Even with the crest prediction being lowered, I wanted to be cautious. I gave my auntie one last call to let her know that we were okay and...
View ArticleThe Art of Thoughtful Spending
An interesting thing happens when you realize that you have achieved your financial goals. You look around and want everything. This commonly happens to lottery winners. It’s the primary reason that...
View ArticleIf I Keep it, I Must Clean It
It’s taken a bit longer than anticipated to work on this living room. While I’ve been steadily tinkering on it, I’ve not been painting so much as decluttering. One would think that, as a minimalist I...
View ArticleThe Process of Pivoting
What do you do when you can do anything? That is the situation in which I find myself. For the first time in my life I am free, completely free. I can go anywhere, do anything. The road of Life is wide...
View ArticleDo We Need to Stockpile?
If I feel insecure, I borderline hoard. I know why I do this. My family refused to toss anything if they could remotely imagine a use for it, and shortly after I entered adulthood I ended up living on...
View ArticleUse it Up For Minimalist Living
Minimalism teaches us to only acquire the things we will actually use. But what about the excess we already own? The things we toss will eventually end up in a landfill. If one of our goals is to...
View ArticleYou don’t need what you think you need
Imagine if you will a simple life. You have clothes, food, and housing. You are content. But then company comes. It’s an old friend or maybe a family member. The Who doesn’t matter. What matters is...
View ArticleHow a Bowl Taught Me the Truth About Minimalism
I work a lot. I not only work on this website, I am writing a book. I also work full-time at a factory job. The factory job alone takes up 40-60 hours a week. So after working a 10-hour shift in the...
View ArticleCleaning Out the Clutter
I tossed my microwave today. It died earlier this week. While it was a cheap microwave, I expected it to last for a bit longer than the year it did. I don’t know if I’ll buy another microwave. Maybe if...
View ArticleHow Would You Spend Your Last Day on Earth?
The world is crazier than it was even back in the 1980s now. Today we not only face the spectre of nuclear disaster (perhaps even outright war), we are in the midst of two or more pandemics and...
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