I want to start over. I need a new life. I want to go somewhere far away. You’ve reached a major turning point in your life. For one reason or another, you want to say goodbye to your old life and start a new chapter. This is not a decision to be made lightly, but at...
Almost everything I owned was strapped to my person. I gripped my one-way ticket as I stood at my gate in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The rental car turned in. Draped in three different jackets to beat the checked bag weight restrictions, I triple...
Life alone in a new city is a rough prospect. We’re all out here trying to make it, looking for tips on how to make this work as best we can. Trust me – I’ve moved to new cities plenty of times by now, and quite often alone. It can be rough but the results can also be...
Minimalism as a movement may leave a bad taste in your mouth, and that’s okay. I have my own definition of minimalism that works for me. What I’m here to talk about is why getting rid of our stuff is so damn hard... Even when those things are holding us back. Here’s...
Do you ever look around you and realize how much stuff you have? The rate at which our piles of belongings can grow is, quite frankly, astonishing. You may not even consider yourself a big collector of anything... and yet. There you are. I am a minimalist. (Sort of.)...