How To Simplify Your Life
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How To Simplify Your Life
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Question of the Day: Is the Planet F**ked?
This website is mostly about living a minimalist lifestyle , voluntary simplicity and learning how to simplify your life.
From time to time there will be other topics such as healthy living, dealing with clutter, how to save more money, happiness, contentment, simple living, frugality, minimalist decorating and design ideas, eco living, and one of my favorite topics Tiny House floor plans.
Simple Ways to Be More with Less
It’s about clearing the clutter, both physical and mental, so we can focus on what is truly important. what do I feel is important? Certainly not the mindless spending of money on token material possessions. I believe in slowing down and enjoying the moment. I believe in helping others. I believe in spending more time with those that you love and spending more time in nature
Do you need to simplify your life?
- Is your sleep frequently interrupted by too many racing thoughts?
- Do you feel overwhelmed when you walk into your house?
- Do you rarely have time for yourself?
- Do you feel like all you do is work, run errands, pay bills, and do chores?
- Do you feel that your work doesn’t feed your soul, but you’re stuck because you need the money?
- Are too many of your meals eaten on the run?
- Do you often feel exhausted?
- Does your heart race when you finally stop and slow down?
- Do you spend time fantasizing about slowing down, but never seem to have the time or money to be able to?
- Are too many commitments keeping you from being a good friend, spouse or parent?
- Do you often wish you could volunteer or give of yourself, but you’re too busy trying to stay afloat?
- Do you worry that life is passing you by in a blur of “to-do’s” and “I shoulds?”
- Do you wonder and worry about spending too much money?
“There are really only two steps to simplifying. Identify what’s most important to you. Eliminate everything else.” – Leo Babauta
You want to live a life that matters. You believe that there is more to life than stuff, spending money and being in debt.
You want to live consciously. This means you want to be present in every moment. You want to live deliberately.
I am not an extreme minimalist and you do not have to be one either(unless you choose to be), but I certainly have a lot less stuff than most folks and I love my own minimalist, simple lifestyle.
That being said, please realize that I am a work in progress.
So what’s in this for you?
You found this blog on living a minimalist lifestyle and how to simplify your life because you have an interest in slowing down and living consciously. You know that there is more to life than just having stuff, spending money and racing around. You want advice on how to make living a minimalist lifestyle a reality.
This blog can certainly help you with this.
I trust you will read something here that helps you or maybe even inspires you to take action to live a more minimalist and simple lifestyle.
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The Simple Living Guide: A Sourcebook for Less Stressful, More Joyful Living
“Live simply.”
Hello! I have my house on the market at the moment and it is causing me to simplify every area and every room. To begin with there was a lot of emotion involved with removing certain items, but the more I worked the minimalist muscle the easier it became. I am currently clearing my loft and finding all sorts of items, having a little “moment” with them, then letting go. It has become quite cathartic and with each clearance I feel lighter.
This looks like a great blog and I’ll certainly be following. Thanks.
One of the things I’ve been doing, and seems small, but I’ve been using the wax paper bags from cereal boxes for other wax paper uses. They are clean after you shake the crumbs out. I’ve reused them as bags for disposing of spoiled food and even slipped dishes into them for storage in the fridge. I’ve also opened them up to use them in sheets. Learned this from my MIL who saved EVERYTHING.
My mother does the same thing. Great idea.
Great idea. I too will do this in the future. Thank you…
I loved your questions on this–hate that I answered “Yes” to way too many though. I’m looking forward to following your blog on this–I’m learning mindfulness meditation at the time and I think this will be a great addition to that process.
Yes it will be for sure.
I am very interested in more info on minimalist living. I’m tired of the clutter..I just want a simple,clutterfree house and easier lifestyle. I think “less clutter”would mean “less chaos”for me,because I’m tired of not being able to find things when I need them..and that creates stress! Thank you..and keep it coming!
I read about minimalism in an article a couple of years back. I dismissed it and now I’ve been looking for it all weekend. I’ve come across minimalism again and this time, it has affected me. Keeping what matters and omitting the rest seems easy at first, but it really take time…and a lot of listening…to yourself (heart and innate passions).. I’m staying anonymous for the moment since my blog mentions work. I’ll add my name at a later point.
I’m reading a book called “Celebration of Discipline.” Chapter six is titled “Simplicity.” It is very in line with what you are saying.
I’ll have to check it out. Thanks.
I enjoyed your post! Just wanted to stop by and say so!
thanks for stopping by. Glad you enjoyed it.
Love your post! Thank you…
Great post, looking forward to learning more from you, as this is a lifestyle that I am now trying to achieve. I think it will always be a work in progress, but that’s the nature of it, I suppose. I answered “yes” to 9 out of the 12 questions – yikes!
I’m new to blogging, as well as finding other blogs, but am happy I found yours!
Thanks very much for commenting. Glad you like it so far.
I love the simplicity of life too…well, I choose to live simply…
I really resonate with these issues, overwhelm, clutter and a never ending to do list. If only it was easier to simplify.
I understand your concern. It seems overwhelming I know.
Just pick one physical area to deal with if it is clutter you are concerned with and start there. Just start small.
Baby steps. You do not have to do it all at once.
Reblogged this on Confessions of a Latte Liberal and commented:
Following what I posted earlier, about honoring all our responsibilities, we need to limit them so we can keep our word. I thought this piece would be a good follow-up.
While there are many things on your site that I have found thought provoking and useful, there are others that make me sit back and wonder on the purpose or validity behind the idea. I am a frugal person who chooses to live with less “stuff” around her however I do not have the modern classic minimalist look in my house. I believe there is a balance between both ideals that works out in favour of the person, the finances, and the enviroment. You have brought up some new ideas that I may or may not be able to incorporate into my own life, but even if I dont or cant, thought provoking nonetheless.
I really found this blog , “Minimalist Living”, particularly pleasurable not to mention the post ended up being a remarkable read.
Thanks for your time,Anya
I am really getting into paring down,decluttering,and reorganizing my home to lessen my stress. It’s working! It is so freeing!! I want to read everything I can find! Thanks!!!