Want Less

Urgh. I’ve been avoiding writing this post. So much so, I haven’t written anything on this blog for weeks. Sorry for disappearing for a while. Here’s what’s happened: More than a year ago, I publicly committed to paying off all my debts by June, 2017. Yup, the June 2017 we’re currently screaming towards the end […]

Phew! I’ve just got back from a whistle-stop visit to the other end of the country for my gorgeous little niece’s Christening. The travelling was exhausting, but it was fantastic to have a big family get-together. While we all tucked into lunch, my sister put up a wooden ‘wishing tree’ and invited the guests to […]

  If I’m going to get all wholesome in the garden, I like there to be a drink at the end of it. I’ve already written about how I created a fruit liqueur using cherries from our tree. Now I’ve found a way to brighten up cheap cocktails. We received some borage seeds as a […]

I think I’ve come up with a win-win-win. Bear with me, but I reckon it’s a way that: I can give personal recommendations for any tools I’m using to simplify my life and improve my finances; You can get the unbiased lowdown and decide whether they might work for you; And, as an added bonus, […]

What is it about completing a challenge that feels so damn good? Is it the illusory sense that an uncaring universe is giving you a pat on the head? Is it the feeling that you’ve somehow got one over on your usually lazy, fickle or easily distracted nature by dazzling it with arbitrary goals? I’m […]

This is a guest post by LM Radja. I’ve been drifting along this minimalism path for quite some time now. I’ve seen, read and listened to some extremists, some middle-of-the-road folks and some folks who just struggle with the process. As I watch the movement become more mainstream, I wonder where it will take the […]

Beauty products: are they magic potions or huge great cons? My intrepid experiment to find out continues. As a bit of a recap, I’m a low-maintenance person who prefers a night out in the pub to a day in a spa. But in an effort to declutter my bedside cabinet of all its abandoned products, […]

“Oh, for f***’s sake,” I snapped to myself at the cashpoint. In the process of getting money out, I had somehow tipped up my purse and let all my bank cards scatter over the city-centre street. When I bent to pick them up, more cards fell out. Then the umbrella handle I was precariously balancing […]

Are beauty products worth the time, money and space they consume? That’s the puzzle I’ve been trying to work out over the past month, while also doing a spot of decluttering. As I explained in an earlier introductory post, I’m a bit of a sceptic when it comes to products, preferring my trusty bar soap […]

Hello, dear friends. It’s my favourite time of year. Yes, snowdrop time (they’re so pretty!) …but also net worth calculation day, hurrah! Wait…don’t click away just yet! I promise not to bore you. But if you really hate numbers, you have my permission to skip this post and instead check out a guest post on […]