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Use It or Lose It: The Case for Giving, Donating or Selling Instead of Storing

by Rachel on April 30, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom:

Use It or Lose It: The Case for Giving, Donating or Selling Instead of Storing at lifeyourway.net

source: Rachel Jonat

The phrase “Use It Or Lose It” came to mind recently as I organized our cloth diapering supplies.

They had been boxed up for close to two years and after one wash the elastics in the legs and back fell apart.

Admittedly, I was surprised.

I had naively thought that those sweet pocket diapers were eagerly waiting for our second child as much as I was and would be in as good a condition as when I packed them away.

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Three Steps to Wanting Less

by Rachel on April 4, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom:

source: Wonderlane

I grew up wanting a lot more than I had.

Six kids + one parent = a lot of hand-me-downs.

I thought my life would be so much better if I just had the right clothing, jeans with a Guess triangle symbol on the back pocket and things, a Sony Discman.

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The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ~Virginia Woolf We’ve received some lovely little clothes for our second son since he arrived. Lovely notes in the mail and hugs and texts and emails of congratulations. Along with the [...]

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3 Things You Can Skip Buying for a New Baby

February 4, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Our second child arrived in January. We are in the throes of soft newborn snuggles and middle of the night feedings. It is a wonderful time, and I’m relishing these early days. The dark circles under my eyes will fade, but these first weeks and [...]

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Forget Resolutions: Make a Habit to Simplify in 2013

January 9, 2013

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: In my late teens and 20s I was an athlete. I worked out a lot. Eighteen workouts a week for 48-50 weeks of the year. Most of the workouts were out on a lake rowing in a long skinny boat, but in the afternoons I [...]

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90 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas

December 11, 2012

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: Are you getting complaints that you’re impossible to buy for since you de-clutterred your home and possessions? Or do you have a simple living enthusiast in your life that you’re struggling to find a gift for? Here is a list of 90 clutter-free gifts to [...]

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3 Ways to Spend Less and Give More This Holiday Season

November 8, 2012

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: “Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” ― Mother Teresa When you have five siblings and a growing group of nieces and nephews, holiday gift giving can quickly become both a huge financial [...]

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In Defense of a Small Home Library

October 5, 2012

The following post is from Rachel of The Minimalist Mom: The most contentious area to simplify or minimize in a home? Books. Nothing has raised hackles or eyebrows more than our decision to reduce our home library from a few hundred titles to a few dozen. While radically de-cluttering our home I boxed up most [...]

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