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June 2023

  • 04: Embrace Simplicity: 10 Essential Steps for Aspiring Minimalists
  • 02: Save Your Money: 23 Things to Stop Buying in 2023
  • 01: 6 Signs of Success as You Declutter Your Home

May 2023

  • 31: 10 Everyday Items to Eliminate for a Minimalist Home
  • 30: 7 Quick Tips to Declutter Faster
  • 29: No Magic Formula for Grief
  • 28: 15 Gifts Minimalism Has Given Me
  • 27: 10 Simple Habits to Maintain a Clutter-Free Home
  • 25: 10 Ways to Sample a Minimalist Capsule Wardrobe (Before You Commit)
  • 24: 20 Things to Declutter From Your Kitchen Today
  • 22: My Family’s Experiment with One Backpack Travel
  • 21: 10 Practical Tips for Beginners to Embrace Minimalism
  • 20: A Capsule Wardrobe: 10 Things You Need That Aren’t Clothes
  • 18: Goodnight, Blue Light: 5 Steps to Stop Sleeping with Your Smartphone
  • 17: How to Declutter Your Digital Life: 9 Practical Tips
  • 15: 4 Ways Minimalism Can Help You Reach Your Life Goals
  • 13: 12 Things to Tell Yourself When You’re Being Too Hard on Yourself
  • 11: Play, A Powerful Antidote To Burnout
  • 10: 10 Simple Actions to Turn Around a Bad Day
  • 08: How to Be A Genuine Minimalist Even If You Love Your Stuff
  • 06: Decluttering Made Fun: 12 Playful Games to Teach Your Kids the Joy of Minimalism
  • 04: 10 Tips to Identify Your Minimalist Essentials
  • 03: 21 Simple Pleasures to Enjoy in a Busy World
  • 01: When Going Slow is Not Natural

April 2023

  • 29: 40 Simple Steps to Slash Your Expenses and Crush Your Debt for Good
  • 27: Why Decluttering Isn’t the Magic Solution
  • 26: 30 Minimalist Habits for a Clutter-Free and Intentional Life
  • 24: 5 Reasons Why the Hustle Culture Is Toxic
  • 22: 50 Motivational Quotes to Help You Declutter Your Home and Life
  • 20: The Mental Health Benefits Of Decluttering
  • 18: 10 Questions That Make Decluttering Easier
  • 17: Change Your Words for a More Intentional Life
  • 15: 10 Short but Powerful Reminders to Keep You on a Minimalist Path
  • 13: 10 Benefits of Living In a Smaller Home
  • 10: How Digital Minimalism Can Help You Reclaim Your Life
  • 08: 10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Wait to Become a Minimalist
  • 06: Letting Go as an Act of Love
  • 03: Self-Care Has Become Sport
  • 01: 6 Free Email Newsletters We Love

March 2023

  • 30: The Power of Adding Subtraction to Your Life
  • 27: A Dreamer’s Will
  • 25: The Art of Letting Go: Use These 5 Questions to Declutter Your Space
  • 23: 7 Lessons on My Journey from Maximalist to Minimalist
  • 20: The Straight-Forward Path to Personal Growth
  • 18: 20 Self-Care Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank
  • 16: Get Back on the Minimalist Bandwagon
  • 13: How to Keep Going
  • 09: Common Problems in Life That Minimalism Can Solve
  • 06: 7 Micro-Habits that Changed My Life
  • 02: 7 Ways to Intentionally Use Your Photos and Videos

February 2023

  • 27: Seeing What We’re Missing
  • 23: Why Minimalism Might Make You Happy Even If You’re Skeptical
  • 20: 10 Little Things that Make Life Beautiful
  • 16: No I Can’t, Shouldn’t or Won’t
  • 13: Why I Quit Social Media, and You Should Too
  • 09: 5 Beliefs I’m Letting Go About Stuff
  • 06: 3 Goals to Encourage Growth Every Year
  • 02: Is Minimalism Still Relevant in 2023?

January 2023

  • 30: 7 Ways to Help Your Child Develop Authentically
  • 26: 5 Ways to Stop Merely Escaping and Add Value to Everyday Life
  • 23: What Minimalism Is Not
  • 19: Our Essential Need for Novelty
  • 16: Finding Balance
  • 12: 12 Ways to Be More Present in 2023
  • 09: What Were Your 3 Best Decisions Last Year?
  • 04: All I Really Need to Know About Minimalism I Learned in the ’60s

December 2022

  • 31: Positive Change for 2023
  • 26: How to Stop Shopping Impulsively in 2023: 23 Frugal Tips!
  • 20: Bring Clarity to Your Life With These 7 Daily Choices
  • 15: The White Envelope
  • 12: Opting Out of Consumerism at Christmas
  • 05: 3 Reasons to Use a 3-Item To Do List

November 2022

  • 28: The Minimalist Lifestyle Taught Me 5 Important Life Lessons
  • 21: How a Naked Table Benefits My Life Every Day
  • 14: Stop Chasing Happiness. Choose Joy Instead.

