In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
Decluttering Archive
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How much is too much? Is it ever enough?
Posted on 18 July , 2012 | 8 CommentsI’ve always wondered if there were rules concerning how many clothes or laptops were enough. To be fair, no one needs more than a couple of outfits a week and... -
Downsizing your music collection
Posted on 2 July , 2012 | 17 CommentsI don’t own CDs nor do I own cassettes. What I do own, are two hard drives full of music @ 200GB worth. That’s thousands upon thousands of songs, and... -
You don’t need a ton of money to be organized: Here’s how to do it on the cheap!
Posted on 20 February , 2012 | 5 CommentsIt’s nice when you look at something like this, ooh and aah, and wish you had all the cash in the world to just snap your fingers, have little Ikea... -
Cookbooks: Should they stay or should they go?
Posted on 19 September , 2011 | 9 CommentsWhen I finally attacked my library to try and figure out what books should stay and what should go, I found some categories easier than others. Reference books that are... -
The 10 steps to get your wardrobe to where you want it to be
Posted on 7 September , 2011 | 35 CommentsOne of the most frequent questions I get are from women asking how they can pare down on their wardrobe and figure out what to keep and what to toss.... -
How do you get over the feeling of ‘sunk costs’ and loss?
Posted on 18 April , 2011 | 24 CommentsReader Lani wrote in asking…. How do you get past those feelings of: I don’t want to lose that money What if I need it again I could save so... -
![This is pretty sad. Woman’s Body Found Under House Clutter After Four Months [link] The 67-year-old woman, Billie Jean James, was described by her friends as a hoarder who constantly...](http://www.everydayminimalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hoarders-tlc-115x115.jpg "Death by Hoarding")
Death by Hoarding
Posted on 31 August , 2010 | 6 CommentsThis is pretty sad. Woman’s Body Found Under House Clutter After Four Months [link] The 67-year-old woman, Billie Jean James, was described by her friends as a hoarder who constantly... -
Everything you lose, makes room for something more
Posted on 14 April , 2010 | 1 CommentI can remember the day I lost my jacket very clearly a couple of years ago, when I was downtown. But when I say lost, I mean stolen. Someone stole... -
The small space test
Posted on 1 February , 2010 | 23 CommentsEveryone talks about getting rid of stuff and de-cluttering as a way to pare down our lives. But have we ever considered getting rid of furniture as a way to... -
Saturday Project: Organize your Kitchen
Posted on 26 December , 2009 | 6 CommentsI am not sure how many of you do this, but every 6 months, I go through the kitchen and re-organize it a little. I look at how my small... -
Kids’ Toys driving you crazy?
Posted on 23 November , 2009 | 10 CommentsThis is a reader request from Rose. Thanks for writing in! Full disclosure, I have no children of my own, but I do have nieces and nephews. When they come...