When I first read about minimalism, this strange online community of people who pursue the idea of “less is more”, I was instantly attracted. But I was also counting the ways I’m not a minimalist. Ways that I could never be a minimalist. I wrote a post talking about the philosophical and political side of […]
General minimalism.
The scariest moment of my life and how I got my original XBOX as a teenager (Gaming Minimalist!)
What does the scariest moment of my life have to do with my history as a gamer, and particularly my original XBOX? While fashion has been a key hobby for me in my 20s, for which I now control by following my own form of minimalism, gaming is a lifelong passion of mine. My history […]
4 inspirational minimalist videos
I am always on the lookout for inspirational minimalist videos and other content. Whether that be a novel, a documentary / film, a website or music. It does not even have to be explicitly minimalist, just help me reflect on the issues and ways I can live in a smarter way. One of my favourite […]
The 7 purchases I made from January to June 2017.
It has been a year since we moved house. For around a year I had been ‘decluttering‘, and toying with minimalism generally. I had also kept track of all my purchases that year with a wishlist. It took difficult circumstances for me to adopt an almost completely frugal strategy. Everything I have bought this year […]
A minimalist easter … decluttering (again)
I am working in the heat of the loft. Doing DIY, decluttering… I am wearing a stuffy safety mask so that the insulation fibres do not get onto my chest. And what keeps me going is that this is an affirmation of my curated, minimalist attitude to stuff. There is an endpoint. This blog […]