- Consumerism, Decluttering, Mindfulness, mindset, minimalism, Self awareness, Self growth, self help, Simplicity, The environment
Hooray It’s World Book Day – 12 Books Which Have Changed My Life
It’s World Book Day so grab a cuppa, curl up in your favourite chair and lose yourself in a great book. Even if it’s ‘just for five minutes’, I implore you, sit down with a good book and realise that a whole hour has flown by. I’ve always loved my books. I was that kid at school who loved being ‘punished’ by being forced to pull out my reading book in silence, and was annoyed when I had to put it away. Oh, and don’t even think about interrupting me in the middle of a sentence… As a child I absolutely loved horror books, especially the Goosebumps series. Now I’m…
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When Others Don’t Get It – How to Live The Life You Were Meant to Live
When you live a counter cultural lifestyle people will have something to say, usually by those closest to you. As I’ve become more and more minimalist, one of the silliest comments said to me is ‘’you won’t be happy until you’re living in a cave and shitting in a hole in the ground’. Pretty extreme, right? But, so what if that WAS the way I’d be happy? (I wouldn’t be, but still…what if?) I also recently left Whatsapp and Facebook and some of the comments were ones of downright panic and exasperation. “But how will you keep in contact with people? It’s kind of stupid in this climate!” But I…
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My Shopping Ban Plan 2021
2021 is almost upon us, and one of my goals (which I’m actually starting from now) is to get a real handle on my finances and let minimalism work its magic on my bank account. I’m not going to lie; I have a real weakness for books, video games, cafe trips, alcohol, takeaways, and replacing my backpacks for newer ones that catch my eye. My worst financial sins by far are falling back on Paypal Credit or my Argos store card. The allure of these credit services has allowed me, throughout 2020, to make some really silly financial decisions and questionable purchases that were far from mindful. Admittedly, finances are…
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Starve Your Inner Critic and Claim Back Your Power
Almost everybody has an inner critic, that snide, sniggering, scoffing voice at the back of your head that says you aren’t good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, strong enough, or deserving enough. And let’s face it -with all the ways we have to compare ourselves to everyone around us nowadays, as well as intense marketing designed to reinforce beliefs that you’re lacking in some way unless you buy their product, is it any wonder that those internal insults become ever louder? “I’ll never be able to live like him/her” “My writing’s crap compared to this” “I’m not smart enough to go for the job I want” “I’ll never be disciplined…
Minimalist Thinking, Maximum Living
