Category Archives: Things Challenge

Offering Gratitudes

Posted on November 28, 2015 by

This time last year I was Giving Thanks for the Little Life. The year before I was planning ways to Unstuff Your Holidays. (By the way, I’m teaching a Downsizing E-Course in January, so if you’re interested, you can join … Continue reading →

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Key Free

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

Yesterday while I was having a working date with one of my best friends at our beloved Townshend’s Tea House, we got to talking about keys. This isn’t necessarily an unusual topic of conversation for the two us because we … Continue reading →

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How to Travel with Just a Carry-On

Posted on August 20, 2015 by

I’m better at packing densely than I am at packing lightly. So as I wrap up 5 Weeks in a Carry-On with My Travel Capsule Wardrobe, I’d figured it would be nice to share my favorite tricks for packing densely and … Continue reading →

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5 Weeks in A Carry On

Posted on August 15, 2015 by

I’ll confess: I’m really excited to wear something new tomorrow! I’m writing this post on my flight home to the Pacific Northwest after five weeks of traveling with just my carry-on luggage. So I’ve worn the same outfits repeatedly and … Continue reading →

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Living Large in Tiny Houses by Love Ablan

Posted on October 31, 2014 by

Love Ablan believes in tiny houses so wholeheartedly that she relocated to Portland, Oregon - Capital of the Tiny House Universe - so that she could get involved in the tiny house movement. Over the past couple years she’s put her … Continue reading →

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Portland Tribune Article: How Hard is it to Live with Less?

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

A couple weeks ago I was interviewed by Peter Korn of the Portland Tribune. (My first feature in the Trib in April 2012 was called Home Tiny Home by Jason Vondersmith.) I met Peter while tabling for the Breathe Building … Continue reading →

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Another Year of Little Living

Posted on December 31, 2013 by

The end of the year presents us with a great opportunity to look back and reflect upon what we’ve accomplished and what we’ve learned. I cataloged A Year of Little Living back in 2012. In 2013 I wrote 87 posts about my … Continue reading →

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Unstuff Your Holidays

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

With Black Friday less than a week away, even a minimalist like me cannot help noticing that the pressure to buy Stuff has already ratcheted up to a frenetic level. (For more on Stuff, check out one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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What My 200 Things Challenge Taught Me

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

A package arrived in the mail yesterday and I added two new items to my possessions without adding them to my inventory. I haven’t been counting since my last inventory of my possessions, when I moved into my Home, Sweet Pea in … Continue reading →

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Home, Sweet Pea

Posted on August 6, 2013 by

Yesterday a handful of friends helped me move My 190 Things to my new home, Sweet Pea. We made the move in one trip and it only took a couple hours, though it would have been quicker if we hadn’t gotten … Continue reading →

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