by Chris Wray | Feb 5, 2015 | Minimalist Lifestyle
In the cupboard in the spare room in the house are a set of the shiniest and most awesome skis. They are perfect and unmarked. Their surfaces shine. They were very expensive. So I wonder why these skis are so shiny, and they have been here for some time, years,...
by Chris | Nov 19, 2014 | Minimalist Lifestyle
We’re coming up to that time of year when we see consumerism and the focus on things at a peak. I have nothing against the celebrations with the giving and receiving of gifts, it is the season to be jolly after all. What I do find uncomfortable is the arrival of...
by Chris | Aug 18, 2014 | Minimalist Lifestyle
I’ve been reading [easyazon_link identifier=”0804137382″ locale=”US” tag=”twolesthi-20″]Greg McKeown’s book Essentialism[/easyazon_link], The disciplined pursuit of less, and as The Minimalists pointed out only last week...
by Chris | Mar 3, 2014 | Minimalist Lifestyle
I’ve found this post really hard to write. Its been in my drafts folder for at least a year. I’m not sure I’ve been able to describe what I’m trying to say. Its kind of a chicken and egg tale. Initially I’d thought this was about not knowing if my lifestyle led to...
by Chris | Dec 16, 2013 | Minimalist Lifestyle
I had a very brief guest spot on the Good morning Wales show on BBC Radio Wales this weekend. Not really something to talk about in itself, but I was invited to comment on an article featured in this weeks UK Telegraph Newspaper. It would seem that the UK is one of...
by Chris | Dec 11, 2013 | Minimalist Lifestyle
I stumbled upon an interesting article in the UK’s Guardian newspaperyesterday. Its quite a depressing read to be honest. The end of the article summarises with this This is the dreadful mistake we are making: allowing ourselves to believe that having more money and...
