Reduce Television Time

I work at a computer most of the day and go home to rest.  This year I decided to start spending time doing the things that I’ve adopted minimalism for.  One of those things is a more active lifestyle and the other is more time being creative.  In order to make...

Overcoming Struggle – My Mindset

I was going to be a success story… I’d prepared my mindset for overcoming struggle. After all, the most interesting stories have conflict. I’d read many stories of overcoming obstacles or at least fighting the “good fight”. These are...

Improve Food Safety at Home

After experiencing some allergic responses to foods and food mold, I decided it was critical that I implement a home kitchen sanitizing system that I could maintain. I knew and used some basic food safety techniques already but they weren’t enough. I have to...

Improving my relationship with food

I hate food and food hates me. You wouldn’t know it from looking at me as I am overweight. However, I eat because I must and what I eat never seems to be the right choice. Do you ever feel this way? Someone says, “You should eat healthier” so you eat...
The Breathwork Experiment

The Breathwork Experiment

I was introduced to Breathwork through a class I signed up for, Minimal Wellness by Rebecca (Becca) Shern, who shared 3 audio clips for guided breathwork by Michelle D’avella. You can find the specific products I used here. I wasn’t sure what the benefits...

Budget Reduction – Meal Planning

Budgeting has revealed several categories of unnecessary over-spending and a general lack of control. When you first start budgeting, similar to the Konmari system, you are instantly surprised to discover where your money is going. This is really just tracking your...