by Chris | Jun 3, 2014 | Have less stuff, Minimalist Tips
I was contacted a while back by a copywriter. They kindly offered to write me a guest blog post, all they asked in return, was a link to their client’s website. Not unusual in itself, but their client was a self-storage company. Clearly they didn’t quite get what...
by Chris | Aug 20, 2013 | Have less stuff, Minimalist Tips
I’m often asked, “How do I declutter”, how do I go about getting rid of my stuff ? I tend to stick to the following 10 principles of how to declutter: 1) Think long and hard about buying something – Get rid of your wishlists, they are designed to prompt you to...
by Chris | May 22, 2013 | Have less stuff, Minimalist Tips
Why do we hang on to our things ? Why are they cherished ? What is it about these particular items that makes it so hard to be without them ? Its not our stuff, its our emotions. There’s a box in my garage, in it, is some stuff. It was my step-dad’s. He died a few...
by Chris | Jan 4, 2013 | Minimalist Tips
As an aid to helping me keep a minimalist wardrobe I stumbled across this simple idea. It will work on minimising your wardrobe or closet if you are a man or a woman. Take a coathanger and mark it with something like a coloured ribbon, a piece of duck tape or possibly...