So far we've said goodbye to stuff from our kitchen, closet and even our dog (well, not literally saying goodbye to Truffles, just her stuff). It's week 7 so it's time to let go of 21 items. I figured I'd try and minimize a different part of the apartment, so went through our … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 7 – Bathroom Edition
Road Trip Preparation
Extreme Minimalism: Week 6 – My Clothing Edition
I've had it easy the past couple of weeks as Shae was the minimizer last week and Truffles took care of the week before. Well, this week it's back to me and I figured I'd say goodbye to some of my clothes. That was easier said that done though. I've never owned that many … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 6 – My Clothing Edition
This Road Trip Planning Stuff Can Be HARD!
Seeing as it's less than six months until we start our 50 state road trip, Shae and I sat down last week to do some more planning for the first year of the trip. And you know what? It's really hard! We'd already planned the order of the first ten states we'd be visiting in … [Read more...] about This Road Trip Planning Stuff Can Be HARD!
Extreme Minimalism: Week 5 – Wifey Edition
For the first few weeks of our Extreme Minimalism challenge, I got rid of several of my items. Last week it was Truffles's turn and this week someone new joins the challenge - Shae! It's week 5 of the challenge, so that meant she needed to let go of 15 items. As you'll come … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 5 – Wifey Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 4 – Puppy Edition
We've spent the last three weeks going through our possessions as part of our Extreme Minimalism challenge. The first couple of weeks we let go of various kitchen items, while last week it was unneeded electronics and other miscellaneous stuff. It's now week 4 which means … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 4 – Puppy Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 3 – Man Drawer Edition
We're only on week 3 of our extreme minimalism challenge and it's already feeling a bit harder to decide what should go. After spending the first couple of weeks going through unneeded kitchen items, I moved on to my electronics / miscellaneous box. The box is my version of … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 3 – Man Drawer Edition
Traveling Full-Time: Our Preparation Checklist
It's July 1 which means it's exactly six months until we leave on our 5 year, 50 state road trip! To say we're excited is an understatement, but we're also a little nervous, stressed, anxious and pretty much every other emotion you can think of. I think we're both still a … [Read more...] about Traveling Full-Time: Our Preparation Checklist
Extreme Minimalism: Week 2 – More Kitchen Stuff Edition
After starting our extreme minimalism journey last week, I looked around our apartment and wondered if I'd made a mistake. In that post, I'd committed us to letting go of an increasing number of items each week - three in week 1, six in week 2, nine in week 3, etc. As I … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 2 – More Kitchen Stuff Edition
Extreme Minimalism: The Purge Begins!
22 boxes, about half of which were books. When we moved from the UK to the US in 2009, those boxes and a couple of suitcases of clothes were all we owned. We'd sold or given away most of our stuff, even though we've never really been "stuff" people. As always seems to … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: The Purge Begins!