January 2013 – Born Again Minimalist

The risk it takes to blossom

January 25, 2013January 21, 2013 by Caitlin, posted in Philosophy

Photo credit: Photosjhoot.com Everyone you meet is experiencing their own struggles. I remind myself of this when I am quick to judge someone. It doesn't always prevent me from being judgmental but it helps a lot, because I realize that, despite all our differences, we are all struggling with something. We are all on a … Continue reading The risk it takes to blossom

Minimize your budget with Gillian

January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 by Caitlin, posted in Finances, Guest post

Today's post is a guest blog by Gillian at Drop that Debt! I also wrote a post for her blog today, which you can read here. Hey all! I'm Gillian and I blog about personal finance over at Drop that Debt. It seems that Caitlin and I both started blogging and reading each others blogs … Continue reading Minimize your budget with Gillian

Welcome to my home!

January 11, 2013January 6, 2013 by Caitlin, posted in Bathroom, Decluttering, Kitchen, Living Room, Office

I recently declared "I want to do a photo tour of my apartment, once I clean it and purge everything I haven't used in the last six months." Guess what? Yep. Cleaning marathon. I spent about eight hours cleaning my apartment, assembling all my to-purge items in a big "organized" pile, rearranging my living room, … Continue reading Welcome to my home!

Mid-year checkpoint

January 4, 2013January 3, 2013 by Caitlin, posted in Decluttering

I moved into my first apartment All By Myself on June 15, 2012. It's been over six months, which means it is time to take a hard look at my belongings and evaluate what I have and have not used in the past half-year. The way I see it, if I haven't used it in … Continue reading Mid-year checkpoint

2012 in review – Thanks, readers!

January 1, 2013 by Caitlin, posted in Uncategorized

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 42,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 10 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.