Over the decades my cookbook preferences have made large shifts that showed growth and change in our eating habits. Early on when I was learning to cook I relied heavily on Company’s Coming series of cookbooks. About 15 years ago I shifted to much healthier options as I discovered detoxing and raw vegan diets. Although,…
Category: Micro-Minimizing Challenge
School & College Keepsakes
Do you have boxes in your storage of school and/or college memorabilia? (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom of this post.) Without opening a box, can you state what’s inside the box(es)? Items from our school days remind us of our youth. You become a teenager in high school again, you remember your…
Candles & Other Smelly Things
Did you know that not all candles are created equal? It’s important to not only declutter items from our home, but to also declutter toxins from our home environment. Today is a double whammy as we look at candles and other smelly things. (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom of this post.) There…
Old Paint
Do you have cans of house paint in your basement? It’s time to go through those old cans and see which colours are even still relevant for your home. (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom of this post.) Questions to ask yourself: For cans that no longer serve a purpose for you, it’s…
Contact List
Digital storage is a place where we can store a lot of information and then forget that we have it. Once in a while, it’s worth the time to go through your files and delete what’s obsolete. Today, we’re taking a micro-focus on our contact list and/or address book. Your address book may still be…
Subscriptions
We subscribe monthly to so many things these days – TV streaming, music streaming, premium content for podcasts and newsletters. Each item individually may seem like only a few dollars per month, but what is easy to lose track of is how many subscriptions we have. Do we even still use some of the things…
Video Games & Consoles
It’s pretty amazing how quickly new and improved gaming consoles come out on the market. We had our share of older and newer models around and recently we selected our older models for elimination. We don’t really play them any more, and the one game my husband wanted to keep from an older system he…
Entrance-way Shoes
Shoes at the entrance is not an area where I set the best example. I don’t have a lot of shoes, but what I have I wear and regularly, so mine tend to accumulate at the entrance. And I’d say the same for my husband, so this is an area of focus for me. The…
Large Kitchen Utensils
I never thought I’d have a favourite flipper or spatula or wooden spoon. When I minimized my kitchen the first time, I thought, that the question in this room would be “Does this serve a purpose?” I didn’t think there was room for “Do I love this?” It turns out I was wrong! I clearly…
Eyeglasses
A super easy one for you today. Do you have old reading glasses, or maybe got a new prescription and still have your old glasses lying around? Not sure what to do with them? (If you prefer video, scroll to the bottom of this post.) Today’s challenge is to collect all of your unused eyewear…