simple living Archives - Simply + Fiercely

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Decluttering: How to Decide What to Keep?

Do you struggle to decide what to keep when decluttering? Here are some tips that will help you let go with confidence.

What Is Minimalism + Why Is Everyone Talking About It

What is minimalism? What does it really mean to be a minimalist and why should you care? And do you really have to give up all your stuff? Your questions, answered.

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20 Ways I’ve Simplified My Life

If your life is busy and cluttered, then I see you, and you are not alone. For years, I lived in a constant state of stress and overwhelm until making the conscious decision to pursue a simplified life.

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Minimalism Before And After: How It Changed My Life

Here are all the details of my life, before and after minimalism. It goes far beyond my closet, my home and my finances … my career, my family and perhaps most importantly, even my beliefs have changed too.

How to Be a Minimalist: A Guide For Getting Started with Minimalism

Are you wondering how to be a minimalist? Perhaps you’re just getting started with minimalism and you’re feeling overwhelmed? These tips will help you begin.

Why Your Life is Busy + Cluttered (Plus What to Do About It)

Before you can simplify and declutter, you need to understand why your life is busy and cluttered in the first place. Click to read about my personal experience and how I finally found a way forward.

Doing Less + A Lesson in Self-Worth

One of the most powerful changes I’ve made this year is learning to do less … and feel good about it! After struggling with expectations and the feeling that I needed to do and be more, this is how a lesson in self-worth helped me move forward.

Because I know we all dream of simpler and calmer lives, I’m sharing three ways that mindfulness has helped me live more simply on a deeper level.

3 Ways Mindfulness Simplifies Life

A guest post from Catherine of the Blissful Mind: “Because I know we all dream of simpler and calmer lives, I’m sharing three ways that mindfulness has helped me live more simply on a deeper level.”

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Simple Living with My Little One

Introducing my little girl! And thoughts on simple living with baby (mindfulness, perfectionism and more).

I know it can be difficult to embrace and enjoy your life when you a have a vision of simple living that’s still miles away from the reality of your day-to-day life. Maybe your home, schedule, and mind are all still more cluttered than you’d like? What then? The good news is you don’t - and shouldn’t - have to wait to enjoy the simple life.

Don’t Wait to Enjoy the Simple Life

Hands up if you’ve ever fallen into the trap of waiting to enjoy life? Sometimes on the journey towards simple living, it can feel like your life is on hold—but the good news is you don’t have to wait to enjoy the simple life.

The Often Overlooked Key to Simple Living

Why are things that are supposed to be simple, sometimes so hard to do? Find out the often overlooked key to simple living.

4 Things Simplifying Has Taught Me about Gratitude

Simplifying life cuts everything except what truly brings love, joy, and life so that we can appreciate them for everything they were meant to be.