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Born Again Minimalist

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  • Subtract stuff, add questions

    The key element of minimalism is not (for me, at least) to have as little stuff as possible.  It’s to have as much time as possible for more important things.  Minimalism or simple living is about priority, not possessions. Since I stopped being so concerned with buying new stuff for the sake of having cool… Read more

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  • On food, and listening to my bossy body

    Last week, I mentioned my eating habits — basically, the fact that I’m a dairy-free vegetarian who only eats local backyard hen eggs.  I also noted that I was going to cut gluten from my diet because I had come to understand that it was upsetting my body – and it’s important to listen to… Read more

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  • What’s in a label?

    I’m not talking about food labels.  I’m talking about people labels.  Life’s little hashtags that allow people to put us into boxes in their organized waffle-brains.  I’m going to discuss a few areas of life in which those of us out of the mainstream are viewed as weird, strange, or abnormal. Food habits: I am… Read more

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  • Minimalism with pets

    I found minimalism in June, about eight months ago.  In eight months, I have gotten rid of over half my belongings and I really don’t miss any of them.  I even have a tower of more things to go just hanging out in my living room waiting for a new home.  I still feel like… Read more

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  • Stop pinning, start doing

    We live in age where knowledge about nearly everything is at our fingertips.  We are plugged in and constantly connected, and “I don’t know how” is no longer a valid excuse for anything.  If you can type it into Google, you can learn it. I recently made myself a degree from the University of Google… Read more

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  • Reverse 100 Things Challenge and a Giveaway

    You may recall that I decide to participate in the Reverse 100 Things Challenge, which was to eliminate 100 items by the end of 2012.  I didn’t finish by the end of the year, and I didn’t quite make it to 100, but I’m going to share the list of things that have been either… Read more

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  • The risk it takes to blossom

    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… Read more

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  • Minimize your budget with Gillian

    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… Read more

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  • Welcome to my home!

    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,… Read more

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  • Mid-year checkpoint

    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… Read more

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