I’m a big fan of things that serve more than one purpose. In fact, it’s often one of the criteria I use when deciding whether to purchase something or not. You may have also picked up on the fact that I’m a pretty organized person. With that said, I like it when my organizing tools can also serve as pretty décor! Here are a few of my favorite organizing tools that do double duty as pretty home décor!
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Fifteen Things I DON'T Do
I’ve been thinking a lot about comparison lately. Social media has a tendency to be the highlight reel of other people’s lives, but we so often hold it as the (totally unachievable) standard of how our own lives should look. I so value when people are authentic and real on social media (without swinging in the ‘Debbie Downer’ direction…haha)! Finding that balance of over-sharing and being authentic is so hard when you run a small business, y’all. Recently a few people I admire have been posting lists of things they DON’T do in an effort to be transparent about the fact that no one is really superman/woman. It got me thinking about all the things I DON’T do in order to prioritize what’s important to me. Here’s my (in no way comprehensive) list of things!
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Why Minimalism Appeals to ME
I consider myself a realist, and I’m generally pretty moderate in my views of various things (i.e., I like to find the “happy medium”). This applies to my view of minimalism as well. I don’t necessarily think that the “own only 100 things” or “only have 33 items of clothing” ideas can logically apply to everyone. I don’t personally abide by these popular ‘minimalist maxims’; but I do see the appeal in the ideals of minimalism. I like Joshua Becker’s definition of minimalism best: “Minimalism is the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it.” There are a lot of benefits to adapting this mindset; here are a few that are important to me!
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