Category Archives: Minimizing

Adjustment Oddness

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Eva

My grandparents are getting ready to get ready to move from their home of fifty+ years to a retirement community. It’s a big transition. Their new place will be small, and thirty minutes from the neighborhood they’re used to. They … Continue reading →

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Simplicity Parenting for Yourself

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Eva

Simplicity Parenting is a movement that is gaining traction all over the world in places as diverse as India and Iceland, says Kim John Payne.  It’s easy to understand why: like the appeal of minimalism, simplicity in child-rearing is a pendulum swing away from … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Walking

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Eva

Since a friend sent me Walking Towards Peace, I’ve thought about the contentment of walking.  Of letting my eyes and mind wander, with no agenda but to move. Shannon points out that many writers have been walkers.  Walking has a long … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Accumulation

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Eva

I moved recently.  I moved from my parents’ house to a home with three roommates, where we are responsible for furnishing our own place. It’s going great.  We came with a lot of what we need.  We’ve been able to … Continue reading →

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Don’t want it!

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Eva

Minimizing was a relief for me- there was so much less stuff to store and take care of!  It also caused or coincided with internal habit changes.  Once I learned about the environmental impact of buying new things, I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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What do minimalism, the environment, and finances have in common?

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Eva

Has it ever happened to you that a bunch of ideas come into your life, one after the other, and they all tie together? That’s what happened to me with minimalism, my job, and finances.  Here’s a timeline: November 5, 2011: … Continue reading →

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Math for Optimal Wardrobe Size

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Eva

Janice of The Vivienne Files makes this observation: You’re out driving around and see a house that’s really attractive, so you buy it.  Yea, you already own 8 or 10 other houses – you’ve really lost track – but this … Continue reading →

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Tiny, mini, micro houses

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Eva

Ever seen on of these?  The tiny house movement is in some ways a return to our roots.  Think of Little House in the Big Woods.  One-room cabins were a way of life then, and that was less than 150 years … Continue reading →

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What if you took your toys away?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Eva

I’m inspired by Ruth of Living Well Spending Less, who in 2012 took her kids’ toys away after noticing a lack of contentment in her oldest daughter.  She took “all their dress-up clothes, baby dolls, Polly Pockets, & stuffed animals, … Continue reading →

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Want & Need

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Eva

Yesterday it happened.  As I settled down to read A Clash of Kings, I heard a rip.  Sure enough, my ancient skinny jeans from H&M had ripped through the right thigh.  Sigh. It’s been a long time in coming.  If … Continue reading →

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