by Tammy on February 18, 2010
One of the best things about blogging and social networking is meeting and connecting with amazing people.
Recently, I started reading TheSimplerLife and connected with Sam. He writes about the benefits of living a simpler life.
Enjoy his guest post and subscribe to his blog.
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by Sam Spurlin
It’s amazing how much I can read about simplicity and still not absorb the key lessons. I’ve read about the basics of decluttering numerous times. The advice is always the same, create one pile of stuff you know you’re going to keep, one pile of stuff you know you’re going to throw away/donate/recycle, and one pile of stuff you aren’t sure about. For some reason, my own decluttering efforts always resulted in two piles, the “keepers” and the “toss it.” I never seemed to have a third “ambiguous” pile. That is, until last week. [click to continue…]
by Tammy on January 12, 2010
The ideas presented in The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life have been on the tip of my tongue all week. As a result, Logan and I had a conversation about minimalist work spaces, productivity and his desk. I had a love/hate relationship with Logan’s desk. It’s a great workspace but the desk was a clutter bomb; covered in paper and other random items.
So imagine my surprise when I walked into our apartment and found a beautiful, minimalist desk! On the spur of the moment Logan decided to purge excess stuff and accessories from his desk. Below are a few strategies Logan used:
1. Create a clutter free desk.
Removing excess trinkets, paper and notebooks from your work space will give you more space to focus on writing or other creative endeavors.
2. Remove unnecessary desk accessories.
For instance, Logan removed the key board platform, a drawer, an elevated laptop tray and the key board. As a result, he has a clean work surface. All the extra material was donated to the local SPCA. Plus, Logan’s brother took the laptop tray off our hands. [click to continue…]
