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CBC interview
Minimalism! Interview with Matt Galloway, Metro Morning on CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2664874324

an organized view of a minimalist’s wardrobe
I don’t have enough clothes. Folks who know me could take this statement two ways. It may not be a surprise that my wardrobe is small. My Facebook friends are
a simple move
I do not get a chance to type just about organizing very often. This is long overdue! As a minimalist, I appreciate having fewer things to wash or dust and put
real life minimalists interview
[this post was originally written for Francine Jay’s site Missminimalist.com, January 2015] Taking charge It was about fifteen years ago when I felt the first shift toward simplifying my life.

slow down and take stock
(This is a post I wrote for Mohamed Tohami’s website “Midway Simplicity”, October 22nd 2014) How are you at sitting still?
no time for clocks
It is lovely to wake up to bright sunshine again. In the last couple of weeks it has been dark while preparing to go to work but since we changed

what our stuff means to us
Life coach and organizer Jo Bennett collects stories about what stuff means to different people.

Globe & Mail interview
Interview with Harvey Schachter of the Globe and Mail newspaper. A story about my little experiment with test subjects reporting on their experience with a ‘No Gadget Night’. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/could-you-go-without-your-gadgets-for-a-night/article18776608/
minimalism 101
Are you a minimalist? For over 15 years I have been shedding whatever I perceive to be in my way of living a satisfying life. I don’t remember exactly how
when the lights are out
As Earth Day approaches, (April 22nd) I have been receiving reports about the challenge I put to my readers to try a No Gadget Night (NGN). With lights off and all electronics put away,
reduce what you have, love what you got
I smile every single time I look at, or touch, a favourite object because it gives me such joy! I am amazed that there are some items that I derive
resolution or intention?
Well, it’s that time. The time to experience the expectations that come from an old year turning into a new one. The push for individuals to devise resolutions. I can