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The Perfect Storm - The Cycle of Buying
Did you know there is perfect cycle? It is the buying/decluttering cycle. Did you know it was engineered? It is a lovely perpetual machine. You buy to become. You buy to create this fantasy self. You buy to show you are ________. Then you wake up and you are surrounded and drowning in stuff. You MUST clear it right away! You greatly reduce your things. Yo…
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Random Recommendations
When you are getting started on trying to reduce your wardrobe, I would highly recommend trying out a wardrobe capsule. Classy Yet Trendy - I started out with using a few of these. Now that I am on a no buy I am reusing what I already have. Everyday Savvy - free capsules that are from one store. Definitely uses different color schemes. Matt D'Avella -…
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Technology - Do you use or are you used?
I love technology. That's a fortunate thing since I am a software engineer! The knowledge that is at my fingertips is astonishing. The fact that I travel with maps of anything and everything I could hope for makes me so happy! I adore audiobooks and having everything I could want to listen to available at all hours of the day. My life is truly richer becaus…
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Less Is Now- Reduction Challenge
In Less Is Now , the Minimalist end with a challenge to reduce items every day for the month of January. Reduce 1 on the 1st, 2 on the 2nd.... 31 items on the 31st. I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge until the last week. One note is that I tried to keep this challenge to just my items. I would have had to reduce items that I love, use, or need if I had truly…
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Less Is Now Challenge for January
Minimalism has been a passion and battle of mine for long while now. I find it one of the most challenging aspects of myself. I go from overwhelmed from too many clothes, too many options, to a nice, easy wardrobe in which I eventually buy more in my desire to own in all. It's an ongoing battle with myself. I am MUCH better than I was before, but it affects dif…
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