Stories about my transition from miserably overextended to living simply
Becoming a good enough-ist has allowed me to grow and learn and be the best I can be, being a perfectionist only made me a stagnated, selfish and unreasonable person. Now, perfectionism isn't "good enough" for me.
I've mentioned this before in my "5 Ways Decluttering Changed My Life" post, but clutter triggers my anxiety. Clutter makes me feel trapped and claustrophobic; Dirty and cluttered homes stress me out and it took me a long time to realize that this was my problem. This anxiety has guided me towards a more simple [...]
I used to be a maximalist through and through, I thought there was some kind of prestige in having a shit-ton of things. I have realized through minimalism that the number of things you own doesn't make you better or worse than anyone else. I am becoming a minimalist because its what is truly comfortable for me.
I only wear soft cup and wireless bras. Since my breast reduction, I have had very few padded and underwired bras. They weren't comfortable and wearing them made me anxious. I bought a really nice one at my first fitting after my reduction, but wore it only a handful of times until the cups got too [...]
My skin care routine has evolved over the years from only using bar soap, to using bar soap and a moisturizer, using a facial cleanser and moisturizers, the 10 step korean skin care regimen, to now: using bar soap again but with a facial oil, a surum, and a moisturizer. My skin care routine has [...]
I've been decluttering my life and environment since I moved in December 2015. I started with getting rid of things that are no longer useful to me or no longer make me happy, then began decluttering the toxic thoughts and oppressive parts of my mental and digital environment. Since I began decluttering: I no longer [...]
I've been doing a lot recently and I decided to share an update on whats happening in my life. I have updates on my life, my habits, what I'm doing, and what I'm struggling with right now. Whats been going on recently I didn't post a blog last week because I was in Portland with [...]