October 2022

  • 31: 7 Simple Things to Ask Yourself Before You Buy Anything
  • 24: Why I Got Rid of 95% of my Books
  • 17: 3 Questions to Ask Yourself as You Declutter
  • 10: One Simple Strategy to Beat Decision Fatigue
  • 03: 9 Lessons Minimalist Living Will Teach Your Children

September 2022

  • 26: 4 Reasons the Minimalism Trend is Rising with Millennials
  • 19: 5 Ways Journaling Can Make you Happier
  • 12: Simplicity and Sweet Corn
  • 06: The Surprising Inspiration to Declutter I Found At the Museum

August 2022

  • 30: Thoughts On Doing Scary Things
  • 22: The Honeymoon Stage of Habits
  • 16: Living Ultralight: Minimalism in the Wilderness and at Home
  • 07: Why I Take Regular Social Media Breaks For My Mental Health

July 2022

  • 31: 4 Lies Our Consumer Society Is Telling You That You Should Reject Right Now
  • 22: It’s Worth Embracing a Minimalist Lifestyle. Here’s Why.
  • 15: Living by Design
  • 09: How I Broke Free of My Need to Go Shopping
  • 01: Harnessing the Power of Regret

June 2022

  • 28: Three Writing Prompts for a More Intentional Life
  • 26: Minimizing Career Stress
  • 12: Minimal on Purpose
  • 06: Embracing a Slower Pace

May 2022

  • 25: 8 Minimalist Principles For Our Kids
  • 18: A Lesson in Gratitude
  • 07: Minimalism with a Family
  • 04: Permission to Let Go
  • 01: How to Beat FOMO

April 2022

  • 22: Kids Learn Contentment from Us
  • 20: The Pursuit of Happiness
  • 14: Minimalism is More Than Decluttering
  • 09: How to Start Decluttering When Overwhelmed
  • 06: What the Olympics Teach Us About Decluttering: And Why It Matters
  • 03: 10 Habits to Declutter
  • 01: Spring-Clean Like a Minimalist

March 2022

  • 27: Don’t Worry
  • 21: Looking Through the Lens of Minimalism
  • 13: Finding Peace
  • 10: 50 Ways to Leave Your Clutter
  • 06: Reclaiming the Wonder of Ordinary Life
  • 03: What the World Needs Now

February 2022

  • 21: The Ultimate Guide to Your Best Mom Life Bundle
  • 13: The Cycle of Minimalism
  • 11: The Lottery Question
  • 05: A Lighter Way
  • 02: Is The Great Resignation Really the Great Resolution?

January 2022

  • 20: The Secret to Maintaining a New Habit
  • 11: How Minimalism Impacted Me
  • 07: Resolve
  • 04: Zest for Each New Day
  • 01: The Glad Game

December 2021

  • 30: Breathe
  • 24: What We Really Want
  • 18: Making the Holidays Meaningful
  • 14: How I Find Holiday Spirit
  • 12: Habits that Matter
  • 10: Mindful Gifting
  • 04: Grace, Courtesy, and Soccer
  • 02: A Season for Looking Inward

November 2021

  • 24: 100% Off
  • 18: Four Lessons Learned from a Season of Pruning
  • 11: My Holiday Reminder
  • 04: Through the Lenses of Gratitude

October 2021

  • 29: How I Stopped Escaping And Started Living
  • 22: The Habits That Changed My Life
  • 15: Why I Stopped Drinking (It’s Not What You Think)
  • 13: Living in Alignment
  • 06: Grounded to Grow
  • 03: How to Live Well

September 2021

  • 29: Training my Patience
  • 26: A Simple Way to Make More Memories
  • 22: Loving Light
  • 18: Live Your Dash with No Regrets
  • 14: The Consumption Train
  • 10: Living in the (Fun-Sized) Lap of Luxury
  • 06: Choosing Rest

August 2021

  • 29: Creating A Better Balance
  • 26: The True Value of our Stuff
  • 19: How to Recover from Winning
  • 15: A Minimalist Mom’s Evening Routine
  • 08: The Paradox of Slow
  • 02: The Time Machine

July 2021

  • 29: Compete Less, Appreciate More
  • 24: Just Enough
  • 21: Mantras that Emerged From My Uncluttered Course
  • 17: Balancing Busy with Being
  • 13: Fear Not
  • 10: How My Children Shaped My Minimalism
  • 07: 5 Ways I Quiet My Mind
  • 04: Just Like This

June 2021

  • 30: The Me That Could Be
  • 26: 3 Steps to Cultivate Passion in Your Life
  • 23: Wait For It
  • 20: How to Become a Minimalist Without Decluttering… Yet
  • 15: Decluttering to Make Room for What Really Matters
  • 12: What Running Taught Me About Living
  • 09: Redefining Rich: How Minimalism Leads to a More Meaningful Life
  • 03: Mid-Life Minimizing

May 2021

  • 31: Put the Phone Down
  • 28: Instead of “Does It Spark Joy?”, Ask This Question When Decluttering
  • 25: What Can the Pandemic Teach us About Travel?
  • 22: Live Looking Forward
  • 19: Let’s Think of Future Us
  • 15: Choose a Brighter Outlook
  • 11: Downsizing My Goals
  • 08: Ten Tips for a Minimalist Wardrobe
  • 06: How Little I Needed
  • 01: Three Little Words

April 2021

  • 28: What I Learned in the Margins of an Old Binder
  • 22: 7 Things I Learned in the Uncluttered Course
  • 20: 11 Ways to Buy Less
  • 17: Choosing Happiness
  • 14: Keeping Free Time Free
  • 10: The Gifts of Time and Energy
  • 07: The Joy of Decluttering
  • 04: Lessons From Losing

March 2021

  • 30: The Dig to Fly Model, and My Online Shopping Confession
  • 27: Five Ways to Feel Less Alone
  • 24: Trimming the Dead Branches
  • 20: Stuff: The Thief of Time
  • 16: Don’t Wait to Downsize
  • 13: How Minimalism Changed My View of Death
  • 10: Other People’s Clutter
  • 06: How Minimalism has Simplified Cleaning our Home
  • 02: A Slower Pace

February 2021

  • 27: My Intentional Journey
  • 23: Resistance
  • 18: Finding Happy
  • 16: What a “Just Right” Mango Taught Me About Minimalism
  • 12: Our Lives Are Not Content
  • 09: Four Things I Will Live Without This Year
  • 05: How to Teach Children the Value of Self-Care
  • 01: Daily Minimalism

