The Joy of Empty

Photo by Katja Rooke on Unsplash When you declutter and see open space for the first time, you feel inspired. It’s not looked like that for years! Now you have space for more books and that beautiful basket you had your eye on. But wait! Just because you can fill Continue Reading

The Meaning of Stuff – Starting from Scratch

Photo by Lina Trochez on Unsplash During the Easter holiday I decided to take on some decluttering which I’d been putting off for ages. Life got in the way and by the time I got some much-needed time off work, I noticed that things had built up around me. Impulse Continue Reading

Lighten Your Load, Declutter Your Heart

This is going to be a light-hearted post, and I mean that in a literal sense. What on Earth am I talking about? When you think of decluttering, what’s the first thing you think of? An overstuffed closet? That drawer you dread looking through? The shelf you keep meaning to Continue Reading

5 Steps to Financial Lightness

When it comes to minimalism, we often think about decluttering our homes, but rarely do we think about financial clutter.  You know you have financial clutter when just like overstuffed closets, your money is so out of control you can no longer tell what’s incoming or what’s outgoing. And it Continue Reading

Why I’m Practising Minimalist Travel

Photo from Pexels on Pixabay Even though I consider myself to be an advanced home minimalist, my achilles heel has always been travel. Once I start packing, my old Hoarding Gremlin perches on my shoulder whispering an endless list of what I’ll ‘need’ for just in case scenarios.  The Hoarding Continue Reading

My Hoarder Past- How Minimalism Changed My Life

Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash I’ve been a minimalist now for 5 years – perhaps even longer. Looking around my house now and reflecting on life’s current trajectory, it’s hard to believe I was once a hoarder who sat in my gaming chair with no desire or direction. Tell a lie, I Continue Reading

Decluttering Our Schedules

Image by thatsphotography from Pixabay I realise it’s been a while since I posted; I was burnt out and decided to put all of my focus on finishing my counselling course (which I’ve now done!). At first, I wasn’t sure if to go straight for applying to level 4, but Continue Reading

Minimalism: The Ultimate Life Reset

Photo by KAL VISUALS on Unsplash We all want to live bigger, better lives. We want to be bigger, better people. The envy of our neighbours, friends, and co-workers, and the influencers of our social media feeds. More than anything, we want to feel happy and satisfied.  So what do we do? We Continue Reading

Simple Home Staging Ideas for Your Home Sale

Guest post by Cherie of Couchbasedbiz. Check out the site for further tips, tricks and guides to running a business from home and staying organised When you’re trying to sell your home, you want two things to happen: You want to sell quickly, and you want to get your asking price Continue Reading