365 Less Things

Reducing our stuff one day at a time.

Mini Mission-Wednesday 28June2017

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Decluttering an item you consciously or unconsciously avoid using because it doesn't satisfy your need or for some reason is too much bother. Often kitchen gadgets fall into this category and items of clothing that you don't feel good in for one reason or another. Maybe even bath towels or bed sheets whose tactile qualities tend to relegate them to the back of your linen closet for only those times you get desperate. … [Read more...]

Monday Mini Mission – 16June2017

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Begin a use it up challenge on a consumable product in your home. Food near it's used by date, a toiletry item you don't intend to replace, craft materials... . I used up a bunch of craft supplies last week and then delivered the items I'd made to a retail outlet who stocks them. I now have less craft materials but more cash in my bank account. This week I think I'll burn a couple of scented candles that are close to being used up. I also dropped off some stuff to the thrift shop on the weekend so that is a little more stuff out of the way. … [Read more...]

Mini Mission Monday ~ Memorabilia Items

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Mini Mission Monday is about finding ten minutes a day to declutter. To make it easy for you, each Monday I set seven declutter missions, one for each day of the week for you to follow. It takes the guess work out of decluttering and makes it easy and "fun" for you to achieve some quick decluttering. This week I have dedicated the mini mission to those pesky memorabilia items. This kind of clutter is often the sort that most people have trouble detaching themselves from. We don’t need an abundance of stuff to remind us of those we love, what we have achieved or the good times we’ve had. … [Read more...]

Mini Mission Monday

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Mini Mission Monday is about finding ten minutes a day to declutter. To make it easy for you, each Monday I set seven declutter missions, one for each day of the week for you to follow. It takes the guess work out of decluttering and makes it easy and "fun" for you to achieve some quick decluttering. This week’s mini missions address items that you may not have considered decluttering in the past. They aren't really things you can just get rid on in the ten minute mini mission time frame but you can use ten minutes to give them your consideration.  I first wrote these missions in 2013 … [Read more...]

How little we really need

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Every time I go on a long vacation I am reminded of how little one really needs to live a comfortable and functional lifestyle. My husband and I often stay in Airbnb places when on vacation. These small apartments usually come supplied with a minimal, and varying, amount of crockery, cutlery, pots, pans, utensils etc to prepare and eat meals. They also have minimal linen, towels, bedding, furniture and appliances for you comfort and needs. And sometimes there are some extra items such as books, games, stationary and cooking ingredients etc.  As an example, we stayed in one Airbnb place in … [Read more...]

Mini Mission Monday ~ This and that

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Mini Mission Monday is about finding ten minutes a day to declutter. To make it easy for you, each Monday I set seven declutter missions, one for each day of the week for you to follow. It takes the guess work out of decluttering and makes it easy and "fun" for you to achieve some quick decluttering. I have been informed that my Mother-in-law has been following my mini missions so this weeks missions have her in mind. I could be way off base because she has decluttered so much already but I am going to make some guesses as to what missions would work well for her. I hope they work well for … [Read more...]