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Publication day is here! Today, Lightly goes on sale everywhere and my heart is full of sparkles and rainbows. :) You can find it at Amazon , Audible , Barnes & Noble , Books a Million , Hudson ...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2019/02/lightly-publication-day/

Today, I’m going to tell you the story of a skirt–in particular, the gray tulle number in the photo above. It doesn’t look like it has any business being in a minimalist wardrobe, does it? ...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2019/02/the-story-of-a-skirt/

Thank you all for your wonderful comments about my upcoming book, Lightly! Your support and encouragement mean everything to me, and I can hardly wait until Feb. 26 to share it with you. As I m...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2019/01/lightly-preorder/

I’m just over the moon to share some big news with you today: I have a new book coming out next month! It’s called Lightly: How to Live a Simple, Serene, and Stress-free Life, and will be pub...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2019/01/lightly-how-to-live-a-simple-serene-and-stress-free-life/

I just wanted to wish you all a lovely and serene holiday! We’re keeping the season as simple as possible here—a “light Christmas,” if you will. We’ve decorated our little cottage wit...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2018/12/im-dreaming-of-a-light-christmas/

I have some exciting news to share with you today! As many of you know, I self-published my book, The Joy of Less. Back in the day, there wasn’t a lot of mainstream interest in minimalist liv...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2016/02/the-joy-of-less-a-new-era-2/

I’m keeping it short and sweet this week with a Throwback Thursday photo from my childhood: See, even as a toddler I loved the concept of One. :) I just wanted to let you know that I’ve b...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2016/01/throwback-thursday-just-one/

Have I ever mentioned that I love to move? Crazy, I know—but ever since college I’ve barely been able to stay in one place for a year before I’m itching to pack up again. When I was tied to...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2015/06/the-minimalist-guide-to-a-long-distance-move/

Two years ago, my family and I moved into a 3-bedroom, 1700-sq-ft house. It was a big change from the 390-sq-ft apartment we’d left behind in England—but just about the smallest home we coul...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2014/02/furniture-update-a-couch-and-table-and-chairs-oh-my/

A few years ago, I was reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and came across the most beautiful phrase: “THE TRAVELER’S EXQUISITE LIGHTNESS OF BEING.” It became a sort of pe...

https://www.missminimalist.com/2013/03/the-exquisite-lightness-of-being/