“You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you.” – Arthur Polotnik
I have many people to thank over the years for the growth of Becoming Minimalist. But I typically credit this post from Zen Habits on August 12, 2009 as being the first major breakthrough for this blog. His simple link at the bottom of the post brought hundreds of new readers. And I immediately began to understand some of the key principles behind growing a minimalist blog.
On a related note, I’ve been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality (and number) of new blogs dedicated to minimalism and simplicity that have been emerging online lately. And as one who is deeply motivated by a passion for the message of living with less, I couldn’t possibly be more excited. The more writers, the quicker the message spreads. Keep on writing and inspiring!
If I can play a small role in helping these writers introduce themselves, I’m all in. Here then, are just a few of the blogs that have popped up on my radar (and reader list) in the past several months. There is no doubt in my mind, you will enjoy them too.
8 Minimalist Blogs You Will Enjoy Reading in 2019
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Design a simple life and experience the happiness you deserve. Brian Gardner curates articles and images from a wide range of sources to offer daily inspiration.
Simplify Magazine
This is a subscription-based quarterly magazine that brings together experts to contribute long-form articles helping families focus more on the things that matter most.
Slow Your Home
Brooke McAlary authors a most wonderful blog dedicated to simple living. I find her writing to be intelligent, thoughtful, and encouraging. Her wonderful series on the A-Z’s of simple living keeps me engaged… and definitely looking forward to see what she does with Q, X, and Z.
Break The Twitch
Practical intentional living with Anthony Ongaro. Minimize distractions, build habits, and create opportunities to live a great life.
Raising Simple
Zoë Kim is a mom of four and a writer for Raising Simple and Huffington Post. She posts about the pursuit of living an intentional life by owning less, creating new habits, and cultivating opportunities to give.
Simplify & Pursue
Robin Shliakhau is a wife and mom striving to simplify her life so they can pursue what matters most to them. She strives to encourage others to do the same.
Minimalist Baker
John and Dana have created a website that combines each of their passions: cooking, art, design, simplicity. Every recipe consists of 10 ingredients or less, requires a single spoon or bowl, or takes 30 minutes or less to prepare. Many recipes are also vegetarian or vegan-friendly. It’s a Pinterest dream come true.
The Life on Purpose Movement
Erica Layne has created a powerful movement for purposeful women, where she explores topics from self-care and happiness to simple living & purposeful parenting.
Also, just recently, I have begun enjoying Money is Not Important and Buy Nothing New for a Year. And even though they didn’t really fit my criteria of being new, I did want to mention both of them.
Image: Travis Isaacs
Thank you for sharing this list! Some new ones here that will definitely make it in my subscriptions.
Thank you Joshua for pointing out that one of the most generous things a successful blogger can do is help others on the same path. Leo from Zen Habits is one of the best examples of this action and reminds us all that when we help others get what they want, we frequently also receive what we want as well. Zen Habits is an excellent example of sharing and being open among all writers/bloggers of all types of related topics and I would love to see more of that on all our pages…
Thank you Joshua! I will definitely check out these bloggers. I just found Cats Meow and love her blog and her beautiful photos.
I look forward to reading each of these blogs…so that I can gain tips and wisdom. ;-)
Thanks for recommending these, Joshua.
Thank you so much. I love your blog, and am always on the lookout for passionate people writing about similar topics.
They all look like great reads – I only knew of ‘Slow Your Home’ and was pleased to discover it recently.
I’m looking forward to checking the rest out……BUT….You are right about there being a large number of ‘new blogs dedicated to minimalism and simplicity’. I struggle to find time to read and connect with more than a handful. Living a minimalist and simple life seems contradictory to spending time on the computer. How do you balance being on the computer and living simply Joshua? Like most people I spend my paid working hours in front of a computer…so the last thing I want to do is spend more time on the computer in the evenings. But then again I do want to connect with others who are also passionate about inspiring others to live more simply.
Joshua, I’m so happy to see The Minimalistas listed here – Jill is doing the most awesome job spreading her message.
And, of course, thank you so much for including Slow Your Home on such an incredible list. You have most definitely made my weekend and given me ample reading material.
Cheers!!
Thank you so much Joshua for including me in your list. I feel so honored :)
Oh thank you so much Joshua, for including my blog in a list to share and your kind words!! I will also definitely check out each and every one of the blogs, as I love reading and being inspired by other simplicity /minimalism bloggers! Yeay for more stuff to read and people to meet!
Thanks for this list. I’d love to see more bloggers post lists like this every few months or so. Just one post and bam – 10 new, young blogs, 9 of which are new to me! (And I just discovered Value of Simple a few days ago, so it hardly counts…)
Hi Joey,
Good thing I have the proper context for the statement “Value of Simple…hardly counts). :) I assume you found me via my guest post here at the start of the week, but regardless, I’m happy you did.
Joshua,
Wow. I don’t know what else to say. Having me on Becoming Minimalist twice in one week is, well, I’m not sure how to explain it. Suffice it to say I’m happy and feeling humble. Thank you once again.
Joel, funny when you put it that way! Yes, I think that’s how I found you. I saw that you live just a few cities over and you had some good stuff so I gave you a follow, so you’ve got one more RSS subscriber than you had. :)
Hello. I have read all of these blogs. They are amazing. I currently started my own little blog a few months back on a simple living and positive living journey of my own. Check it out http://www.thisisreallife.co