Two things you might not know about me. Number one, I love doing reviews, real reviews, not glossed over fluff reviews (and here’s proof that I can be scathingly honest in my reviews). Number two when I was decluttering I devoured every book I could find on organizing, clutter control, [...]
The Minimalist Turnip
The minimalist turnip and a sustainable food culture: Cora handed me a slice of turnip today. It was a thick raw chunk. I savored the flavor of this simple little root vegetable, enjoying the subtlety of it’s flavor. Turnip? Subtle? If you’ve ever lived on a farm you probably know [...]
The 2011 All Star List of Minimalist Blogs
Note: The List will be updated for 2012. Accepting submissions for the 2012 list until the end of November 2011. Submit here. The 2011 All Star List of Minimalist Blogs is finally here. It’s a minimalists extravaganza! I want to say a big thanks to Francine from Miss Minimalist. She [...]
Setting Healthy Limits With Packrat Kids
Response post to a question I received from Jenny of Ex-Consumer. Hi Tanja. I’m so glad I found you through Marianne! Your site is incredible. Really, really beautiful design. What a great story. I used to be quite the packrat too. In fact, I felt like I had things pretty [...]
Minimalist Community Spotlight: Tracy G’s Minimalistish Home
Hey everyone. I’m starting up a new little thing. I’m going to be doing a minimalist community spotlight feature. If you want to have the spotlight turned on you send me some pics of your minimalistish home and a little story about your minimalist lifestyle. Today we’ve got Tracy G, [...]
Pieces of My Heart
This is a guest post by Annie Brewer from Annienygma. Annie Brewer learned how to combine minimalism with frugality to live the life of her dreams. A single mother, she is a computer professional who works from home and primarily supports her family through writing. You can follow her adventures [...]
My Boss is a Tyrant : A Minimalist Work Challenge
My boss is a tyrant. She gives me impossible deadlines, a to-do list as long as a phonebook, and then insists that everything is “TOP PRIORITY!!!!” I do 60 hour weeks more often than not and get paid a pittance for all my work. My boss is so mean she [...]
A Minimalist Take on Treasures : Cherish Your Memories
Final Post in the Sentimental Clutter Series: So I’ve talked a lot about declutttering sentimental memories. Sometimes though a picture is worth a thousand words. That’s what this post is all about. Not a thousand words, just a few pictures. I’m going to show off my treasure chest. I’m hoping [...]
Painting the Walls Purple : A Minimalist Packrat Update
If you've been hanging out at Minimalist Packrat this week you've probably seen all kinds of crazy things going on. I've been painting my walls purple and rearranging the furniture. No, not in my real life, just here at Minimalist Packrat! This is a quick update on all the going-ons behind the scenes.
An Award? For me? Little do they know I wear socks with my sandals!
A couple weeks ago I was surprised by Bliss from Stepping My Way to Bliss when she passed along the stylish blogger award my way (Thanks Bliss!). I was going to mention it as soon as I got done with my sentimental clutter series, but then yesterday I was surprised again [...]
Patrick, The Redbox Video and a Native American Named Wildfoot
Response post to Scott of the Experimental Life with 30 Day Experiment: It’s All About the Eyes. So what’s your version of reality like? Let’s take a trip to the redbox video kiosk for instance. Can you remember your last trip? Did anything amazing happen? Some people live in a [...]
Honoring Memories : Sentimental Clutter Series
Part 4 of the Sentimental Treasures vs. Sentimental Clutter Series In the last post I touched on heirloom clutter that was full-on clutter, the stuff you don’t want to keep. But life isn’t about stripping away everything. There are physical possessions that are cherished, loved and honored. That’s what this [...]
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