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, I’m so happy to bring you this update from Minimal Rose, who was originally featured three years ago. I think it’s a wonderful example of the happiness that the pursuit of simplicity can bring.

Minimal Rose writes:

Here I am, living in an exquisite and historic Pacific Northwest coastal town. While I’m not quite living in the ocean front cottage I had envisioned, I’m very content. These past few years I have had the honor of living in the garden apartment of a delightful older couples’ home.… {Read more}

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.

Today, Dan tells us how he practices minimalism not just with regards to possessions, but in his daily life and work routines. (I’m all about efficiency myself, and love the idea of streamlining business matters!)

Dan writes:

So I’ve been a minimalist my entire life, I just wasn’t aware that minimalism was a “thing” until a couple of years back.

I had always strived to remove clutter, both of items and in my writing, work and personal life.… {Read more}

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, I’m pleased to feature Tamara. She tells us how her goal to pay off her house inspired her to simplify her life in so many ways.

Tamara writes:

Hello, my name is Tamara and I started my “minimalist” movement 6 years ago with the idea to pay off my house before age 60. I started with reducing my expenses. This included vigilant reduction of household expenses including utilities, groceries, gas, etc.… {Read more}

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.

Today we have an update from Sacha, who was first featured in July 2015. She tells us how some difficulties over the past year have actually changed her life for the better.

Sacha writes:

In July 2015 I wrote about the ways I tried to incorporate minimalism into my life, getting rid of stuff when I moved house and my personal Doomsday Prepping tendencies.

Quite a bit happened since then.… {Read more}

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, I’m happy to feature Linnea from Sweden, who tells us how moving often, and welcoming a little one, has inspired her to live lightly. Check out her blog to read more of her thoughts.

Linnea writes:

I discovered minimalism the summer of 2010 when I helped my parents to move while I was moving myself as well. My move was ok but theirs was quite overwhelming with hundreds of boxes that filled two lorries, one with a trailer, and I realized how much ‘stuff’ stresses me out.… {Read more}

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Today, we have a wonderful contribution from Ang, who tells us how cleaning out her parents’ home has inspired her to live with (much) less. Surf on over to her blog to read more.

Ang writes:

My parents lived in three places their entire married life. My brother was born when they were living in their first apartment, I arrived in their second home and then we moved as a family to house number three.… {Read more}

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This week we hear from Wendy, who tells us about her minimalist journey as a new grandmother. Her story is a lovely reminder of how minimalism helps us make room for what matters most.

Wendy writes:

Looking back on my life, I always felt a twinge of freedom or lightness when I got rid of something that I didn’t need in my life. Now I am able to identify that as a desire to live with less.… {Read more}

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Today, Missne shares the inspirational story of how she pared down her stuff, and sees her move into a smaller place as “progress” (love it!). If you’d like to connect with her, you can find her on Twitter.

Missne writes:

I decided many years ago that having a TV wasn’t important to me. I’m a gamer, I’m a nerd – if I want to watch something, it’ll be on the computer.… {Read more}

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This week, I’m happy to feature Christa from South Africa, who explains how a housing transition made her fall in love with small space living.

Christa writes:

My Minimalist AHA-Moment

The idea of small space living has always appealed to me. I remember as a singleton buying books on the subject, feverishly doing research on campervan living and imagining a life by the sea – something along the lines of the Joshua Kadison song ”A little trailer by the sea – you the cat and me”.… {Read more}