Simplicity, Self-Care, and Joy
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You Don’t Need the Value Pack
As I’ve continued to declutter my rooms, I keep on coming up against a newly identified nemesis: the Value Pack. You know the value pack. It draws you in. Sitting sedately next to the one or two pack, the unit price flashes its low, low price per unit compared to the unit price for the…
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So it goes…
We have been fairly lucky during the pandemic – my job has been remained full-time at regular pay and I was working completely remotely until recently. My wife is a psychotherapist and many of her clients transferred over to video. We’ve stayed healthy. But it did come with its own challenges. I have depression and…
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Decluttering Basics Part One
I have been steeped in the decluttering and minimalism world for a while, so I know a lot of the basics and underlying concepts. But I sometimes forget that isn’t true of everybody, and so people reading might want an intro to those basics. Not that I am holding myself up as the best example!…
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What Keeps The Mess In Place
So perhaps you have found some easy items to get rid of. That’s great! However, keeping your space clear for the long term takes really digging in. Otherwise, you might find that the mess keeps coming back. I used to think that organizing would solve my problems. I would put things in shoebox bins and…
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Best Laid Plans – Decluttering and Priorities
Plans Last month I had plans to do some work in the living room. I wanted to figure out what to do about books, magazines, and random items always gathering on the tables, so there is no place to put our refreshing beverages†. Realize that just putting the magazines and random items away wouldn’t fix…
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Getting Started on Decluttering
I decluttered around the edges for years, without really changing much in my environment. Just getting rid of broken items, or clothes that no longer fit. I didn’t have a particular goal beyond getting rid of the obvious extra stuff, and if that is where you are, welcome! I hope that you’ll find some interesting…
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Why Here, Why Now?
You might be wondering why I created More Than Crumbs, especially if you’ve visited me over on Turtlewords. My interest in simplicity and self-care have grown from a personal goal to a desire to help others. I have been interested in simplicity since the mid 90’s, when I read the book Your Money or Your…
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A little tweak
I have a morning routine which helps me start my day off right. Hot tea, free-form writing in a journal, jotting down some quick gratitudes, and a short meditation. I also have a bullet journal to help me track projects, tasks, and some habits I’m trying to build. There is a corner in our library…