In the spirit of minimalism, I am going to resume my personal journaling on here rather than in my notebook. It was a decent day today, work went well and took a break from running, just did some strength exercises. Was able to clear a few more items out today as well, it is slow…

One of my kids works at a chain fast food restaurant after school. I went to pick them up yesterday and we sat down together while they ate their meal after their shift ended. What I noticed after they were finished is how much waste is generated from one small order and how much that…

I was turning onto a side street this morning and a walker was starting into the crosswalk at the same time so I stopped to let them cross. Unwilling to wait, the car behind me made its way around me to go straight while crossing into the other lane on a double yellow line evidently…

I found it on the bottom shelf in the closet last weekend. It is a heavy weighted blanket that was used perhaps once or twice. It is in perfect clean condition and likely had cost somewhere over $30 when bought new. I did not want to throw it away but I know the donation center…

I put a cup away today. It was sitting on the counter next to the sink because someone put it there to fill our dog’s water bowl. It is such a small detail, but drying it and putting it away made a small impact. After doing that I searched for other things that were away…

A package came today, something for the home that needed replacing but also with that item came an opportunity. The shipping box is now empty, it is a void that needs to be filled with something more. Another book, unread and only purchased because it came to me since I was a member of a…

Made a substantial drop off at the local donation center today. Several boxes of books, comics, clothing, and a few other miscellaneous items that no longer bring value. The books were read, but I will never read them again. Not to say they weren’t engaging or informative but they were not life changing and not…

Welcome, I would like to introduce this blog to those interested. I will document my minimalism journey featuring items I have eliminated from my life as well as other topics such as waste, greed, joy, peace, contentment, and whatever else is on my mind at the time. I hope some will find value in it…