I recently completed a personal 100 Thing Challenge. I know that some of you wish that your life had less clutter in it. Maybe I can help. Having completed the “Sticky-Note Love” ebook, I would love to work on a 100 Thing Challenge Guide. I can take my experience, interview others who have gone through [...]
Leo also wrote a companion ebook to go along with The Power of Less. You can get your free copy here. I read through this ebook some time ago, well before I read Power of Less. It was really good then, and now that I can read them together, it’s even more useful. If you [...]
I tried to explain why I like riding my motorcycle so much. I received some good messages about that post, and wanted to expand on them a bit more. From Brad: To me riding is more like walking or riding a bicycle, you smell every smell, you feel the wind, its just the road and [...]
My short list has 5 items on it, with Marriage being the first, and minimalism being close behind. I thought that it might be interesting to explain how these fit together in my life. I’m not trying to minimalize my marriage, but to maximize it by limiting the other aspects of my life that might [...]
I recently introduced you to Ms. Peeps. She certainly makes me excited, but the reason why is hard to explain. Hard as it might be, I’m going to give it a shot: It’s in my blood. I have a photograph of Mom’s dad when he was a boy, sitting on a motorcycle. This was the [...]
[singlepic id=131 w=320 h=240 float=center] Ms. Peeps is a 2003 Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic. She joined our family in June of this year, with about 8,800 miles on the odometer. Shortly there-after, she developed some medical issues* that were quickly diagnosed and repaired by the family motorcycle mechanic (who would be yours truly). We’ve been [...]
As an assignment for my painting class I have to bring in 3-5 things that I can’t live without on a daily basis. Receiving this assignment right after I completed the 100 Thing Challenge, it took me some time to figure out what to take for my things. Especially since I’m not sure if she [...]
I love Everett Bogue’s blog, Far Beyond the Stars. It has made it’s way into my reader and stayed there for some time now. He’s an inspiration for minimalists, entrepreneurs, and bloggers. That’s why a recent post, How to Create an A-List Minimalist Blog, really caught my attention. I’ve read this post a number of [...]
One of the most useful ideas that I gleaned while reading The Power of Less by Leo Babauta (which I reviewed here), was the Short List. What’s a Short List? Leo talks about the short list here. Basically, it’s a list of the 3-5 most important things in your life. Things that you want to [...]
I’ve already mentioned Leo and The Power of Less in my post about books that can change your life. I was reading this book while writing that post and felt that it deserves a longer review now that I have finished it and had time to reflect on it. Short review There’s so much information [...]
