Readers: I’ve organized my blog essays in two versions: 1) by main topic (though many overlap with other topics) and 2) order of publication (scroll down). Within each topic, essays are arranged by order of publication.
TOPICS
My Journey & Some Suggestions for Others
Minimalist Wannabe: An Introduction
To Move or Not To Move: My Reasons + Some Advice
Starting Over in a New Place: Why Orlando?
Living with Seniors: Life with Aging Pets
Single for Life: A Very Minimalist Household
Mid-life Blues, or Shouldn’t I Know What I Want To Do By Now?
Minimalist Transitions: The Good and the Not So Good
An Unemployed Minimalist: How I’m Spending My Unpaid Vacation
A Minimalist Move in Troubling Times
My Minimalist Home: Bigger Isn’t Always Better
My Minimalist Home: House Hunting
My Minimalist Home: How Small Can I Go?
My Minimalist Home: Negotiations
My Minimalist Home: One Month Countdown
My Minimalist Home: Neither Here Nor There
My Minimalist Home: Hurry Up and Wait!
My Minimalist Home: A Few Steps Backwards, A Few Steps Forwards
Minimalist Space: Finding White Space in a Smaller Home
My Minimalist Home: One Year in a Smaller House
Leaning into Minimalism: Reasons & Benefits
The Path to Minimalism: Wake-up Calls and More
My Minimalist “Don’t” List: 10 Things I Don’t Do Anymore
A Few Side Effects of Minimalism
Gaining Perspective: Friendship
Less Can Be More: Quality over Quantity
Finding Joy in the Small Stuff
Decluttering the Stuff
Oh, the Memories: Suggestions for Decluttering the Sentimental Stuff
Deep Decluttering: Dressers and Closets and Garages, Oh My!
Confessions of a Bookworm Minimalist
Decluttering for Death: Why We All Need To Practice the Swedish Art of Death Cleaning
Declutter December: 21 Days of Suggestions
Spring Cleaning, Minimalist Style
Mind over Matter
In the Moment: Working towards Mindfulness
A Minimalist Sabbath: 7 Suggestions
Letting Go: Books, Obligations, and Guilt
Simplifying Life: Decisions, Decisions
Minimalist Money
Minimalist Money: Money, Money, Money!
Minimalist Money: Managing Personal Finances
Minimalist Money: Does Minimalism Really Pay?
Minimalist Money: Will Retirement Ever Be Possible?
Minimalist Money: Surviving Unemployment
A Minimalist Lapse: The Urge to Splurge
Minimalist Work: How to Do More with Less
Minimizing Those Pesky “To Do” List: 5 Tips
Work Like a Minimalist: 6 Strategies
We’re All Busy: 3 Strategies To Help Manage Your Time
New Beginnings, or The Ongoing Desire to Improve
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
A New Year of Minimalism (2017)
Starting Over in Mid-life: 5 Suggestions and 2 Warnings
There is a Season: Suggestions for Turning towards Autumn
State of the Union—Minimalist Style
Challenges, or Life Happens
Bumps in the Road: 5 Lessons from Cancer
My Minimalist Home: Irma, an Unwelcome Visitor
Simple Living in Difficult Times
Oft-debated Issues
Are Minimalists Holiday Killjoys?
Is Minimalism Just for the Privileged?
Minimalist Myths: 5 Misconceptions about Minimalism
Minimalist Traveling
Minimalist Travels: How Travel Helped Lead Me to Minimalism
Minimalist Travels: Packing Light
Minimalist Travels: What Life in Germany Taught Me about Simple Living
Minimalist Travels: A Short Trip though the Cycle of Life
Humor and Some Miscellaneous Topics
Casting Pods: Podcasts on Minimalism and Related Topics
The ABCs of Resources: Minimalism, Simple Living, Happiness, and More
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION
1-Minimalist Wannabe: An Introduction
2-To Move or Not To Move: My Reasons + Some Advice
3-Starting Over in a New Place: Why Orlando?
5-Living with Seniors: Life with Aging Pets
7-Casting Pods: Podcasts on Minimalism and Related Topics
8-You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
10-Reinvention: Reality or Myth?
11-In the Moment: Working towards Mindfulness
12-Minimalist Travels: How Travel Helped Lead Me to Minimalism
14-Minimizing Those Pesky “To Do” List: 5 Tips
15-Are Minimalists Holiday Killjoys?
16-Mid-life Blues, or Shouldn’t I Know What I Want To Do By Now?
17-Oh, the Memories: Suggestions for Decluttering the Sentimental Stuff
19-Deep Decluttering: Dressers and Closets and Garages, Oh My!
20-Minimalist Money: Money, Money, Money!
22-Single for Life: A Very Minimalist Household
24-The Gray Shades of Minimalism
25-A New Year of Minimalism (2017)
26-Work Like a Minimalist: 6 Strategies
27-We’re All Busy: 3 Strategies To Help Manage Your Time
28-The Path to Minimalism: Wake-up Calls and More
30-Bumps in the Road: Lessons from Cancer
31-Is Minimalism Just for the Privileged?
32-My Minimalist “Don’t” List: 10 Things I Don’t Do Anymore
33-Confessions of a Bookworm Minimalist
34-A Few Side Effects of Minimalism
37-Gaining Perspective: Friendship
38-Minimalist Travels: Packing Light
41-Minimalist Money: Managing Personal Finances
42-My Minimalist Home: House Hunting
43-My Minimalist Home: How Small Can I Go?
44-My Minimalist Home: Negotiations
45-My Minimalist Home: One Month Countdown
46-My Minimalist Home: Neither Here Nor There
48-My Minimalist Home: The Move
49-My Minimalist Home: Hurry Up and Wait!
50-My Minimalist Home: A Few Steps Backwards, A Few Steps Forwards
51-My Minimalist Home: Irma, an Unwelcome Visitor
52-Minimalist Transitions: The Good and the Not So Good
53-A New Minimalist Year (2018)
54-Minimalist Money: Does Minimalism Really Pay?
56-Minimalist Space: Finding White Space in a Smaller Home
57-Letting Go: Books, Obligations, and Guilt
59-Less Can Be More: Quality over Quantity
60-Decluttering for Death: Why We All Need To Practice the Swedish Art of Death Cleaning
61-Minimalist Travels: What Life in Germany Taught Me about Simple Living
62-An Unemployed Minimalist: How I’m Spending My Unpaid Vacation
63-Minimalist Money: Will Retirement Ever Be Possible?
66-My Minimalist Home: One Year in a Smaller House
68-Starting Over in Mid-life: 5 Suggestions and 2 Warnings
69-Looking Back To Move Forwards
71-There is a Season: Suggestions for Turning towards Autumn
72-Minimalist Myths: 5 Misconceptions about Minimalism
73-Gaining Perspective: Health
74-The ABCs of Resources: Minimalism, Simple Living, Happiness, and More
75-Minimalist Travels: A Short Trip though the Cycle of Life
76-An Older Mid-life Minimalist
77-Declutter December: 21 Days of Suggestions
78-State of the Union—Minimalist Style
80-Minimalist Money: Surviving Unemployment
81-A Minimalist Lapse: The Urge to Splurge
82-Finding Joy in the Small Stuff
83-Spring Cleaning, Minimalist Style
84-Why is Decluttering so Hard?
86-Simplifying Life: Decisions, Decisions
89-Simple Living in Difficult Times
90-A Minimalist Move in Troubling Times
91-Minimalist Imposter Syndrome
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