Packing
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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 Gremlin follows me wherever I go, constantly tapping my shoulder and whispering ‘Are you sure you’ve got everything?” Where’s that charger gone? “What a mess!” “Why were you not more prepared?” “What if you feel cold?” “You might get hungry”. No matter where I’m going or how long for; a day, a weekend, or a week, the Hoarding Gremlin ensures…
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Exploring With Less
Photo by Fuu J on Unsplash Recently, my parents and I took the kids to Skegness. For those of you who don’t live in the UK, Skegness is a seaside town with tonnes of shops, a large funfair, a beach with a few rides on, and loads of arcades. As fun as it is for a day out or a short holiday, it is a place where you can easily go over budget and spend a lot of money very fast. The old me delighted in spending my time buying knick-knacks and a whole lot of stuff as a memento, then spending hours in the arcades winning trinkets in the coin machines and…
