I’m not anti-stuff. I like having nice quality things around me. I enjoy my motorcycle, I get a lot of use from my laptop, and I’d love to have a really nice digital camera. However, it can seem that way, since I’ve been eliminating things from my life during the Minimalism Experiment and now that [...]
I’m currently undertaking the 100 Thing Challenge, and I worked through the Minimalist Experiment earlier this year. However, this doesn’t mean that I have gotten rid of everything that I own. While I enjoy reading about people who only live with what they can fit in their backpack, that is not my goal. I DO [...]
I’ve been living with the 100 Thing Challenge for about three weeks now. I thought there would have been more to write. My expectations included at least a couple of update posts by now. However, my life hasn’t actually been affected all that much. My day-to-day routine hasn’t changed any, except that it’s easier for [...]
When I announced the 100 Thing Challenge, Rebecca commented about the lack of soap or shampoo on my list. (Toothpaste I share with my wife.) Instead of responding in a comment, I thought that this topic deserved its own post. Some time ago, I ran across this article about not using soap or shampoo. That [...]
Do you ever wonder about the wad of stuff that is on your keychain? Do you really need it all? Or is it just more stuff taking up space in your pocket? Here is what I have: house key key to office motorcycle key paperclip mini pocket knife P-38 Kroger card library card key to [...]
Today’s the day. For 31 days, I’ll be living as if I only have 100 personal items. In reality, however, I’ve been living like this for the last two weeks now. I made my list and then I packed all but my 100 things away. (I’ll be explaining in more detail how I did that [...]
I carry too much stuff in my pockets. Every morning I joke that I’m “Putting Myself Together”. List stuff: wallet cell phone keys car key chapstick pen handkerchief Moleskine planner (occasionally) This might not seem like much, but it can certainly feel like it. Plus, I’ve subtracted a few things from this list: eraser (from [...]
I recently ran across this post that asked “If you could only have 10 things, what would they be?” This got me to wondering what my list would be, which I felt was interesting timing, considering I am taking on the 100 Thing Challenge. Note: I actually wrote and scheduled this about two weeks ago, [...]
It’s been almost a month since I decided to break the technology ties. I thought I should give you an update of how I’m doing with the goals I set. Things I Wanted to Get Done Write a minimum of one high-quality blog post a week. – I’ve excelled at this one. Right now, I [...]
I’ve begun to pack things away for the “100 Thing Challenge”, and it’s interesting to see how it’s coming. Not the packing away part, that’s easy enough. The challenge is feeling like I have enough to cover the “what-if” questions that pop up while being realistic about the answers. For example, I continually worry that [...]
