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- Guarding The Gate: How I Stay a Minimalist
Becoming a minimalist takes a lot of introspection. Identifying what you value the very most and letting go of the rest is hard work. Asking yourself tough questions to separate the objects you own from the emotions, marketing pressures, perceived value, and other forces that drive what we buy and own. Likewise, I’ve found that … Continue reading Guarding The Gate: How I Stay a Minimalist - A Detailed Guide To DIY Scanning Your Old Photos
So, you have a lot of old photos scattered in boxes and old albums in your basement and attic. If you agree with my case to scan your old photos yourself and you decided to skip an overpriced photo scanning service and help cash in on your memory dividends this article is for you. You’ve … Continue reading A Detailed Guide To DIY Scanning Your Old Photos - The Case For Scanning Your Old Photos Yourself
My wife and I bought a $600 high-quality photo scanner and spent the time to cull, organize, and scan our 10,000 or so pre-digital hard copy photos. We are so glad we did! Now, they are a seamless part of our digital photo collection. Our pictures are always with us and we can easily search … Continue reading The Case For Scanning Your Old Photos Yourself - Cashing In On Memory Dividends
My wife and I are celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary this year (and 38 years of being a couple). While on a public ferry in Luxor, Egypt we quizzed each other on the many other ferry boats we had ridden together. We each remembered examples the other hadn’t. It was a fun walk down memory … Continue reading Cashing In On Memory Dividends - The More of Minimalism
Minimalism has had a profoundly positive impact on my life. I’m healthier and calmer, I have more time and flexibility with money, and I’m more content overall. In an effort to share why I have chosen a minimalist life and why it is so rewarding to me, here are my eight benefits of being a … Continue reading The More of Minimalism - Minimalism Changed Who I Am.
I used to be a cyclist, gardener, canner, aspiring musician, soccer coach, coin collector, stamp collector, home owner, DIY handyman, and Department of Defense hospitality expert. I am no longer those things. I found that by selling, giving away, or otherwise disposing of my guitars, soccer gear, biking gear, coin and stamp collections, work files, … Continue reading Minimalism Changed Who I Am. - Ask Yourself Tough Questions And Let The Answers Change You
[This was first published on the minimalism and lifestyle blog No Sidebar.] My wife and I sold or gave away 98 percent of our belongings which enabled us to achieve our goal to become full-time nomadic travelers in July 2023. In my pursuit of a simpler life with fewer things, I had to ask myself … Continue reading Ask Yourself Tough Questions And Let The Answers Change You - Decluttering My Mind: Eliminating conversations with my stuff
Before I embraced minimalism, I loved to go camping. In the woods I noticed how quiet my mind was. It wasn’t just bathing in the trees that was calming. I enjoyed not being reminded by my multitude of belongings of the many chores I needed to get done at home. Similarly, when I was in … Continue reading Decluttering My Mind: Eliminating conversations with my stuff - Five Things Minimalism Is Not
Minimalism changed my life for the better. Minimalism at its core is focusing on what we truly value and eliminating the rest. There is not a definitive number of things a person should own to be a minimalist, and making minimalism a comparison game defeats one of its key purposes. While the concept has grown … Continue reading Five Things Minimalism Is Not - The Metamorphosis to Becoming a Minimalist
My wife and I sold or gave away 98 percent of our belongings. Our dream to be full-time nomadic travelers took flight in July 2023––a goal we never thought possible until we fully embraced minimalism. In her popular book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing Marie Kondo is … Continue reading The Metamorphosis to Becoming a Minimalist - The Pursuit of Contentment
“I want to be happy” was how I replied when asked as a youth what I wanted to be in life. Likely inspired by our country’s Declaration of Independence, I bought into the enticing desire of achieving full happiness. It doesn’t work that way. In the pursuit of a life of bliss, I read several books … Continue reading The Pursuit of Contentment
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