A lot of people mix up travelling with ‘escaping’. They think that people who travel are trying to run away from bad things in their lives, or bad things that will/might happen to them like work, debt or demanding bosses. But the problem is, it’s not simply enough to ‘run away’. That’s what a vacation…
The last time I wrote about my minimalist bedroom, I was living in Kobe with a host family. My room was simple – just a futon, a chair and a desk. There was also a piano in the room that belonged to my host sisters, which I would use from time to time. It turned out that…
Ok, so this week we dive further into my personal life…the bathroom! 😉 …But don’t worry, by bathroom I basically mean the toiletries and lotions and potions I use. After all, how minimal can you go with basic hygiene?! When it comes to bathroom products, I try to keep everything down to just a few…
Moving away from home is hard. You might have lived there for many years and now you get to move into your own ‘house’ – even if it is just single room. But what to take? And more importantly, what to leave? Apart from the easy answer of ‘whatever is on the list your uni…
Finally, it’s nearly time to move out of our beloved dorms back home and enjoy a well-deserved summer break. But moving home can be a pain, especially since we’ve all probably gained more stuff during the course of the year. Moving from home, all of my stuff only just fit into the car with the…
How do you get things done? David Allen, amongst countless other life coaches, business men and women, time management ‘experts’ and so on have spent and earned millions trying to figure out this question. As people, we can do more than just spend our days hunting, eating and procreating. We’re lucky in that way because…
Part III of the Minimalize, Focus, Do series. “There are three types of people in this world, those who finish what they start and those that don’t. People have spent entire careers wondering whether there was something special about ‘successful’ people – was there a common characteristic? A secret ingredient? Or just something they ate?…
Part I of the Minimalize, Focus, Do series. “Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale Everyone has something that holds them back. It can be something precious, common or unique, something tangible or untouchable, it can be a secret or something everyone knows about. These…
It’s hard to live without the internet if you’re a student. Amongst many things, you probably need it for checking email, receiving updates from societies, arranging meetings with course-mates, keeping in touch with old friends, Skyping your family, getting in touch with your professors, checking out the library catalogue and of course, for research (maybe…
Christmas is approaching fast. November is coming to an end and people have already started shopping for presents, things to decorate their houses with and even for food. I get a lot of questions asking me my opinion about Christmas. Of course, I enjoy it as much as the next person, and I have some…