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
Minimalist Archive
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A Minimalist Wardrobe for Children
Posted on 22 September , 2010 | 21 CommentsWhen Reader Angelina asked me to first write about this, I thought: What am I getting myself into? I don’t have kids aged 3 – 6!! But I do have... -
A Minimalist Wardrobe for Men: Part Three — Inspiration
Posted on 28 July , 2010 | 4 CommentsIn general, you will notice that each of these guys sport something in common: confidence. They’re comfortable, happy, confident people, and it shows through. You can wear the nicest things,... -
A Minimalist Wardrobe for Men: Part Two — The Bare Basics of a Minimalist Man’s Wardrobe
Posted on 27 July , 2010 | 50 CommentsBefore we begin, here are some basic rules: Always, buy quality garments on important elements such as suits and shoes Quality also means you won’t look disheveled, because the colour &... -
A Minimalist Wardrobe for Men: Part One — What To Avoid
Posted on 26 July , 2010 | 16 CommentsAs requested by reader, Eric, he’d like to know how to look like a rockstar on the barest of bare, minimalist wardrobes. MEN VS. WOMEN’S FASHION This is going to... -
The 30 pieces of a Minimalist’s Wardrobe
Posted on 5 July , 2010 | 63 CommentsFull disclaimer: I probably have quadruple what I am listing, because I love variety too much to cut back to something like 30 pieces. And this is after cutting back... -
What have you eliminated that you do not miss?
Posted on 2 July , 2010 | 23 CommentsHere’s what I’ve eliminated or never started from my life so far: LIFE Impulsive shopping (being a minimalist helps) Cable TV Landline Phone (I have a cellphone as my main... -
Minimalist Chair
Posted on 29 June , 2010 | 9 CommentsCan you imagine saying that you’re carrying a chair in your bag, and then you whip out this body strap? I can think of a number of situations where this’d... -
My Minimalist Substitute for a Blender and/or Mixer: The Immersion Hand Blender!
Posted on 21 May , 2010 | 4 CommentsI, being someone who is not really up on kitchen technology, always assumed that to make purees or to really mix up or blend anything.. I’d need a (duh) blender... -
10 Days in a Carry-On
Posted on 11 May , 2010 | 354 CommentsGreat article from the New York Times on how this lovely flight attendant packs for 10 day trips. I love it being shown in pictures. I am definitely going to... -
How we cut down on our electricity
Posted on 16 April , 2010 | 4 CommentsWe basically became more conscious of it and implemented these changes for the largest impact: Shut down all your laptops and devices at night Turned off the microwave put other... -
A Treehouse Retreat
Posted on 5 February , 2010 | 5 CommentsI could get used to this. It’d be a great retreat to think, blog, work, and relax. Via Re-Nest -
A Minimalist’s Birdhouse… or is that a Minimalist Bird’s House?
Posted on 17 January , 2010 | 2 CommentsWhat a cute, novel idea. If I were a bird, I’d rather have a whole house, but then again…. if there’s free food to be foraged from this lovely house... -
A Minimalist’s Inspiration for an Organized Bathroom
Posted on 15 January , 2010 | 24 CommentsBig thank you to Apartment Therapy’s Catrin Morris who graciously linked to post in this post: Bathrooms Organized and Clutter-Free Reader Tamala asked: I was wondering if you had any... -
Saturday Project: Repurpose your old beverage bottles for decoration
Posted on 9 January , 2010 | 9 CommentsJust in time for after New Years, here’s an idea for inexpensive, minimalist decorations with your refuse. Heck, you must have at least a few bottles lying around, or your... -
Google Chrome’s New Ad: It’s Old but New
Posted on 10 December , 2009 | 2 CommentsEntrancing. Instead of super high tech graphics, they went old school on the ad, as if it was made during the time before computer graphics existed. I rather enjoy Google...