I'm one to keep everything that someone gives me. I have items that I held on for years, especially those that are no longer in my life. Today I ended up giving those items to someone who I know could use it. So if you are struggling with those items and throwing it away or giving it back is not an option, think of someone in your life who may benefit from those items. It helped me so much and I feel much lighter.

Are some musicians particularly working to the large Orchestra and predominantly choirs now have electronic devices (i e. Tablet and phones) to access their sheet music in convinent way, many say are accessible on PDF and to annotate what they want, is there a good reason when this trend occur?

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Consume a bit of tech to reduce consumption in other arenas

Got a hydroponic garden box as a gift. Love it; yields are crazy. Might expand as space allows

Playing with the idea of hooking an arduino to monitor moisture levels & drip water my raised beds

Thoughts? Comments? Build suggestions?

So as a teen and young 20's I was a nobody but would crave attention. Loud radio with windows down. Appearance. Brand new 4X4 truck at age 24. Though been saving with the dream of not having to work corporate forever.

Having a good career and marrying a wife with her own good career we always had a good upper-middle class income. We were able to save and invest since our mid 20's.

Anyways maybe about my late 30's I realized I no longer care for attention and especially "stuff". I am 46 now and I realized I care even more less about stuff. My wife didn't feel this way until maybe the past year ....she now can walk into a Target/Costco and not buy anything at all.

2020 happened and working from home full time made me realize how truly a simple life I really could live. I could easily survived on 4 shirts and 4 shorts/sweatpants. I personally drive under 500 miles a year and could really manage to be a 1 car couple.

So my thoughts of working, saving, investing 30+ years and realizing a simple life is good enough is quite a mental conflict for me personally. Having two kids currently in college I know I can't easily step away from materialism.

I know I don't want to be the guy you read in the news who was a quiet and private. And it was shocking that he left millions to charities.

I know I am not a true minimalist and probably never will be, but I do now realize the less you own and keep things simple -- the less they own you.

So we both want a less stuff, but I've decided that some stuff that we have alot of we can keep as short of inventory. Like shampoo, I found a lot of hade used shampoos, soupes and conditionners from hotels and my job. So I decided that I will not buy any shampoo untill we have used up all the other bottles. Some goes for t-shirts. We ware out a lot of clothes when we work at our homestead, so I'm putting most of the once we don't use away untill we worn out the once we use most. That way we don't have to buy shits for some time. Going shopping takes time and planing, so the less we have to buy the better. We do buy alot of stuff we need from 2-hand stores. We don't really have much decor but we really don't need it, since we are going to renovate the entire house anyway.

Do minimalism Your way!!!

It's been surprisingly hard to find a clean vacuum that matches the aesthetic of my small apartment. It will be visible in the hallway covet so I'm hoping for it to be either completely white or completely black with absolutely no color. I love the look of the Wyze Vacuum but cannot get past the teal and all others appear to have some sort of accenting color. Is there any good cordless vacuum out there with the minimalist look of Wyze but without any color?

I don’t mean in a negative way. For example you were convinced you needed a newer car and now after sometime owning it the allure of the bells and whistles that were appealing to you have faded and now you find yourself wanting just a regular car that is reliable.

I owned two Harley’s and I still love cruisers and sport bikes, it is a great feeling cruising on a highway on a 6 speed vtwin in perfect weather, it’s a smooth and comfortable ride but easy/affordable maintenance, reliability and practicality are way better. All bikes and styles today(and for the last 20+ years) offer so many aftermarket upgrades that improve performance, comfortability, etc. so it’s not like one has to get a cruiser to be comfortable on a motorcycle.

Anyone remember when they made they switch or realized they didn’t need said vehicle/change their mode of transport or are going through this now? I’m genuinely curious to know others stories with this topic.

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Hi. I’m a sprinter currently looking for track spikes that are extremely simple, like canvas shoes with spikes. I also don’t need a rigid plate since I want to allow my feet to flex, so non-sprint-specific spikes are welcomed. Any recommendations?

I've been doing digital art for a long time, which is pretty good for minimalism because all your work can be saved on a small device, but I really want to take up traditional painting again, and have thought of a pretty decent minimalist setup, (mainly watercolour + gauche in a mini portable palette, refillable water brushes, and sketchbook)

but the only thing that is holding me back is not being sure what to do with the paintings once I've finished. I don't really have much of a selling platform, and don't know if I ever will, and even if I did I cant guarantee if a painting I make will sell...

Is getting back into traditional art worth it? If it is, does anyone here have any suggestions to keep things clutter free? Is that even possible? Lol

Hi, I want to know that think that its un must plus is for life. In my case is a Lamy pen that I love cause its designed for last its beauty and works well for a decent price. And a safety razor last forever and its a daily used

Still a work in progress but I am more than happy to have a lot less clutter taking up my work space.

I tired this sunscreen for the first time but i don't really like the cream on my skin since I have oily acne prone skin. It's feels heavy and greecy also it make my skin look dull.

I'll update more about in few days but this was my first view.

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I originally started being quite minimalist ~10 years ago. I was very mobile and in a sense I still am, but I’m finally slowing down.

For the first time ever I’m going to have money to spend on some nicer things like furniture. Thing is, I HATE the idea of furniture and being tied down. But I’d also love to create a cozy space. And more solid furniture sounds really nice. Like a sense of “stability” and “tying down” (two things I’ve resisted much of my life).

Has anyone dealt with this? I am both extremely nomadic and an extreme homebody and I don’t know how to balance these two sides. Like I really love being home and I am home a lot.

Edit to add: when I say quite the minimalist, I mean that I’m almost 30 and had never had to use a moving truck. I often could move with everything in the trunk of my car. So going from that extreme level to “hmmm maybe I should have a sofa and bed” is a big big deal for me.

Tentatively I’m thinking of putting my money more toward rugs and curtains and the like to set the homey vibe

Hi!

I’m getting better at my capsule wardrobe, so I finally realized I am a winter season which I love about me. I have a bunch of “warm” color clothes that I cringe thinking I should wear because I thought I was warm at one point.

Anyhow… I think I’m ready to let them go!! Same with gold. I have a gold purse gold jewelry and then I think why am I holding onto these items? I feel nothing with them.

Should I just donate??? I think my dear is I have been going back and forth with color analysis. lol One day someone says oh you are warm then the next it’s like nope you are cool

The only thing I do know is black and winter colors look awesome and I FEEL amazing with them. That’s my answer!!

I’ve been downsizing since 2020 but fully downsized my wardrobe about 2 years ago. Now, since I have less I’m obviously wearing what I do have so frequently that I’m noticing all my clothes are getting SO worn out and falling apart quickly. What do you guys do to try to avoid this?