Want To Declutter Fast?

I’ve seen guides that say they’ll teach you how to “declutter your home instantly!” I’ve never read the guides, but I can guarantee that “instantly” is a blatant lie. Even instant coffee still takes a couple minutes in the...

2014 Habits: “Just In Time” Book Buying

I’ve come to a conclusion: my ability to predict my future reading tastes, preferences, and available time is rather poor. I have a number of ebooks on my Kindle app that I just haven’t gotten around to, and one or two actual print books that I’ve...

When Food Is Fungible

You’ve got an event coming up, and you have no idea what to serve for food.  How many people are going to be coming?  What do they expect?  What do you need to provide?  Is it a lunch, a breakfast, a dinner, an afternoon snack, … ? Handling issues like...
It’s A Landfill, Not A Compost Bin

It’s A Landfill, Not A Compost Bin

Landfills aren’t particularly glamorous, but understanding how they work is a huge part of living a simpler, decluttered life. Most people have this vision of a landfill as a place where their stuff goes, decomposes, and eventually “returns to the...

Whoah There Pardner – Reasonable Goals

I was scheduled to write about the Alternate Day Diet today, but after looking back through my blog archive for what I’d written about it previously, I think that the previous posts largely speak for themselves. With the launch of Faith Janes’ Minimize...