Since I have started along the path to minimalism and a simpler life, I have read everything that I could get my hands on about simplifying, decluttering, and organizing. Almost every book and blog that I have come across features a before story and an […]

The Pareto Principle states that “for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes”. In terms of simplifying, this means that you spend 80% of your time dealing with 20% of your stuff. I figure that the 20% of my […]

In 2013, I decided to redefine my life. It started when I looked around one day and realized that the way things were was not the way I wanted things to be. Don’t get me wrong, I had a good life. I had a job […]

Back a couple of months ago, I read an article somewhere (I can’t remember where) about using balls of felted wool in the dryer to decrease drying time and soften laundry. The premise behind this is that the balls tumble around the dryer, break up […]

This post was originally published February 3, 2015. I am back at work today, after being sick for the last few days. Steve is still sick and at home, and since our dryer is out of commission until the replacement fuses arrive, he has generously […]

This post was originally published February 1, 2015. I have been sick the last few days. I stayed home from work on Friday because I felt so bad, and will be home again tomorrow because I feel so bad. But Saturday, for some reason, I […]