It's been a while since I did a post on decluttering and minimalism, and I am so excited to give a rave review of Dana K. White's book Decluttering at the Speed of Life. I downloaded it using the Hoopla app (which lets you use your library card to borrow six titles per month for FREE) and … Continue reading Book Review: Decluttering at the Speed of Life
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How to Purge Your House: By Category
Last week we talked about how to purge and declutter your house by going through each room and completing it before moving onto the next room. Another option to declutter your home is to purge by category. This means you gather up all related items from the entire house and sort them all at once, … Continue reading How to Purge Your House: By Category
How To Purge Your House: Room by Room
Photo by Brooke Lark on Unsplash For a lot of people, minimalism jumps upon them swiftly when they look around and suddenly wake up to the fact that they're surrounded by unneeded stuff. For others, they take a slower approach. One big benefit of doing all your decluttering in one go is that you put in … Continue reading How To Purge Your House: Room by Room
Packing tips for traveling light
I just flew in from North Carolina and boy, are my arms tired! *Crickets* No? Okay. In all seriousness, I went on vacation last week! It was very relaxing and I got to spend some quality time with a good friend - and the beach! I flew Spirit Airlines which is a phenomenal value for the … Continue reading Packing tips for traveling light
4 tips for maximizing clothing storage when you don’t have closets
Happy Thursday! Did you take my challenge last week? I would love to hear all about it. I made a concerted effort to connect with my partner and really focus on him for a few moments at the beginning and end of each day. This week in particular has made a big difference on my … Continue reading 4 tips for maximizing clothing storage when you don’t have closets
When to sell vs. donate
You have decided to de-clutter your home - great! But as you begin to sort through your belongings to decide what stays and what goes, you may consider, "What do I do with this stuff now?" As you de-clutter, you will be making four basic categories of stuff: Stuff to keep Stuff to sell Stuff to … Continue reading When to sell vs. donate
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 … Continue reading Minimize your budget with Gillian
Tis the season
It's almost Thanksgiving. Which, in today's culture, means that it's almost Black Friday Eve. People will camp outside stores to make a mad dash for doorbuster sales and discounted prices to prepare for their holiday gift-giving traditions. I posted a note on my Facebook and tagged my close family and friends, letting them know that … Continue reading Tis the season
A minimalist by any other name…
This is a request from the Suggestion Box. Feel free to suggest a topic you would like me to write about if you are interested in seeing something appear on the Born Again Minimalist blog! What exactly is a minimalist, and how does minimalism differ from simple living, or any other term? Basically, we're all doing … Continue reading A minimalist by any other name…
Spreading the word
I'd like to take today's post to share some other blogs I have found since I began my minimalist journey. I'm following 17 blogs, which seems like a lot, but many of them don't post often, and they aren't all about minimalism. I am a woman of many interests. I follow parenting blogs, vegan eating … Continue reading Spreading the word
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