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Playing The Minimalist Game
This month I am doing it – I am playing The Minimalist Game. The Minimalist Game If you’re not familiar with The Minimalist Game, it’s a month-long challenge to get rid of your excess stuff. On Day 1,...
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The week of the Wii – The Minimalist Game days 1 to 7
Week One of the Minimalist Game is in the bag – 28 items successfully out of the house and out of my life. The pace of my de-cluttering this week actually slowed compared to pre-game, but it was still...
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Help! I’m hoarding for the environment – the Minimalist Game days 8 to 14
It’s the end of Week 2 of the Minimalist Game and I’m already reaping the benefits of less stuff. I’ve also come to an important realisation – I’ve been hoarding for the environment. Hoarding for the...
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Confessions of a food-waste hoarder
I hate to waste food but, inevitably, it happens. Despite meal planning like a pro, things don’t always work out as planned. I know I am not alone in this. In New Zealand, where I live, the average...
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The cost of free stuff – the Minimalist Game days 15 – 21
My decluttering has really ramped up over the last week. I am still amazed by the amount of junk I have stashed away. While my house doesn’t look much different, the kitchen especially is a lot easier...
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Thanks to sharing – old and new
This month I’ve been on a decluttering mission. I am playing The Minimalist Game, attempting to rid my home of 564 items in a month. One unexpected outcome of this mission – gratitude for the sharing...
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Be the change: The Minimalist Game Days 22–30
I successfully made it through to the end of the Minimalist Game. Along the way, I learnt about change and momentum – how starting small can make a big difference. The Minimalist Game Days 22 to 30 The...
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The Stuff of Magic – a review of the The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Twenty seconds of watching a clip on YouTube took me to a place I never thought I’d go – I read a book about about tidying and I enjoyed it. I have just put down Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic...
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New Year challenge fatigue – and it’s still December
My January tradition is to attempt (note: not complete!) Apartment Therapy’s January Cure . I wasn’t going to attempt it again this year. Then I saw “decluttering” in the blurb and thought maybe they...
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Here we go again – #minsgame Round Two!
It is coming up a year since I completed The Minimalist Game. This was going to be a post about what I learnt from playing the game, and the enduring changes it led to. However, I was chatting to my...
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Looking back and heading forward – #minsgame 2
While my first go at playing The Minimalist Game got underway with a fair bit of angst and trepidation, this time around it’s fun! Week 1 – 23 items decluttered Lesson learnt It was only this week,...
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Minimalism or spring cleaning? Week 2 #minsgame 2
This week, I’ve been pondering the question – am I moving towards minimalism or just spring cleaning? Week 2 – 77 items decluttered I have come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter. Whatever ‘this’...
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That’s a wrap on the #minsgame – lessons from 18 months of decluttering
I’m all #minsgame-d out – for now! The challenge My husband and I ended up completing two rounds of the #minsgame at our place between August and October. We breezed through the August round and went,...
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How to kickstart your clean out
Have you got too much stuff? Do you want to free up some much needed space and cash, but are having trouble getting started? I have a guest post over at Orges full of tips to help. Ogres is a free...
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Playing the Minimalism Game: A Guide to Success
Do you want to give the Minimalism Game a go, but feel daunted? I made this guide for you. It contains what I wish I knew before I played the Minimalism Game for the first time. If you’re not familiar...
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My plan to declutter 2017 things in 2017
I am going to declutter 2017 things from my home in 2017 and here’s how I plan to do it. My decluttering journey began 18 months ago – a kitchen drawer, then the linen cupboard, before diving into my...
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The downside of decluttering
Decluttering is not without its drawbacks. One of those drawbacks is that I’ve become desensitised to the volume of waste my lifestyle creates. Haste to waste When I first started decluttering 18...
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Are you stuffocating? Is experientialism the answer?
Materialism is hurting our health and happiness. Instead of feeling enriched by the things we own, we are stifled by them. Having more stuff is no longer better, it’s worse. We are in the grip of...
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How to stop drowning in laundry
Is there a more satisfactory feeing than having all the laundry done? Cleaned, folded and put away. It lasts all of three seconds, but, wow, it feels good. Unfortunately, laundry is more often...
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My top tips for overcoming decluttering inertia
There I was, staring at my 2017 in 2017 decluttering chart, pondering how my progress had stagnated. In January, I decluttered 200 items. Six months later, I’ve only managed a further 500ish items....
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