Category Archives: Minimalism

Shopping at home

Posted on February 24, 2013 by _tania

Every Friday, our wonderful cleaner Michelle comes to give our place a quick whip-around with the vacuum and the mop. Every Thursday night, I race around the house doing a last-minute tidy up. Since I started making a concentrated effort … Continue reading →

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Decluttering my fantasy self

Posted on January 13, 2013 by _tania

Yesterday and today I stumbled across two great blog posts that have resulted in a manic decluttering mission in our house. The first one was called “How to declutter when you are a hoarder”, and it can be found in … Continue reading →

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Keeping clutter at the door

Posted on January 7, 2013 by _tania

Our week’s holiday – out of the house, the street and the city I live in – was great. Spending that holiday living out of a backpack was even better. The only problem is, I came home to a house … Continue reading →

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A [minimalist] black dress

Posted on November 19, 2012 by _tania

Last week I popped into Jacqui E (a local fashion store) to pass some time while I was waiting for Andrew’s shirt to be altered just up the road. I wasn’t really looking for anything specific – but as often … Continue reading →

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Minimalism and study spaces

Posted on November 12, 2012 by _tania

For the last wee while I have been pondering what makes a useful study space. This has come about partly because I’m always searching for the ‘perfect’ spot, while at the same time admiring Andrew’s ability to study pretty much … Continue reading →

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Decluttering v2.0

Posted on October 7, 2012 by _tania

I’ve found myself with some spare time this weekend, in between going for two runs, putting in some overtime at work and visiting the local farmer’s market. So, I ended up tackling one of the ‘hot spots’ in our house … Continue reading →

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Real Life Minimalism

Posted on September 18, 2012 by _tania

I have to confess, I like reading blogs, books and forums about minimalism, decluttering and living a simpler life with less stuff. Anyone who has set foot in our house recently starts laughing when they hear the above statement, as … Continue reading →

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