January 2021

  • 29: Just Eat a Banana
  • 26: Easing My Way Into 2021
  • 22: Addition by Subtraction
  • 20: The Happiest Moments of Vacation Might not be What You Think
  • 15: 3 Steps to Mindful Journaling
  • 13: 5 Steps to Make Real Progress in Your Life
  • 09: A Season to Reckon: Owning my Environmental Impact
  • 05: Beyond Failure

December 2020

  • 31: My Year of Habit Change
  • 30: 5 Ways to Invest in Yourself
  • 26: The Discomfort of Happiness
  • 23: Why Our Most Valuable Gifts are Memories
  • 20: How I’m Dealing With Gifts This Holiday Season
  • 17: A Sensory Approach to Decluttering Sentimental Items
  • 12: There’s No Pace Like Slow for the Holidays
  • 09: Slowing the Torrent of Time
  • 05: The Magical Market
  • 03: Three Common Obstacles to Positive Change, and How to Overcome Them

November 2020

  • 28: A Lightbulb Moment
  • 25: The Importance of “No” at Work
  • 21: My Fear List
  • 18: The Best Way to Keep Up is to Slow Down
  • 14: A Minimalist Mom’s Alternative Baby Registry
  • 10: Too Much of a Good Thing
  • 07: What Donating My Embryos Taught Me About Letting Go
  • 04: A Widened Perspective
  • 01: Falling in Love With Minimalism All Over Again

October 2020

  • 28: 6 Reasons Why Life in a Small Town Made Me Happier
  • 22: Declutter Your Self-Talk, Simplify Your Life
  • 19: Learning What it Means to Spark Joy
  • 15: Stepping Into the Water of Possibility
  • 10: The Art of Slow Learning
  • 06: 6 Mindset Hacks for Decluttering Books – Even When You’re a Total Bookworm
  • 04: The Reason They Can Fly

September 2020

  • 25: Healing Through Silence in an Age of Noise
  • 24: Moving Toward New Connections: Covid Style
  • 19: My Feelings Matter Too
  • 15: How I Stopped Complaining
  • 12: Here
  • 09: A Blueprint for Believing You Are Enough
  • 05: The Gift I got from Getting My Hands Dirty
  • 02: Coming to Terms With Your Stuff

August 2020

  • 27: Don’t Edit Their Childhood
  • 24: Learning to Own Who You Are
  • 20: Decide to “Go Light”
  • 16: Peacefully Minimizing with Kids
  • 11: When Everything Has a Place
  • 09: Creating a “School” on a Budget
  • 04: Meaningful Connection in the Age of Social Distancing
  • 01: You Are Not Defined By Your Possessions

July 2020

  • 29: Packing Light
  • 25: An Eco-minimalist Approach To Hobbies
  • 22: The Art of Simplicity
  • 18: Una Bella Vita
  • 15: Making a House Your Home
  • 11: How to Maintain Some Normalcy During a Global Crisis
  • 08: Toward Thriving
  • 04: What Hiking the Inca Trail Taught Me About Packing Light

June 2020

  • 30: A Life Cleanse
  • 27: Feeling Scattered? 3 Ways To Ground During Turbulent Times
  • 23: A Grace-Filled Beauty Routine
  • 20: An Earthquake Made Me A Minimalist
  • 15: I’m Ready for a Simpler Life
  • 13: 4 Lessons From My Journey To Eco-minimalism
  • 10: Looking Past the Likes
  • 05: What Will “Normal” look like After Quarantine Ends?
  • 02: From Here to There

May 2020

  • 30: Maintaining Your Peace While Getting Work Done
  • 25: Hedging Yourself
  • 24: One Step at a Time
  • 20: Imperfect Parenting is Perfect
  • 15: Cherishing the Old in Light of the New
  • 11: Reaction Overload
  • 07: The Life-Changing Magic of Digital Minimalism
  • 04: Finding the Silver Lining
  • 02: Far from Perfect

April 2020

  • 28: Live for Your Eulogy, Not Your Obituary
  • 25: Coronavirus and Carving out White Space
  • 20: Our Newly Expanded Bubble
  • 17: Rising with a New Routine
  • 14: The Power of Choice
  • 11: Just Keep Rowing
  • 07: Finding Balance in Uncertain Times
  • 03: No Sidebar & The New Clutterfree App

March 2020

  • 31: When Your Solitude is Stolen
  • 27: Eight Productive Ways to Stay Positive During a Quarantine
  • 23: How I Want to Look Back at these Uncertain Times
  • 20: Embracing “Involuntary Simplicity”
  • 17: Fewer Pockets, Fewer Plants
  • 15: A Love Letter to My Stuff
  • 08: The Flame of Creativity: Are you the Water or the Wind?
  • 04: My Intentional Eating Journey

February 2020

  • 29: Finding Happiness
  • 26: Taking Care of Your Heart While Decluttering
  • 21: When Do We Have Enough?
  • 18: Minimizing the Little Things
  • 13: Progress, Not Perfection
  • 11: Scroll the Screen or Seize The Day?
  • 08: When Minimizing Was The Only Option
  • 03: What I Learned From a Digital Declutter
  • 01: Making Time

January 2020

  • 29: How Much Does Love Cost?
  • 24: Predicting the Outcomes
  • 21: Into the Water
  • 17: 5 Ways Minimalism Affects Our New Years Resolutions
  • 14: What Are You Hungry For?
  • 10: Being Grounded: 6 Lessons from a Broken Foot
  • 06: How Uncluttering Changed a Young Mother’s Entire Life
  • 04: Living a Lighter Life in 2020

