Tip #183: Choose only the tiniest lights.* It’s no secret that March is not my favorite month. I try to stay good spirited. I look for the crocuses and snowdrops. I spot the tulip…
I sewed up two holes in my sneakers this week. I’ve been watching online videos of sped-up mending. Lots of them. The clips track needles bearing colorful embroidery thread, diving below the surface of…
Tip #182: There’s not a before or an after, only an in-between. For the most part, when we get peeks into the places that other people live, we’re given at least the impression of…
For the past four years, I’ve spent a good deal of time thinking about the clothes that I wear. In the Growing a Minimalist Wardrobe series on my blog, and in my book, Simple…
Tip #181: Daydream a little. Five years ago tomorrow, James and I got our keys from a real estate broker and shared a pizza for Valentine’s Day dinner. We sat on the floor of…
KENYA CUMMINGS, FARAI HARRELD, AND YOLANDA ACREE | BLACK MINIMALISTS Black Minimalists is a website and community founded in 2017. Today, Kenya Cummings, Farai Harreld, and Yolanda Acree (L to R, above) lead the…
ASHLEY MAY | CHASING WILD ONES Ashley May is an independent educational consultant living with her husband and two little boys in Los Angeles, California. Her Instagram feed is filled with glimpses of her…
Roshanda (Roe) Cummings and Erin (E) Johnson // Brownkids For Roe Cummings and E Johnson, living simply is about getting free. Together, they live in a teeny, tiny Baltimore, Maryland apartment and chronicle their…
Tip 177: Tack Your Curtains. Silvery branches outside of our apartment are clinging to small rust colored caps. The leaves that made up the rest of their autumnal wardrobes have all blown off this week,…
Survival Tip #174: Shoes in a bucket, bin, or basket. There’s not much quite as comforting as returning home from a long day away and kicking off your shoes. (Well, maybe removing your bra,…