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Real Life Minimalists: Janet

Every Monday I post Real Life Minimalists, a profile of one of my readers in their own words. If you’d like to participate, click here for details.

This week, we have a wonderful contribution from Janet, who shares her story (with photos!) of leading a simpler life.

Janet writes:

Mine is not as much a minimalist story as a quest for simple living. Two years ago as the last of our 3 boys left home we decided to scale back, slow down and try to recapture the time in our life before kids. We were young and didn’t have much but were quite content.… {Read more}

Real Life Minimalists: Sunny

Every Monday I post Real Life Minimalists, a profile of one of my readers in their own words. If you’d like to participate, click here for details.

This week, we’ll get to know a little more about Sunny, and her motivation for choosing a minimalist lifestyle.

Sunny writes:

I’m a minimalist. I own two pieces of furniture. My closets are empty and my cupboards are bare. There’s space everywhere in my life, and I’ve never been happier.

Once upon a time, I was very complicated. I wore stilettos, carried designer handbags (stuffed with receipts, chewing gum, extra socks, a dozen lips glosses, and sticky unidentifiable objects), and spent an inordinate time organizing/dusting/reorganizing my overwhelming burden of belongings.… {Read more}

Real Life Minimalists: Frances

Now that you all know my story, I’d love to hear yours! Every Monday I plan to post Real Life Minimalists, a profile of one of my readers in their own words. If you’d like to participate, click here for details.

I’m thrilled to inaugurate the feature with this wonderful contribution from Frances.

Frances writes:

I think I have always had minimalist tendencies but for a long time I never had much stuff anyway so it never occurred to me that I was one! About 15 years ago I was living in London and very dissatisfied with my life and my job.… {Read more}

Real Life Minimalists

I feel incredibly lucky to have such a great group of readers and commenters, and know I have some pretty amazing people visiting this blog. However, I (and other readers) only get small glimpses into your stories; I wish I could sit each of you down, buy you a cup of coffee, and learn more about your experiences in minimalist living.

Even better: I’d love to share your stories with everyone here. I’m pretty sure we’d all like to get to know each other better. To that end, I’d like to introduce a new feature here on the blog: Real Life Minimalists.… {Read more}