Category Archives: Reduce

Obsession

By Simon | Published: 28/10/2009
Eliminating excess stuff from our lives has had far-reaching consequences. As you start to get down to the more important possessions – the things that you question getting rid of – you begin to really think more about what you do rather than what you own.
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Books

By Simon | Published: 29/09/2009
It seems that there’s one type of possession that regularly escapes the de-cluttering – books. They’re seen as more than just possessions – they’re educational, cultural, spritual, essential. But are they essential? Are there real reasons to keep books or is it just that the idea of getting rid of them is almost taboo?
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Hoard

By Naomi | Published: 04/09/2009
There seems to have been a lot about hoarders online recently. People who have lost control of the stuff that surrounds them, that can’t throw anything away. They seem to be viewed with a kind of morbid fascination and a feeling of relief that it’s them and not you. It made me think about our [...]
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Denial

By Simon | Published: 02/09/2009
Every time we plan meals and shop for food to a budget we eat really well and get excited about our food. When we go out and buy whatever we feel like we end up getting completely bored with what we’ve got. Shouldn’t this be the other way around? Isn’t the accepted wisdom that spontaneity [...]
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Stuff

By Naomi | Published: 07/08/2009
We moved 20 months ago and there is still stuff everywhere. We moved from a tiny flat (30 square metres) to a house, and somehow there still isn’t room for everything. Where on earth did we keep it all in the flat?? How have we ended up with so much stuff?
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