The fact that I didn’t learn to walk until the age of 2 did not stop me from moving forward. I developed a sort of jumping-on-my-butt technique, much to the amusement of others. At school, I was always trying to reach perfection. It was easy for others and myself to be proud of my accomplishments…
Tag: Minimalism
BEST GATEKEEPER TO YOUR LIFE
When I work with clients, I aim to declutter the areas that drain them the most, including: Stuff People Thoughts Behaviours Habits Gone are the things that do not serve us and that feels great…but have you also noticed how often they come around again? A lot of the times, the kind of things from…
10 WAYS DECLUTTERING HELPS YOU GROW AS A PERSON
If you declutter your home, you develop the muscle that makes active decisions for you. If you declutter your brain in the morning, you are much more grounded and mindful during the day. If you declutter your thoughts about the past, you let go off things that make you feel stuck. If you declutter your…
WHAT IS SOCIAL CLUTTER?
To free yourself from physical clutter, things in your home, has many benefits – how does more time, money and freedom sound? In my experience, though, we forget to look at our lives more holistically, and solely expect our homes to give us freedom. Did you know that we don’t only fill our lives with…
THE BIG PROBLEM WITH DECLUTTERING
*Please read if you are a current fan of Tidying up with Marie Kondo* Trust me, nothing makes me happier than the KonMari-decluttering hype that is happening because of the new Netflix series. Following the discovery of her book a couple of years ago, I managed to get rid of 75% of my belongings and…
BREAKING A LIMITING BELIEF ABOUT TIME: CHRISTMAS EDITION
Unlike a lot of people I know, I absolutely love coming home to my parents for Christmas. I am grateful for someone taking care of me for once, grateful for the luxury of freshly baked things daily, and a Christmas-movie-addicted family. I am grateful for the long walks with the puppy, and the yearly puzzle…
FESTIVE FEAR OR MISSING OUT
FOMO. Fear of missing out. This feeling we all relate to in some ways, or many, is taken to a new level during Christmas time. We want to be everywhere and do everything that others are doing, and when we actually manage to show up, we feel that other people are having better conversations, and…
DECLUTTERING MY CHRISTMAS TO-DO-LIST
In last week’s post on a gift-free Christmas, I mentioned how much time I found myself having as nothing revolved around the Christmas shopping anymore. But this crazy season offers so many festive choices; markets, parties, events, and we want to go to it all, all the time, but we also want to enjoy the…
CONSEQUENCES OF A GIFT-FREE CHRISTMAS
Having a minimalist approach to Christmas and gift-giving has practically saved my relationship with the season. I, who always felt slightly queasy during the unwrapping moments. I, who could barely think about Christmas without also feeling the guilt, remembering crushing memories of unneeded gifts. I, who am still not the greatest fan of receiving –…
HOW GRATITUDE CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Having grown up in a Christian home, gratitude has been a daily, collective, practice for me and my family. However, it wasn’t until a couple of years ago that I took my practice away from the dinner table. I committed to a year of listing a minimum of five new things every day as a…
Soul Stories by Elvira 