December 2019

  • 31: Slowing Down
  • 28: How Social is Social Media?
  • 24: Wrapping up the Year
  • 20: Choose Joy
  • 16: My 2020 Vision
  • 14: Our Simple Holiday Traditions
  • 10: Minimalism Makes Room For Joy
  • 07: Finishing Well
  • 03: A Merry Minimalist Christmas

November 2019

  • 28: 5 Ways to Cultivate a Present Moment Gratitude Practice
  • 26: I’m Done with Stuff
  • 23: Help Your Children Enjoy a Minimalist Holiday
  • 18: The Minimalist Mindset Strategy Guide
  • 15: Gratitude vs. Consumption: Helping Kids Be Grateful
  • 11: Shifting Your Perspective Toward a Happier Life
  • 09: How To Free Up Your Free Time
  • 05: Down to the Bone
  • 02: Why I Did My Own Death Cleaning at 39

October 2019

  • 29: Declutter Your Fantasy Self
  • 25: Where the Load is Light
  • 22: On The Road to Truth
  • 19: Minimizing “If Onlys” and “What Ifs” to Find Peace
  • 15: Beyond the Physical Space: Six Ways to Declutter your Mental Workload
  • 11: When Self Love Comes Calling
  • 07: How Decluttering Changed This Young Mom’s Entire Life
  • 05: The World is Counting on You to Go After Your Calling

September 2019

  • 30: The Fear of the Ordinary
  • 28: 5 Benefits of Limiting Social Media Usage
  • 24: Does Stuff Make You Less Lonely?
  • 20: Fresh-Baked Bread and Hand-Picked Flowers
  • 17: Five Ways My Cozy Cottage Widened My World
  • 13: Resigning from a Culture of Busy
  • 10: When Minimalism is the Best Tribute
  • 06: A Minimalist In The Making
  • 03: The Art of Letting Go

August 2019

  • 30: What Does it Mean to Live Simply?
  • 27: A Summer Full of Whole Moments
  • 23: Living Life Looking Forward
  • 20: Goodbye Smartphone
  • 15: Claiming Quiet in a Loud World
  • 13: In Praise of Snail Mail
  • 09: A Lifetime of Change
  • 05: Finding Flow Through Simplicity
  • 01: What Do You Do When the Doorbell Rings?

July 2019

  • 30: Using Minimalism to Maximize My Life
  • 26: The “Urge to Purge”: Five questions to ask yourself
  • 22: 3 Lessons I Learned on my Journey to Live with Less
  • 19: 4 Steps to Letting go of Needing More
  • 16: This is Good Because…
  • 11: How To Stop Over Complicating Simplicity
  • 06: Losing Weight
  • 02: What Minimalism Means to Me: More Time to Love

June 2019

  • 27: Solitude, Silence, and Sanity
  • 24: Redefining Our Relationship with Technology
  • 19: How Camping Encouraged My Minimalism
  • 18: Musings about Minimalism
  • 14: The Picture-Perfect Lifestyle
  • 10: With a Spirit of Generosity
  • 07: Routines are Meant to be Broken
  • 03: Slow Living with Children

May 2019

  • 30: Time Not Toys
  • 28: The Need Hidden in the Want
  • 24: 12 Simple Living Quotes to Help You Design a Meaningful Life
  • 20: Reaching for the “Little House on the Prairie” Kind of Life
  • 17: Holding on and Letting go
  • 13: I Pedaled A Bicycle 4,000 Miles from Virginia to Oregon. These Are the Six Most Important Lessons I Learned
  • 09: Inner Stability and Life’s Uncertainty
  • 06: Life on the Other Side
  • 03: Quit Social Media? Why Would I do That?

April 2019

  • 29: Use Gratitude to Improve Your Focus
  • 26: How Traveling Made me a Minimalist
  • 22: Living My Legacy
  • 19: A Journey From FOMO to JOMO
  • 15: Lessons in Living and Losing
  • 11: Make Your Needs Your Wants, and Your Needs Few
  • 08: Write a Slower Story
  • 04: Unfriending Social Media: My Unexpected Start in Minimalism
  • 01: Finding Magic in the Mundane

March 2019

  • 28: Five Lessons Maternity Has Taught Me
  • 26: Downsizing Our Home While Upsizing Our Lives
  • 21: Midlife Minimalists
  • 18: The Only Way To Find Fulfillment And Meaning In Your Work
  • 14: Four Things That Helped Me Make a Change I’d Been too Scared to Make
  • 11: The Secret to Slow Fashion? Slow Shopping.
  • 07: The Weight of Emotional Clutter—And 4 Steps to Letting Go
  • 04: How A Digital Camera & Pinterest are Softening the Blow of Letting Go
  • 01: Simplify Your Life: 6 Ways You Can Start Today

February 2019

  • 25: How Poetry Taught Me Presence
  • 21: If You’re Feeling Stuck, Look Inward
  • 18: Searching For Purpose
  • 15: The Value of a Minimalist Mindset for Well-Being
  • 12: Why Saying “No” Can Set You Free
  • 08: How We Quit the Rat Race
  • 04: Five Things My Husband and I Learned About Minimalism When Our Floor Flooded
  • 01: Memory Party: Crafting a Capsule That Has Meaning

January 2019

  • 28: Make Your Everyday Place Your Happy Place
  • 24: Three Minutes and a Pair of Socks
  • 21: Minimalism is Next to Patriotism
  • 17: Man Overboard – When Others in Your Space are Not on Board with Minimalism
  • 14: Training the Mind: The Most Important Workout You’ll do in 2019
  • 10: Looking Back and Moving Forward
  • 07: How to Succeed at New Year’s Resolutions
  • 04: Our 2019 Family Contract

