Some people dread moving. They see it as a huge ordeal, life changing, and a giant stressor in their life. Me, (Shannon) not so much. I've calculated that in my lifetime, I have moved 23 times. I don't think that is a terrible number, though I can see how that makes some people a little [...]
Listen, having plants brings ton of joy to me, so I wanted to address that off the bat. As a minimalist, you can still have things, and by the way, there are no rules, but as a minimalist, I tend to only have items in my life that bring me joy or are functional. As [...]
Ah, Covid-19. Still a topic of our blogs, it seems we cannot get away from it. Literally. You know the honey badger, and how it doesn’t give a shit? Covid is the new honey badger! Covid doesn’t care that we have celebrations going on during this time. If you don't know about the honey badger, [...]
You may recall that Gerry and I (Shannon) started the Minimalism Game January 1st. If you aren't familiar with the details, catch up on this blog post. Essentially, we competed against each other to see who could make it the furthest through the month- getting rid of items each day for that specific day of [...]
Mr. Plant and I (Shannon) go way back… waaaaay back, like 1994 back. It’s difficult to imagine that I would be able to keep a plant that long, but somehow, I have. It was a summer day in 1994, and I had just gotten my heart broken for the very first time. I was in [...]
