Real Life Minimalists

Every Monday I post Real Life Minimalists, a profile of one of my readers in their own words. If you’d like to participate, click here for details.

This week, we’ll get to know a little more about Sunny, and her motivation for choosing a minimalist lifestyle.

Sunny writes:

I’m a minimalist. I own two pieces of furniture. My closets are empty and my cupboards are bare. There’s space everywhere in my life, and I’ve never been happier.

Once upon a time, I was very complicated. I wore stilettos, carried designer handbags (stuffed with receipts, chewing gum, extra socks, a dozen lips glosses, and sticky unidentifiable objects), and spent an inordinate time organizing/dusting/reorganizing my overwhelming burden of belongings.… {Read more}

Now that you all know my story, I’d love to hear yours! Every Monday I plan to post Real Life Minimalists, a profile of one of my readers in their own words. If you’d like to participate, click here for details.

I’m thrilled to inaugurate the feature with this wonderful contribution from Frances.

Frances writes:

I think I have always had minimalist tendencies but for a long time I never had much stuff anyway so it never occurred to me that I was one! About 15 years ago I was living in London and very dissatisfied with my life and my job.… {Read more}