December 2018

  • 31: How Motherhood Slowed Me Down
  • 28: A Merry Little Christmas
  • 24: Holiday Bloat? Negative Self-Talk? Here’s How To Quit That Club.
  • 21: When Stillness Calls Loudest—How to Minimize Noise
  • 18: Seven Decluttering Tips I Discovered in The Minimalist Home
  • 14: Make 2019 a Year to Remember
  • 10: 3 Reasons to be More Positive and 3 Tips to Make it Happen
  • 07: The Mountain Will Teach Her
  • 03: 4 Ways to Combat Mental Clutter

November 2018

  • 30: What a Life Lived Has Taught Me About the Life I’m Living
  • 26: How to Incorporate Mindfulness Into Your Workday
  • 23: What A Hurricane and Two French Doors Taught Me About Minimalism
  • 19: Carving out a Simple Thanksgiving
  • 15: Capsule Wardrobe: How to Reduce Your Closet and Upgrade Your Style
  • 12: Giving Thanks After the Turkey is Gone.
  • 09: 3 Things Losing my Mum Taught Me About Life
  • 05: 9 Lessons for Kids About Life’s Limitless Possibilities
  • 02: Minimalism and the Invitation of Self-Reflection

October 2018

  • 29: Introducing Simple Money Magazine
  • 26: As Parents, Are We Giving Too Much?
  • 22: Simple and Healthy Eating: How I turned meal planning from tears to cheers
  • 18: Five Ways to Transform your Stress into Something Better
  • 15: 6 Steps to Help You Plan a Minimalist Wedding in One Week
  • 12: Minimalism is Not Perfectionism
  • 08: Seven Ways to Tap in to the Resourceful Spirit of our Ancestors
  • 05: Why Experiences (not Things) Get Better with Time, According to Science
  • 01: Stop All the Doing, and Just Be

September 2018

  • 28: Chasing Joy and Finding Minimalism
  • 24: Why You Should Stop Trying to Conform to the Molds of other Minimalists
  • 21: Waste Not Want Not: Time, Money, and Trash
  • 17: The Pursuit Of Status: How To Avoid Chasing The Wrong Things
  • 14: I Give You Permission To Throw Away Your Yearbook
  • 10: What 7 Years of Intentional Eating Taught Me
  • 07: From Closet to Career: Make Better Decisions by Avoiding the Sunk Cost Fallacy
  • 03: A Minimalist’s Guide to Goal-Setting

August 2018

  • 30: Minimalism’s Other Side: What to do When You Struggle with Open Spaces
  • 27: Uncluttered: Own Less, Live More.
  • 24: Balance
  • 20: The Psychology Behind Not Adding New Things Into Your Life
  • 17: How to live a truly zero waste life
  • 13: Chisel Away at the Excess to Reveal Your True, Happy Self
  • 09: What Growing Up “Poor” Taught Me About Minimalism
  • 07: Why You Need to Unplug
  • 04: My Cup Runneth Over…Oh No!

July 2018

  • 30: Six Boundaries to S.T.E.A.D.Y. Your Steps on the Path to Minimalism
  • 27: Giving Up “Cool” for the Bigger Life
  • 23: Growing into something used and smaller
  • 20: How Rolling with Life’s Punches Contributes to A Simple Life
  • 16: Rescue Me: The Problem With Relying on Our Purchases to Save Us
  • 12: When it Comes to Spending, Focus on Meaning
  • 09: Ernest Hemingway and My Infant’s Six Pairs of Knit Moccasins.
  • 06: Unpacking Emotional Baggage & Finally Letting Go

June 2018

  • 29: 4 Lessons in Living from Man’s Best Friend
  • 25: 6 Questions To Ask Yourself While Minimizing
  • 22: 5 Stress Management Techniques
  • 18: 5 Steps to Overcoming Regret
  • 15: 5 Things to Remember When Simplifying Brings Up Complicated Emotions
  • 11: City Simplified: Slowing Down While Living Fast
  • 07: Confessions of a (Reformed) Shopaholic
  • 04: 10 Signs That A Friendship Is Toxic
  • 01: Second Chance Minimalism: Relearning to Live with Less

May 2018

  • 28: Letting Go of My Instagram Addiction
  • 25: Ten Things Our Minimizing Journey Has Taught Us
  • 21: 10 Five-Second Reminders that Will Make Calmness Your Superpower
  • 18: Use Minimalism as a Means to an End, Not an End in Itself, to Live a Fulfilling Life
  • 14: My Simple, Imperfect Life is More Than Enough
  • 07: The Benefits of Finding “You” Time

April 2018

  • 23: Uncluttered: Discover the Life You Want
  • 16: Minimalism and College: 5 Lessons Learned
  • 09: Four Simple Steps for Spring “Curating”
  • 02: You can have it all. Just not all at once.

March 2018

  • 26: Three Simple Ways to Dampen Down Stress
  • 18: A Guide to Writing a Happiness Journal
  • 11: Simplifying the Little Areas of Life
  • 01: Why Time in Nature Leads to a Happier, Healthier Lifestyle

February 2018

  • 26: 5 Ways I’m Taking Back My Time
  • 19: Life After Decluttering: 9 Things to Maintain Momentum
  • 12: How Mindful Are Your Relationships?
  • 05: The Benefits of Being a Minimalist Parent

January 2018

  • 30: Minimalist Do-Over: Seven Things I’d Do Differently
  • 21: Downsizing and Creating a Life I Love
  • 14: Crafting a Minimalist Fitness Plan
  • 12: 3 Steps to Giving up My Fear of Death
  • 01: 7 Ways to Make This Year More Mindful

