I have a confession to make — I’ve always faked it. Doesn’t matter if it’s a big one, small one, fat one, bushy one — it’s always been fake. The real thing just doesn’t do it for me. I’m talking about Christmas trees of course! It’s true, growing up my […]
Have you ever noticed minimalists like to repeat themselves? Have you ever noticed minimalists…just kidding. But it’s true. If you look at some other “minimalist” blogs out there, it’s the same rhetoric: declutter this, don’t buy that, simplify here, minimize there, wear only X, thrift shop for Y, blah, blah, […]
Did you know Halloween is the second highest grossing holiday for retail stores? That’s gross all right, but there’s big money in Halloween. If you go to a big-box store like Walmart you’d expect to see Halloween displays, but even Lowe’s and Home Depot have gotten in on the mix. […]
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve sold all my stuff I’d have — well — 15 cents. During our two summers in Vancouver we either house sat or rented furnished condos/apartments. It cost us a little more to rent furnished, but you save on having to buy […]
As we wound down our time in Vancouver we crammed a lot of activities in – mostly beach days. On our last beach day my friend and host of epic proportions said; “I wanted to get you guys something great, then I thought of how light you travel so then […]
Selling all your stuff is fun, at least it was both times we did it. You learn new stuff each time, and when you do need to purchase stuff you know of better purchasing methods like Thrift Shops, or finding ways to re-purpose stuff, for that matter. But sometimes it pays to not […]
It’s been a brutal winter here in Vancouver, with record setting snowfall (no, seriously) and cold temperatures. Having not experienced the harsh Canadian winters in a few years, it would be an eye-opener if my eyes weren’t frozen shut. I never thought I’d say this, but I’m happy it’s started raining […]
So the The Minimalists documentary; Minimalism recently became available on Netflix, and now it seems everyone wants to learn how to become a minimalist. Actually, people seem confused as to what minimalism is; moreover, how they can become a minimalist or if they are minimalist enough. They seem to create […]
As I type this out I’m watching the snow fall in downtown Vancouver, with 20 centimetres expected to fall in a city that doesn’t often receive snow. Across the street is a boot store with window-painted drawings of a snowman, a wreath, and a scrawling of Seasons Greetings. Christmas songs are […]
As you know I don’t like to label myself as a “minimalist”, I let others give me that label. If I was going to label myself I’d go with President of Awesomeness…or King Awesomeness…or maybe just Mr. Awesomeness…Ruler of all things Awesome sounds good too. I digress. We didn’t just wake […]
