Are you an avid thrift shopper or do you prefer brand new goods? August 17 is Thrift Shop Day, a day set aside to encourage people to visit thrift shops in their area and to purchase second-hand items. It’s an opportunity to look at the benefits of second-hand shopping and some great reasons to love thrift shops.
Clutter Tales – A treasure tin of memories (Guest post)
Welcome to Volume 9 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter.
Today, I have another guest post and, it’s one with a positive message. This tale comes from Alison at A Sustainably Simple Life. Alison’s story about a treasure tin of memories is a reminder that the simplest of things can enhance our lives.
Clutter Tales – Musically Rolling Along (Guest post)
Welcome to Volume 8 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today, I have another guest post and, as a music lover, it’s one I definitely relate to.
This post comes from my dear friend Cher at The Chicago Files who shares the story of memories sparked by finding her old iPod. There’s nothing like musical memories to transport you back to a different time and place!
Extreme minimalism – Why it’s not for me
Oops! I did it again. I joined a Facebook group thinking I might pick up some helpful decluttering and minimalism tips. Boy was I wrong! Instead of learning something, I encountered what I call “Extreme Minimalism”.
There were some friendly and helpful people in the group. Then there were the others. Some of them were judgmental and downright nasty.
Clutter Tales – Precious gems & precious memories (Guest post)
Welcome to Volume 7 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today, I have another guest post. This tale comes from Bonnie from Beautiful Minimal Millennial who shares a story of precious gems and the even more precious memories sparked by jewellery that used to belong to her grandmothers.
Clutter Tales – Memories of 1980s high school me
Welcome to Volume 6 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. This week, I have a Clutter Tale of my own to tell. Tomorrow is my birthday, so to celebrate I thought it would be fun to travel back in time to the 1980s to give you a glimpse of 1980s high school Michelle.
Clutter Tales – Toy Box Treasures (Guest post)
Welcome to Volume 5 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter.
Today, I have another guest post and it’s one that I’m sure many of you can relate to. This post comes from Suzanne from Happily Decluttered who shares the story of a special toy from her childhood that she just can’t part with. I’m sure you have similar tales of toy box treasures.
Clutter Tales – Memories of the past for the future (Guest post)
Welcome to Volume 4 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today, I have another guest post and it’s one that will be sure to bring a tear to your eye. This post comes from The Yorkshire Dreamer who shares the story of treasures she found when helping her Mum declutter that brought back memories of warm hugs from Grandma.
Clutter Tales – Valuable life lessons from a sticker pad (Guest post)
Welcome to Volume 3 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today, I’m excited to share the first guest post in the series. This post comes from the wonderful Olivia who shares the memories and life lessons that a simple sticker pad rekindled for her.
Clutter Tales – High school typing class … shorthand too!
Welcome to the second edition of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter.
In the first edition, I travelled back in time to the mid to late 1990s and reminisced about the days when we needed a book to teach us how to use the Internet. Today’s clutter find takes me back even further to high school typing class and shorthand class.