December 2017

  • 25: Life Weeds
  • 19: Soulful Simplicity: Living with Less
  • 17: End Your Year Intentionally with These 10 Questions
  • 13: A Simpler Way to Do the New Year
  • 10: How Minimalism Taught Me to Live Fearlessly
  • 08: Simple Holiday Traditions for the Minimalist Family
  • 03: Breaking the Spell of Stuff

November 2017

  • 30: Learning to Savor the Firsts and the Lasts
  • 27: Minimalism Enabled Me to Feel Beautiful
  • 22: Slow Fashion for a Simple Life
  • 19: From Materialism to Minimalism: Moving Beyond Black Friday
  • 13: Are You a Responsible Consumer?
  • 11: 5 Ways to Simplify Your Exercise
  • 05: You Don’t Have to Be Who You Were Yesterday
  • 03: How the Four Tendencies Personality Profile Made Me a Better Parent

October 2017

  • 29: Shifting Our Mindset: Challenge, Not Sacrifice
  • 28: All’s Fair in Love and Manufacturing: Patagonia’s Fair Trade Clothing
  • 22: What to Do When You Don’t Feel like Yourself Anymore
  • 20: If You Own One Thing in the World, Let It Be This
  • 16: If You Want to Change the World, Start Here
  • 13: Flânerie: the Benefits of Aimless Idle Behavior
  • 08: A Man Who Lived a Rich Life
  • 06: The Empty Nest: Downsizing for Two
  • 02: The Two Biggest Myths of Minimalism

September 2017

  • 25: Looking for Wifi in All the Wrong Places
  • 23: Ethical Fashion: Why It Matters
  • 18: Minimalism and Relationships
  • 13: 5 Ways to Simplify Your Sleep
  • 11: Helpful Tips When You’re Stuck on Getting Started
  • 08: How to Make Simple Your Superpower
  • 04: The Truth About Minimalism: It’s Not About Stuff

August 2017

  • 28: How This Stuff-Loving Psychologist Became a Beginner Minimalist
  • 20: The Grace We’ve Always Wanted
  • 16: Living Selflessly with Less
  • 14: How Minimalism Empowers the Pursuit of Big, Ambitious Dreams
  • 11: A Definitive Guide to Minimalist Fashion
  • 07: We Are Broke in Our Busyness
  • 04: Why I Don’t Push Minimalism on My Kid

July 2017

  • 30: 25 Ways to Choose Less Every Day
  • 27: The Simplicity of Old School Living
  • 23: The Truth About Living in a 4,000 Square Foot Home
  • 17: Journeying into a Slower Lifestyle
  • 13: Lessons on Minimalism from the Beach
  • 10: Money Can’t Buy Happiness (trust me, I’ve tried).
  • 03: Step out of Your Head and into the Moment

June 2017

  • 29: 5 Ways to Simplify Your Diet
  • 26: What We Practice Grows Stronger
  • 19: A Global Guide to a Deliberate Life
  • 12: Five Ways to Reduce the “Have To’s” in Your Life
  • 06: 3 Simple Living Lies to Declutter
  • 04: Simple Living Made Me a Shame-Free Parent

May 2017

  • 31: Introducing Simplify Magazine
  • 29: 3 Purposeful Questions I Ask Myself Each Night
  • 22: Finding the Peace of Home in a Chaotic World
  • 19: Let’s Focus on What We Don’t Need Instead of What We Don’t Have
  • 15: We All Need White Space to Color a Beautiful Life
  • 12: 5 Ways Minimalism Helps Us Silence the Wondering
  • 08: I Was Ashamed of My Simplicity
  • 02: How I Quit Being Busy
  • 01: Being Content with What You Have

April 2017

  • 28: Yes, I’m a minimalist. No, I’m not getting rid of that.
  • 26: 3 Simple Ways to Start Living More Sustainably
  • 24: It’s Ok to Stop Doing It All
  • 22: Minimalism and Stress: 6 Ways to Cope with Life’s Challenges
  • 21: Seven Ways to Create Space
  • 20: Want a Simpler World? Here’s How.
  • 19: Use the “One In, One Out” Rule to Live Emotionally Unstuffed
  • 18: Why Simplifying May Protect Our Children’s Mental Health
  • 16: How to Make Your Life Work for You
  • 13: How to Kill Your Phone Addiction with 4 Settings, 1 Hair Band, and a Post-It Note
  • 11: Unsubscribing from the Culture of Busyness
  • 09: It’s Ok to Be Happy with a Quiet Life
  • 06: 5 Ways to Live Quietly in a Noisy World
  • 04: 7 Ways to Be a More Present Parent

March 2017

  • 31: How to Parent Like a Minimalist
  • 28: Worth the Price: The Actual Cost of Quality vs. Quantity
  • 26: What’s Keeping You from the Life You Want?
  • 23: Decluttering Collectibles: the Longaberger Lesson
  • 21: What if All I Want is a Mediocre Life?
  • 18: 10 Signs Your Life is Too Busy
  • 13: The Lightbulb Moments That Teach Us to Slow Down
  • 11: The #1 Myth About Minimalism
  • 08: Toy Minimalism: What 7 Parents Want Us to Know
  • 06: A Guide to Letting Go of Sentimental Things
  • 04: Traveling Light: a Minimalist’s Challenge

February 2017

  • 28: 5 Simple Ideas it Took Me 20 Years to Understand
  • 26: 7 Expectations to Let Go of Right Now
  • 23: The Difference Between Decluttering and Minimalism
  • 20: A Helpful Guide to Simplifying Your Work Life
  • 15: Mental Minimalism: Paring Down Thoughts Which No Longer Serve Us
  • 14: Minimalism: Making it Just Right (for You)
  • 12: Chasing Slow: a Journey Worth Pursuing
  • 09: Prioritize Your Life with These Two Questions
  • 05: 50 Simple Things You Need to Hear
  • 02: 5 (More) Areas of Life To Simplify

