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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. Where papers go to die. Four drawers, two cabinets, almost nothing of value. Recently I rid my house of two filing cabinets. The brown filing cabinet has been sitting in our garage since we moved in May of 2010. Number of times it was accessed: zero. When I took an hour and went through it last week, I was amazed and slightly saddened by how useless the papers were that were in it. One man’s trash …. This entry was posted in Reused. July 17, 2014.
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May | 2015 | The Chaff
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. Monthly Archives: May 2015. So where was I? Oh yes, continuing to downsize. This was my second attempt at my side of the closet, and my wife still needs to go through her things on. Side I tend to look at downsizing like editing the written word. You make a first pass, reflect, and then come back for more edits as many times is needed. 8221; If the answer was no, then in the bin it went. By the time I was finished, I filled the bin completely. I recently...
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Closet cleaning lessons | The Chaff
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. So where was I? Oh yes, continuing to downsize. Over the last few months we have managed to be rather successful cleaning out our closets. Today I made a concerted effort to make another pass at the closet in the master bedroom. Several months ago I made a first sweep, getting rid of many items on the top shelf that were just being stored away and unused. But today I tackled my clothing to see what I could get rid of. I recently changed jobs, and the dre...
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November | 2014 | The Chaff
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. Monthly Archives: November 2014. Giving up the need for control. Things around my house have been a bit chaotic, but in a good way. In August we welcomed the birth of our son. He’s a wonderful blessing, and having a baby around the house has brought with it some interesting challenges on my minimalist path. Namely, babies require more things around the house (for the time being). Leaving the house has diminished to a trickle. I’m thankful for what I.
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. How an 18-year-old pay stub almost threw me into depression. I thought I was doing well, and then I went into the garage to look for something. Oh look, it’s another box full of crap. Feeling ambitious in my quest to de-clutter, I grabbed a random box. It was on top of another box. But it wasn’t that big and I thought I could tackle it real quick before dinner. Sorting through it all, I picked up a little momentum: The pictures of the girls will go on th...
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Reused | The Chaff
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. So where was I? Oh yes, continuing to downsize. Over the last few months we have managed to be rather successful cleaning out our closets. Today I made a concerted effort to make another pass at the closet in the master bedroom. Several months ago I made a first sweep, getting rid of many items on the top shelf that were just being stored away and unused. But today I tackled my clothing to see what I could get rid of. I recently changed jobs, and the dre...
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Recycled | The Chaff
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. So where was I? Oh yes, continuing to downsize. Over the last few months we have managed to be rather successful cleaning out our closets. Today I made a concerted effort to make another pass at the closet in the master bedroom. Several months ago I made a first sweep, getting rid of many items on the top shelf that were just being stored away and unused. But today I tackled my clothing to see what I could get rid of. I recently changed jobs, and the dre...
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Tips for a good purge | The Chaff
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. Tips for a good purge. Four bins of recycled materials and three bags of trash. Not too bad for a day’s work. Last week I took Friday off to take advantage of the kids being gone to the grandparents’ house. It’s a good thing they weren’t here, as I might have accidentally thrown them out in the midst of my purge. Oh no Under the stairs. I wonder what’s down there? 8221; the things I wanted to keep. I chucked things I had held onto for years that hadn...
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. So where was I? Oh yes, continuing to downsize. Over the last few months we have managed to be rather successful cleaning out our closets. Today I made a concerted effort to make another pass at the closet in the master bedroom. Several months ago I made a first sweep, getting rid of many items on the top shelf that were just being stored away and unused. But today I tackled my clothing to see what I could get rid of. I recently changed jobs, and the dre...
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Box full of letters | The Chaff
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A personal journey from consumerism to minimalism. Box full of letters. A box of letters from an old flame has no place in my life. Got a box full of letters,. Think you might like to read. Some things that you might like to see,. But they’re all addressed to me. Box Full of Letters. All this week I have been on vacation, and the days have been filled with finding. Things for the family to do coupled with several projects I have long needed to get done around the house. So what did I do? Yes, I was long ...
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