Despite our most recent post being a review of the hotel we stayed at on our way from Ohio to Vermont, Shae and I are currently in Canada. (We're a bit behind on posts, but should be up to date in the next couple of weeks.) We spent four days in Montreal, two in Ottawa and … [Read more...] about Someone Broke Into Our Car. Here’s What We Lost.
Minimalism
Extreme Minimalism: Week 22 – Everything Must Go Edition
So this is it. We've been minimizing our possessions for the past 21 weeks before we head off on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. We started the process by getting rid of three items and have been increasing by three the number of items we let go of each week. When we … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 22 – Everything Must Go Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 21 – My Preciouses Edition
Shae went through loads of her clothes last week and minimized her wardrobe. This week it was time for me to get rid of some stuff, so I focused on the kitchen. I'm not very sentimental about possessions, but the kitchen's my domain and so it's always harder going through the … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 21 – My Preciouses Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 20 – Nakey Edition
I can't believe November's already here. That means it's only four weeks until we head off to New Zealand and Australia and two months until we leave on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. Despite us minimizing our possessions over the past 4-5 months as part of our Extreme … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 20 – Nakey Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 19 – Sugar & Spice Edition
We're down to the final few weeks of our Extreme Minimalism challenge. It's less than a month until we'll have moved out of our apartment, at which point we'll officially be homeless! If you're new to our blog, being homeless isn't a bad thing - it's a deliberate choice as … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 19 – Sugar & Spice Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 18 – Toiletries & Frames Edition
It's been another easy week of minimalism for me as we're still working through Shae's stuff from last week. All of the items we minimized last week were toiletries and we still had some left over. There weren't enough bathroom products to use for this week's edition though, … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 18 – Toiletries & Frames Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 17 – Toiletries Edition
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that our Extreme Minimalism challenge was getting harder by the week. In case you're new to our challenge, Shae and I are getting rid of most of our possessions in advance of us setting off on a 5 year, 50 state road trip. This week's and … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 17 – Toiletries Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 16 – Paperwork Edition
We have a surprising amount of paperwork. Despite trying to deal with all our paperwork electronically, we've still gathered enough of it to fill two drawers of a filing cabinet. Quite a lot of that has been tax returns over the years, but I'd also filed away all kinds of … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 16 – Paperwork Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 15 – Hot Stuff Edition
It's week 15 of our Extreme Minimalism challenge and it's definitely getting harder by the week. We're now just over 2/3 of the way through the challenge. However, we're not even halfway through based on the number of items. That's because we have to let go of an increasing … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 15 – Hot Stuff Edition
Extreme Minimalism: Week 14 – Easter In September Redux Edition
"What's all this crap on the floor?" At Easter back in 2010, Shae and I were group home parents (full-time foster care parents) in California. Like I mentioned last week, holidays are a big thing in our house. Shae therefore planned all kinds of special stuff for our girls to … [Read more...] about Extreme Minimalism: Week 14 – Easter In September Redux Edition