- autism, busyness, Decluttering, Health, mental health, Mindfulness, minimalism, productivity, Self awareness, self care, Simplicity, Slow living
Doing Nothing and Letting Go of the Guilt
Doing Nothing and Letting Go of the Guilt photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash When it comes to minimalism most people assume it’s all about decluttering and living with little. But what if I told you that it’s also about doing little? In today’s world it seems as if everyone is busy and rushed. So many times when I’ve asked colleagues what their plans are for the weekend, it’s about fulfilling a jam-packed schedule. Even the ones who say they plan to relax tell me the next week that they’ve actually ‘been really busy’, and there’s a knowing smile, a ‘me too’, and ‘it never stops does it?’, from…
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Christmas Burnout: Is It Time For a Change?
Feeling tired and burnt out after Christmas? If so, you’re not alone! Festive fizzle-out is all too real, and despite being minimalist, I often suffer from it myself. Perhaps it’s exhaustion from the shopping and the worrying about what to get the people in your life. Maybe it’s the fear of logging into your bank account after the festive splurge? Are you exhausted from spending time with people you don’t get along with? Or did you do too much? Like me, perhaps you fell into the trap of perfectionism and tried to create the perfect Christmas only for it to fall short of everything you pictured. And then there’s the…
Minimalist Thinking, Maximum Living
