![]() ![]() If you disagree in this specific area, still focus on the good that your partner brings into your relationship. ![]() Healthy relationships are also always based on love and patience and grace and humility and faithfulness. With that said, there is frustration involved when you both have differing attitudes to minimalism- what is your advice for keeping those negative feelings to a minimum?Įvery healthy relationship requires compromise-in countless differences of opinions, not just in physical possessions. You have said before that when a partner is not a minimalist and you are- to focus on your own things and lead by example. Nowadays, we enjoy travelling or eating at new places. When they were young, we enjoyed playing games in the backyard or going to the park. My kids are now 17 and 13, so a lot has changed over the last 12 years. ![]() What is your favourite thing to do with your family now that excess stuff is out of the equation? They also learn about the value of boundaries and the empty promises of consumerism. Kids get to see their parents being intentional about money, time, and energy. But there are more reasons that minimalism can be beneficial for children. Oh, definitely, there is lots of research in the world today about “deeper play” and how fewer toys help children experience more of it. I've read that less is more to help children's development- do you agree? If so, why do you think that minimalism is beneficial for children? I did keep a small collection of baseball cards from my childhood, that’s probably the one thing I’ve held on to that isn’t specifically necessary.Īs a mother myself, I am trying to keep my daughter's belongings to a manageable amount, which is difficult. I like to think all the possessions I kept serve some specific purpose in my life. There are certainly some things in my home that I don’t think need to be there, but because we’re a family of four I don’t get to make all the decisions about what everyone else can keep :) No, not really, everything I wanted to get rid of, I got rid of. After decluttering your home years ago- is there something that you couldn't get rid of then- or even in subsequent decluttering projects because of sentimentality? ![]()
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