Month: July 2012

Paring down the kitchen

by Caitlin, posted in Decluttering, Kitchen

I recently acquired a new love in my kitchen, the TofuXpress.  If you're vegetarian, vegan, or someone who enjoys tofu (but doesn't enjoy pressing it between two plates and beneath a tower of heavy objects), go check it out. Right now. I'll wait. Per my own minimalist rules... if it doesn't get used regularly (once … Continue reading Paring down the kitchen

Current events: Car free with six kids

by Caitlin, posted in Current Events, Environmentalism

I'm signed up for regular email updates from Care2.com, and this post came with a recent email blast, containing a brief story about Emily Finch, a mother of six who does not own a car and instead transports her family via bicycle. Around the summer of 2009…Emily said, “I started looking at my life… I … Continue reading Current events: Car free with six kids

Book review: Scratch Beginnings

by Caitlin, posted in Book Review

While I was decluttering myself of half my possessions in the depths of my mother's basement, my sister was doing likewise to prepare for our upcoming yardsale.  Ironically, my decluttering and newfound minimalism resulted in me picking up some of the things she was going through, including a couple of books that caught my eye. … Continue reading Book review: Scratch Beginnings