Now that we’ve turned the calendar to December, Christmas shopping season is in full swing. If you love stocking stuffers, but don’t love the waste they often create, you’re in the right place. Read on for 33 great ideas for sustainable stocking stuffers that won’t fill the landfill.
Throwback Thursday – Best gift ideas for minimalists
This week on Throwback Thursday, I bring back a post I wrote in 2019, long before I started decluttering.
It originally focused on low-waste gift ideas. But these are also the best gifts for minimalists and declutterers.
Christmas is coming…but feel free to wish me happy holidays!
And just like that, we’re getting ready to welcome the final month of 2022. As holiday preparations kick into high gear, it’s only a matter of time before the annual debate over Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays begins. Read on to find out why this discussion makes me shake my head, and why I’ll love it if you wish me happy holidays.
Simple Living Sunday – How will you help on Giving Tuesday?
Black Friday is behind us and tomorrow is Cyber Monday. Everywhere you turn, the pressure is on to spend money. Today’s Simple Living Sunday post is about casting aside the commercialism and focusing on a more important day—Giving Tuesday. There are many who need help and many ways to give.
Buying spices in bulk – save money and reduce waste
Spices are an excellent way to add variety and flavour to your recipes. But those individual bottles, cans and packages of spices are expensive. Did you ever stop to think about what you’re paying for? Today’s post looks at the advantages of buying spices in bulk.
8 ways to reduce the environmental impact of hair care
Are you ready to reduce the environmental impact of hair care? Whether you love your hair or hate it, chances are you have a lot of hair products in your bathroom. Hair care is an often-overlooked area where some small changes to our habits can have a positive impact on the environment—not to mention simplifying life and saving money.
Simple Living Sunday – National Absurdity Day
It’s National Absurdity Day today. The goal of this day, celebrated every year on November 20, is to celebrate the absurd. With that in mind, today’s Simple Living Sunday post has 7 examples of absurdities I’ve seen lately. I hope they’ll make you laugh or, at the very least, roll your eyes and smile. Because, let’s face it, we could all use a reason to smile.
12 practical ways to find motivation to declutter
It happened. After two years of diligent decluttering, I finally hit the wall. For several reasons, October was a complete bust on the decluttering front. It had to happen eventually. Never fear, though! This month’s decluttering update has 12 ways to get back on track after losing the motivation to declutter. Are you ready to kick things into high gear?
What you need to know about green dry cleaning options
After hearing that dry cleaning is bad for the environment, I did a little research. Today’s post summarizes what I learned about dry cleaning, including new green dry cleaning options, and wet cleaning—something I’d never heard of before.
Simple Living Sunday – Get started on finding your Ikigai
Last week’s Simple Living Sunday post discussed mindfulness and the value of being fully present. This week’s post builds on that theme with a look at the Japanese concept of Ikigai. Roughly translated as the meaning and purpose of life, it’s a subject that is getting a lot of attention lately. Are you ready to find your Ikigai?