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Category: Minimalism

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Why You Should Simplify Your Kids' Summer

Why and How You Should Simplify Your Kids’ Summer

No time to read this 7 minute blog post? Listen to the audio below as you cook, walk, clean, or relax at home. Why You Should Simplify Your Kids’ Summer I’ve written about the benefits of letting your children become bored, and what better time than during the summer. Days are longer, school is out,…
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How to Reduce Plastic in the Kitchen

How to Reduce Plastic in the Kitchen

How to Reduce Plastic from the Kitchen During the summer, I love the opportunity to invite friends over for dinner, eat outside, and let the dusk slowly slide into our evening. Dinners seem later as the sun slowly sinks behind the horizon. A clear and clutter free kitchen invites our family to cook more often,…
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How to Reduce Plastic from Your Bathroom

How to Reduce Plastic From Your Bathroom

No time to listen to this 4 minute blog post? Click for the audio below! How to Reduce Plastic From Your Bathroom Plastic Free July As we continue on our “simple summer” theme here at Literally Simple, it wouldn’t be complete unless we acknowledge “Plastic Free July.” I’m nowhere near close to a zero waste…
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5 Activities I Cut to Save Time

The Best Benefit of Owning Less

No time to read this 3 minute blog post? Click for audio below! The Best Benefit of Owning Less Yes, I love the idea of open clutter-free spaces, and the ability to cut my monthly spending down, but minimalism for me has always been about time. Time to do whatever I want, which is easier…
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3 Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home

3 Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home

Not enough time to read this 4 minute blog post? Listen to the audio below! 3 Benefits of Living in a Smaller Home We’ve been taught bigger is better. More closet space, for all the clothes you barely wear. More garage space to fit larger cars that you paid for with a loan. Bigger bathrooms…
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3 Ways The Stuff You Own Lowers Quality of Life

Do you wish you had more space in your home? Wonder why you can’t afford the nice things in life, or continually feel like you never have enough time? Perhaps consider that the amount of stuff you own lowers the quality of your life. Don’t have enough time to read this 4 minute post? Listen…
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