by Gitzi | Mar 29, 2016 | Minimalism
What’s in your Attic? Are you storing memorabilia boxes in your closet, basement, attic, or storage unit (or all the above)? If so, I imagine most readers barely mention a dozen items in their memorabilia box – out of how many items? I want to inspire you...
by Gitzi | Dec 2, 2015 | Minimalism
When visitors came to our sparsely decorated, 2,400 square foot home, we would sometimes get asked if we were moving. We weren’t moving (yet), we were becoming minimalists! We began downsizing to spend more time with our children and each other. In 2013, we...
by Gitzi | Sep 13, 2014 | Minimalism
My story. I was a stay-at-home, homeschooling, mom of two driven kids and I was finding it difficult to find downtime. Taking time to play a 20-minute game with the kids would usually stress me out because I felt behind in everything. Scheduling was not my problem as...
by Gitzi | Aug 20, 2014 | Minimalism
So you want to buy your Minimalist friend a gift. What do you do? What would they want or not want? Minimalists tend to be quite selective about what they bring into their space. Generally speaking they may avoid items that can’t be consumed, worn, or use...
by Gitzi | Mar 11, 2014 | Minimalism
We were able to find a small apartment in downtown San Francisco that would work for our family of four. We found the apartment online from Seattle and went forward with the application process sight unseen. As it turned out, my partner ended up flying to San...
by Gitzi | Mar 9, 2014 | Minimalism
In October 2013, we decided, one way or another, that we would be moving from Seattle to San Francisco. We had a 2,400 square foot home and had spent the last two months aggressively downsizing. In name, we hadn’t realized we were going minimalist, but we were....
