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Why You Should Minimise Your Photo Collection
When we think about decluttering stuff, the last thing that comes to our minds are photos. Yet photos build up to the thousands, especially since the introduction of smartphones. We click, snap and tap every moment and expression, now we not only have to keep up with physical prints but a forever growing digital hoard. Let’s be honest, phone cameras are now so good and we take so many photos that we have too many to enjoy. We see a beautiful sunset and the first thing that comes to our minds is not to enjoy it in the moment, but to snap the perfect image that we can enjoy years…
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How To Live With Someone Else’s Clutter
Living with a non-minimalist When you minimise your own possessions and you’re the only minimalist in a household, you will inevitably start to notice other people’s stuff. You will have all sorts of ideas in your head about what should go and what should stay. Why does your husband insist on keeping that set of weights when he hasn’t worked out in years? Why does your daughter have so many shoes? Why can’t your room mate just throw away their bulging collection of ragged t-shirts? Surely they can see the mess they’re living in. Why won’t they understand the benefits of being a minimalist? If only they would stop and…
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Clutter Culprits: How to Remain Vigilant
Even the most seasoned minimalists will end up overwhelmed with more clutter if they don’t regularly keep on top of what comes in and what goes out of the home. Left unchecked, it’s easy to become complacent and end up back where you started. Below, I’ve listed some of the clutter culprits which you should be especially vigilant of. Pens These get everywhere because they often get bought in packs. Unless you work at a school or in an office, don’t buy pens in packs because you’ll never get around to using the rest before they dry up and they will make your drawers messy. Pens are also numerous in…
Minimalist Thinking, Maximum Living
