Maintaining Your Things

This past week our car broke down, our front door handle broke and our faucet started leaking. Everything was repairable but it did feel like a flurry of failures that needed our attention beyond normal life responsibilities. All of these repairs took time and money. And all I could think is how do I simplify my life so I’m not spending time maintaining and repairing things?! But maybe the more constructive thought is, how do I fill my life with fewer things that I don’t mind maintaining and repairing?

Beach House, fewer thingsAlison MazurekJune 8, 2024 Comments

Digital Minimalism with Kristen of Minima Organizing

While I have generally embraced minimalism or consider myself minimalist-sh in our home space and my closet - when it comes to my digital life I have to admit I am a hoarder. A hoarder of photos and files and emails. So when someone recently assumed that I must have a great digital filing system that I could share with them, I first laughed and thought of who I know who does. I immediately thought of Kristen of Minima

Laundry Update, thanks to you

Ok, you all really came through with sharing your laundry schedules. I’ve taken a bunch of the advice to heart and have found a bit of a better rhythm for us.