Becoming Minimalist

Breaking The Sentimental Attachment To Books

August 9, 2010

Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Robyn Devine of Minimalist Knitter. It is unmistakably comforting to curl up in a thick chair with a tattered copy of a book you love, listening to the rain while you let yourself get carried away by the words on the page. I know – I used to hoard [...]

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Triumph of the Invisible over the Visible

August 4, 2010

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”- Antoine de Saint-Exupery The most valuable things in life can not be seen with the naked eye: love, friendship, hope, integrity, trust, compassion. These are the things that bring substance, fulfillment, [...]

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12 Reasons Why You’ll Be Happier in a Smaller Home

July 30, 2010

Recently, my parents bought a smaller house. And this past week, while on vacation in South Dakota (yeah, I vacation in South Dakota), I got to see it for the first time. During our stay, I was surprised at how often my mother commented that “they just love their smaller house.” I wasn’t so much [...]

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Inside-Out Simplicity

July 26, 2010

Good art enters the soul, appeals to the heart, and makes new ideas plausible. Two years ago, we became minimalists. We made the decision to intentionally minimize our possessions and simplify our life. Since then, we have been on a journey to understand what that means for us and our two children. The process of [...]

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Becoming Minimalist 3.0

July 23, 2010

Becoming Minimalist is newly designed with version 3.0. Logo Design by Josh Davis. Theme by Thesis. Thoughts? Input? Since we are still a work in progress, we’ll humbly take them both.

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