Five Things I Own That Spark Joy

“Does this spark joy?” If it does, keep it. If not, dispose of it.           ― Marie Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up For the last four years, I’ve focused on living a simpler, more minimalistic life. I think I’ve done pretty well. Since my 50 Things challenge, I’ve definitely become more intentional with what I […]

50 Things – Epilogue

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci With the old year ending, and a new year beginning, several of you have asked for an update on my 50 Things challenge. I’m happy to oblige and have done my best to incorporate answers to some of the questions I’ve been asked along the way. Stuff […]

50 Things

“Live less out of habit and more out of intent.” – Unknown This year, I’ve resolved to bring no more than 50 things into our house. That’s right, F-I-F-T-Y things. Why, you might ask? Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about minimalism/simple living. My interest in this topic was triggered about a year ago after […]