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becoming minimalist — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:27:16 +0000

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the tiddy bear

becoming minimalist — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:14:28 +0000

i suppose that when we decided to become minimalist, it meant that we’ll never own of these.

minimalism and happy meal toys

becoming minimalist — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:01:36 +0000

lex luthor is to superman as happy meal toys are to minimalism.

we took our two kids to mcdonald’s for lunch today. we like it, they love it, it’s cheap…not a bad combo. and while i don’t mind eating there, i do mind bringing home the two happy meal toys every single time. it’s not because i don’t want my kids to have toys, it’s because i don’t want them to have these toys.

somewhere in the multi-billion dollar research and development department of mcdonald’s, they have been able to recreate a 25 cent toy that is played with once and never touched again. yet, as soon as they are thrown away by parents, the child immediately wants to play with it the next morning – regardless of how long has lapsed since the eating of the happy meal. i don’t know how they do it, but they’ve got my kids figured out.

note to self – jello molds

becoming minimalist — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:08:51 +0000

next time you decide to minimalize your wife’s football shaped jello molds that she was planning to use for your son’s birthday party… don’t!

related posts: note to self – scratch paper

my minimalist failure – condiments

becoming minimalist — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:03:42 +0000

cliff’s comment yesterday got me thinking, “what is a minimalist failure in my life that must be overcome?” counting salad dressings, we have 51 bottles of condiments in our fridge. does that count as a failure?

benefit #13 – never have to go antiquing

becoming minimalist — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:32:10 +0000

antiquing (v): the act of shopping, identifying, negotiating, or bargaining for old things like dressers, canisters, postcards, or bird cages. items can be bought for personal use, gifts, or just to sit on your shelf for another 20 years. antiquing is performed at garage sales, estate sales, resort towns, antiques districts, collectives, international auction houses, and other places with nothing to do.

and because i have become minimalist, i never have to do it again. thank goodness.

spaceship

becoming minimalist — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:06:56 +0000

does my decision to become minimalist mean that i can’t get one of these: spaceship for sale.

when the task appears difficult…

becoming minimalist — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:57:09 +0000

i would be lying if i said becoming minimalist has been easy for me… but maybe the road to minimalism isn’t quite as difficult as i think it is.

note to self – scratch paper

becoming minimalist — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:40 +0000

7 things that could be minimalized in your bathroom right now:

reading materials
over-the-counter medicine
make-up
bath toys
cleaning agents/supplies
nonworking appliances (hair dryer/curler, electric razor, electric toothbrush)
bottles of shampoo/conditioner (for some reason there are 8 bottle in my bathroom right now)

previous posts: 7 things – the kitchen

thsrs: the shorter thesaurus

becoming minimalist — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:27:30 +0000

in case you ever find yourself needing to minimalize the words that you use:

thsrs: the shorter thesaurus