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Archives for June 2017

Minimized Monthly: Shoe Clutter Edition

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Last month, I tackled my closet clutter. The month before, I ditched my kitchen clutter. This month, I’m tackling an area of ‘things’ that some people are very passionate about – shoe clutter!

My shoe collection has never really been that big – but that’s all relative of course! If I could, I would survive with two pairs of shoes only – my 8-year-old Blundstones, and my off-brand Birkenstocks. These two pairs alone could cover 75% of my seasonal needs. Being Canadian, I can’t escape needing winter boots. Curse you winter! (No really, winter is the worst.)

What I can escape, is needing many of the pairs I have accumulated since embarking on my minimalist journey.… Continue reading

A Guide to Decluttering – From Someone Who Has Done It

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Today, I’m going to be a giant hypocrite. I’ve written previously about how I don’t like “How-To” guides for living minimally. This is because I feel they take the onus of responsibility off the person starting their minimalist journey.

However.

I had a real-life, non-blog world friend ask me on my Facebook page about where to even start in terms of decluttering. And I realized, I’ve never fully shared what I did when I started out. So now I’m going to.

Mega-Disclaimer: This is less of a ” Do this and you will be a minimalist” article, and more of an “I did it this way, maybe parts of it will resonate with you?” article.
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My Tiny House Budget

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Piggy Bank - My Tiny House Budget

So far on our tiny house journey, I have shared my top five must haves, five more must haves and our tiny house design. Today, we’re talking tiny house budget!

When I started researching tiny homes in 2011, there was not a ton of information out there about cost. Other than a handful of awesome DIYers who managed to build their own for less than $20,000, I didn’t have a lot to go on.

I recently started thinking about what I wanted our tiny house budget to be and settled on $50,000. I know what you’re thinking – aren’t tiny houses supposed to be cheap?… Continue reading

Feeling Cluttered? Your Stuff Might Not Be The Problem

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 Narrow Hallway in Cluttered Bookstore - Feeling Cluttered
You’ve committed to a minimalist lifestyle. Maybe you have donated/recycled/sold quite a few of your possessions. Everything that’s left adds value to your life or is something you love. You feel like you are gaining traction in this whole ‘living with less’ thing. There is only one problem.

 

You are still feeling cluttered.

 

It might be a stack of books or a pared down shoe collection, or your kitchen items. Whatever it is, you’ve reached your limit for what you think you can comfortably get rid of. Yet, you still feel cluttered and maybe even overwhelmed with your physical space.

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  • Today, after work, I really wanted to take a nap. I haven't been sleeping well since Mr. Tiny Ambitions left for Thunder Bay. Instead, I got on my yoga mat and eked out a practice. And it turned out to be a great one! Sometimes, #selfcare means doing things you don't *really* want to do.