January 2017

  • 30: A Minimalist Approach to Managing Stuff
  • 28: Let it Go: What’s Holding You Back?
  • 25: Moving in Together: Tips from a Minimalist Couple
  • 23: A Practical Guide to Minimalism with Kids
  • 20: Overcoming the Fear of Minimalism
  • 17: Minimalism and Books: Tips on Letting Go
  • 15: Let’s Stop Feeling Guilty About These 7 Things
  • 13: Minimalism at Fifty: What It Means to Me
  • 11: Capturing the Moments That Matter
  • 08: How to Simplify Anything
  • 04: Life After Divorce: How Minimalism Saved Me
  • 03: 8 Edits for a Simpler, Better Life
  • 01: Simplifying Your New Year

December 2016

  • 26: 2016: A Year in Review
  • 17: Avoiding a Stressful Holiday Season
  • 12: 8 Simple Living Blogs You’ll Love
  • 09: 5 Ways to Create Mental Space
  • 08: The Power of Paring Down
  • 06: Simplicity is a Journey, Not a Destination
  • 04: 6 Ways to Sway Your Family into a Life of Minimalism

November 2016

  • 27: 5 Ways to Simplify Christmas This Year
  • 25: 11 Non-Thing Things You Can Give This Holiday Season
  • 24: The Gift of Minimalism
  • 20: A Simple Holiday Starts With This
  • 18: 3 Questions to Simplify Holiday Dysfunction
  • 14: 12 Ways Minimalism Heals the Soul
  • 08: 5 Areas of Life to Simplify
  • 07: 5 Ways to Simplify Your Weekend
  • 04: 4 Simple Ways to Experience Daily Zen
  • 02: Project 333 For Kids

October 2016

  • 31: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Stressed
  • 26: 5 Things to Teach Your Kids About Decluttering
  • 24: 8 Ideas to Boost Your Minimalist Journey
  • 18: How I Became a Better Minimalist
  • 17: Minimalist Journal: Why You Should Keep One
  • 11: The Recovering Perfectionist
  • 10: Your Next Step Toward a Simpler Life
  • 07: The Key to Simplifying Your Digital Clutter
  • 05: How Simplicity of Heart Brings Freedom
  • 03: 3 Ways to Simplify Your Fears

September 2016

  • 29: Why You Shouldn’t Feel Like a Minimalist Imposter
  • 26: Why Creating Negative Space is Important
  • 19: How To Make Every Day a Joyful One
  • 15: The One Place You Probably Haven’t Decluttered
  • 12: 7 Ways Productivity Is Failing You
  • 08: Slow Down and Enjoy the Simple Life
  • 04: The Simple Life Challenge

August 2016

  • 29: 32 Things I’ve Learned Through a Year of Minimalism
  • 24: Why Empathy Is the Key to Our Future
  • 22: 4 Signs It’s Time to Simplify
  • 18: How Minimalism Helps Find Our Voice Amidst the Noise
  • 15: The Joy of Removing “Busy”
  • 10: Digital Clutter: Simplifying the Excess
  • 08: Living Small in a Big World
  • 03: Downtime: Why You Need It in Your Life
  • 01: Minimalist Personality: What Type Are You?

July 2016

  • 25: When Perspective Keeps You From Telling Your Story
  • 20: How Gratitude Cultivates a Simpler, Happier Life
  • 18: Why Memories Are Better Than Things
  • 13: 3 Ways to Enjoy Your Best “Do Nothing” Day
  • 11: 5 Things We Pursue in the Simple Life
  • 04: 7 Ways to Set Yourself Free

June 2016

  • 27: The Secret to Finding Joy
  • 23: 3 Emotional Benefits of Decluttering
  • 17: The Future of No Sidebar

May 2016

  • 16: An Open Letter to the No Sidebar Community
  • 12: When Less Becomes More at Work
  • 09: The Minimalism Checklist
  • 06: How to Achieve Your Minimalist Dreams
  • 04: How to Survive the Busy Seasons of Life

April 2016

  • 29: Collect Memories, Not Stuff
  • 27: 5 Ways Minimalism Can Help Your Wellness
  • 25: The One Thing Your Home Should Never Do Without
  • 22: 5 Simple Rules for New Families
  • 20: 5 Things I’ve Learned by Doing Things Differently
  • 18: A Simple Guide to Enjoying a Minimalist Summer
  • 15: 3 Simple Ways to Add Play in Your Life
  • 11: The Secret to Curating a Life You Love
  • 08: The Secret to Being Enough
  • 07: 5 Benefits of Limiting Screen Time
  • 05: The One Thing Your Intentional Life Is Missing
  • 04: 3 Simple Questions to Find Your Best Self
  • 01: 5 Things to Consider Before Making a Purchase

March 2016

  • 29: 5 Ways to Simplify Your Life Today
  • 28: The More of Less
  • 25: The Power of Letting Go
  • 23: 5 Ways to Slow Down Without Killing Your Productivity
  • 21: Why I’m Not Waiting on Perfection
  • 18: Minimalism is a Tool, Not a Destination
  • 16: 10 Lessons I Learned About Change
  • 15: Minimalism: The Myth of Overnight Change
  • 11: Fear of the Unknown: How to Overcome It
  • 10: How to Detangle Productivity and Your Self-Worth
  • 08: The Power of Saying “No”
  • 07: Why Minimalism is Just the Beginning
  • 04: The Importance of Unplugging
  • 03: A New Perspective on Simple Living
  • 01: The Desire for More: What I Learned

