The Minimalist community presents It's More or Less the Best, a curation compilation highlighting some outstanding blogs published over the past week.
These selected authors shared their personal stories and views on different aspects of their minimalist lifestyle, giving some insight into what the style of living involves.
This compilation is presented to help shine the spotlight on the selected posts, with the hope that you will take a look at them in case you missed any.
Outstanding Minimalists Blogs in no particular order.
I am a healer
✨"For me the most important thing is my health, my energy. Today I was looking at my bikes parked there and also at my magical garden that I started to arrange and I saw that everything had been parked because I had to stop for a... physical discomfort that brought a lot of pain. I've been taking a lot of pills, which I'm not very happy about because I don't usually take any. Only if I get a migraine and these episodes are not frequent." @nanixxx
Understanding The Lifestyle
✨"When I was a non-minimalist, I had this mentality too that minimalist people are just tight-fisted, but then I got to realize some differences. I have met minimalist people and those who are extreme minimalists, For instance, growing up with a minimalist mom as a child, I thought my mom just didn’t want to spend or get us new things whenever we wanted. But I got to realize that she was on a budget, and most times our insensitive little selves would ask for new shoes when we had shoes that were still in good shape." @beeeee
Upcycling and organisation
✨"The table was a standard four-legged table with an open space beneath it. So, I called a friend who does carpentry work, and together, we practically and creatively crafted a cupboard. Today, I use it to store many things, such as food items and my yet-to-be-repaired gas cylinders, which were previously kept in an open space, occupying a lot of space on the ground." @kingsleyy
Minimalism: How Much is Too Much (or Too Little)?
✨"I believe that anyone who embraces minimalism will feel lighter, freer and more able to control their lives. Because they don't waste time managing things they don't need and are not constantly chasing the next big purchase." @madilyn02
Without confusing the concepts
✨"I do not consider that there is something too minimalist, only that there is enough ignorance regarding this concept that can lead many to reach wrong conclusions. Minimalism is minimalism and that's it, if there is someone who wants to go to the extreme is already falling into another lifestyle that bears another name and has nothing to do with minimalism. I think we must always document ourselves well about the concept of the lifestyle we lead to avoid confusion." @abisag
Minimemo #5 Pen, Paper, and Purpose
✨"These days studying is no longer just the act of learning something new. Take a look at the content circulating online when it comes to studying, there’s a certain aesthetic on its own and once again, involves consumerism. Some might argue that minimalism can’t be applied to studying and its aesthetic due to its nature requiring different types of supplies and studying influencers out there are always trying to get you into the trendiest supply. But is it the case?" @macchiata
Is There Such Thing as Minimalism that Is Too Extreme?
✨"There's nothing wrong with radical rejection of social conventions so long as it has a good reason behind it. I'd distrust any hair shirt, self-immolation kind of minimalism, punishing oneself for one's desires by removing all comforts and happiness, as if one doesn't deserve them. That can be dangerous, perhaps a trauma-informed minimalism that is excessive and born out of psychological disease. Yet for some, extreme minimalism brings clarity and peace, reducing anxiety as it sheds the clutter and distractions of modern life. " @riverflows
Light walking
✨"Nowadays it is easier to fall into the temptation of having than to stop having. You have to have the willpower to refuse to buy what you don't need: we live exposed to an advertising bombardment in which the note is to consume, to buy, to have the latest on the market. That's why when we meet people who live happily with the essentials, we believe, in principle, that they are crazy." @nancybriti1
Keeping it clean and organized makes my space beautiful
✨"I have made good use of the chocolate bowl as a storage for keys and other sharp objects, thereby saving me money that would have been used to buy a storage box for the items.
I also love my toiletries storage section. Before now, my toiletries didn't have a home of its own so to say, it was found in different corners of my room, sometimes even in the bathroom." @kachy2022
The best finds are unplanned.
✨"As I scanned the shelves, a beautiful pair of white Crocs stood out. They were the perfect balance of comfort and style—easy to wear, practical, and effortlessly chic. The best part? They had a two-in-one feature, meaning I could wear them as both sandals and slippers. Honestly, I was instantly sold!" @ginika
My Simple Storage Hacks
✨"I wanted a reading table in my room to help me with studying and also working on my laptop. I knew how much I needed this table because I wouldn’t want to be studying on my bed or operating my laptop on my bed, it makes me so uncomfortable and most times, I tend to leave my laptop on my bed because I do not have a table. This made my room look untidy as my books weren’t arranged properly. So I knew I needed a table to help with this." @beeeee
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🔸 If possible we recommend that authors try to use original photos taken by you. Photos count toward the possibility of your post being curated.
🔸 Just a reminder that the weekly #KISS Blog Ideas is presented with ideas on topics to write about and to help you to structure your blogs, they are not meant to be questionnaires for you to list information and publish.
🔸 The presentation of your blog goes a long way and sharing aspects of your lives and your personal stories and experiences should be a lot more than a list that can be found in various places over the web.
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