February 2016

  • 29: Why the White Space in Our Life Matters
  • 25: Life in a Tiny House: Why I Sold Everything I Owned
  • 24: 5 Challenges of Being a Minimalist
  • 23: Minimalism with Kids: 3 Things to Learn
  • 22: A Life-Changing Question to Ask Before Buying Anything
  • 20: Rational Minimalism in a Radical World
  • 19: Reclaiming Margin: Why It’s Important
  • 18: 5 Ways to Live More Intentionally
  • 17: 7 Signs Busyness is Killing Your Minimalism
  • 16: When Minimalism Seems Unreachable
  • 15: 5 Daily Practices to Help You Create Space
  • 13: 8 Ways to Reclaim Your Life
  • 12: 5 Simple Ways to Say “I Love You”
  • 11: The Key to Simplifying Your Journey
  • 10: 8 Ways to Get Rid of Clutter and Get Your Life Back
  • 08: How Busyness Crushes Our Soul
  • 06: Essentialism: A Book Every Minimalist Should Read
  • 03: 10 Things Minimalists Don’t Do
  • 01: Simple Living: 5 Things I’ve Learned

January 2016

  • 29: How Brené Brown Challenged My View on Minimalism
  • 27: Creating Space: How It Can Change Your Life
  • 25: Are Your Possessions Holding You Back?
  • 20: The Benefit of Simple Living That No One Talks About
  • 18: 9 Things We Should Never Minimize
  • 12: How Social Media Can Simplify Our Lives
  • 11: The Power of Daily Minimalism
  • 06: How Simplifying Your Present Empowers Your Future
  • 04: Going Deeper in 2016

December 2015

  • 30: How a “Do Nothing” Day Changed My Life
  • 28: Why Minimalism is a Better Way of Life
  • 21: Tidying Up: A New Minimalism
  • 15: 5 Ways to Keep the Holidays Simple
  • 14: How to Simplify Your Life
  • 10: The Key to a Simple (and Meaningful) Holiday with Kids
  • 07: How to Live an Abundant Life
  • 03: Creating a Minimalism Rhythm

November 2015

  • 30: The Art of Decluttering
  • 23: 5 Ways to Simplify the Holidays
  • 18: Why Self-Worth is Essential to Practicing Minimalism
  • 16: The Wisdom in Living Slowly
  • 11: Minimizing the Digital Distractions in Our Life
  • 08: 5 Things I Learned About Minimalism
  • 04: Is Living Simply Just a Distraction?

October 2015

  • 29: Simple Living: Resources for Your Journey
  • 29: The Importance of Simplifying Your Living Area
  • 26: The Key to Simplifying Your Digital Life
  • 21: How to Stay a Minimalist
  • 19: The Illusion of Simplicity
  • 12: The Simple Five: Digital, Home, Life, Mind, Work
  • 08: 5 Practices of Digital Minimalism
  • 05: Positive Thinking: Why It’s Essential to Happiness

September 2015

  • 28: The Art of Simplifying
  • 24: Simplify: Living at Home with Less
  • 21: How to Live a Life with No Regrets
  • 16: Project 333: Benefits of a Simple Wardrobe
  • 14: The Purpose of Living Simple
  • 07: How to Simplify Your Productivity

August 2015

  • 31: How a Simpler Life Can Make You More Decisive
  • 28: Media Deprivation: A Creative Diet for the Minimalist
  • 26: Minimalist Budget: 5 Ways to Make it Work
  • 24: Digital Minimalism: Life Beyond the Internet
  • 22: Become a Minimalist for These 12 Reasons
  • 19: The Simple Joy of Having Fun
  • 17: The Link Between Simple Living and Positive Thinking
  • 14: 5 Minimalism Quotes to Help You Design a Simple Life
  • 12: What Kurt Cobain Teaches Us About Minimalism
  • 08: Are You a Weekend Minimalist?
  • 05: 5 Simple Back-to-School Hacks for Homeschoolers
  • 03: 5 Types of Minimalism

July 2015

  • 29: A Simple Guide to Wellness
  • 28: 10 Benefits of Minimalism
  • 22: Decluttering Your Home: 5 Simple Steps
  • 20: How to Do More in Less Time
  • 17: A Minimalist’s Guide to Morning Rituals
  • 16: Minimalism in the Real World: A Life without Sidebars
  • 14: Why It’s Time to DIY Your Life
  • 12: The Benefits of Being Yourself
  • 09: The Essential (and Simple) Guide to Blogging with Purpose
  • 06: The Art of Living Without
  • 03: The Perfect Way of Saying “No”

June 2015

  • 29: Why Confidence is the Key to a Simple Life
  • 19: A Diet of Distraction: Simplifying to Find Balance
  • 17: How to Curate Your Time for a Better and Simple Work Life
  • 15: Why It’s Time to Start Being Selfish
  • 08: Three Simple Tips for Writing, Even if You Aren’t a “Writer”
  • 05: The Secret to Clearing Mental Clutter
  • 01: How to Design a Simple Life

May 2015

  • 25: 8 Things Successful Creative Professionals Do
  • 25: The Best Resources for Consuming Creative Content
  • 18: The Powerful Effect of Habits
  • 11: Are You Making Good Decisions?
  • 04: Should You Follow Your Passion?

April 2015

  • 27: The Secret to Having a Simplified Schedule
  • 20: Why Creative People Aren’t Always Successful
  • 13: Does Everyone Have a Calling?
  • 06: Idea Overload: Can it Keep You from Growing?

March 2015

  • 30: The Key to Experiencing Contentment
  • 23: Why Being Honest Is Better than Being Nice
  • 16: Minimalism: A Happier Way to Live
  • 09: The Importance of Removing Mental Clutter
  • 02: The Positive Benefits of Failure

February 2015

  • 16: Are You Feeling Overwhelmed?
  • 13: The Key to Experiencing Happiness
  • 09: The Fear of Missing Out

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