#lessisbetter

[corkedconsumerism]

No Guru Here

Three years ago, my husband JR and I moved from a 2000 sq. ft home in the suburbs to a home in the country less than half the size, 880 sq. ft. Our first home was almost 3000 sq ft, so we were no strangers to downsizing.  We whittled our possessions down to our favorites and settled in to the country life with our menagerie of animals, 3 large dogs, 5 cats and 2 rabbits.  JR worked mostly from home, so we stuck him in a corner in the spare room and I started dreaming of gardens, farm animals, self-sufficiency and a quiet, simple life.

A year later, we built a garage, larger than our home, settled JR into his new “office” and started filling it up.  Around this time, my oldest daughter surprised us with our first grandchild and we went a little nuts with buying stuff for the baby.  We also acquired miniature donkeys, started raising chickens and built coops and pens.  I started caring for other children to give our granddaughter playmates and money to help pay for toys, mostly, and our youngest daughter’s upcoming wedding.  

And here we are, once again drowning in stuff.  Although I am not a big spender or a mall shopper, I am a “lots of little things”, shopper and have learned in my years of buying “lots of little things” how to stack, store and organize “lots of little things”.  BUT IT’S TOO MUCH.  

It’s time to get serious and focus on what makes me happy.  It might not be what makes everyone happy, but that’s okay.  Join me, if you like, in my quest for a simpler life, a healthier life, a more frugal life where the focus is on happiness and quality of life.  

[rootshootsimaging]

We are so glad to be saying goodbye to this life. Time for the next chapter that doesn't involve a subdivision or rude, nosey neighbors, cutting grass every other day, 1300 square feet of dust, keeping my dogs pinned up like prisoners and a garage full of crap that I don't need. All that and a ridiculous mortgage for more house than we need. Time to make a change. Stay tuned for the new life photos. @lydiadorn_iml @marnie_blue_hd @rosiedorn.2020 #greenvillesc #lifechanges #lessisbetter #americanbullterrier #lovepuppies #greenville360 #upstatesc #lovemylife (at Greenville, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9XuUZOT1Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hy-t-a-my]

Handfull valerianella and spinach, chevre (30g), 10 black olives, 2 slices of dried tomatoes, 7 cherry tomatoes, dried cranberries (half spoon), pomegrante (2 spoons) - around 170 kcal

[worldfoodbooks]

NEW IN THE BOOKSHOP: BRAUN+DESIGN COLLECTION - 40 JAHRE BRAUN DESIGN - 1955 BIS 1995 (1995) • First edition of the scarce 1995 "Braun+Design Collection" - an exhaustive hardcover book that catalogues every product ever designed for the iconic German company Braun. Includes charts that list each product, serial number, colour, designer, and other design specs. Each product is beautifully documented through black and white photographs showcasing every striking design from Hans Gugelot's radio beginnings in the mid 1950s through Dieter Rams' (chief design officer from 1961-1995) finest examples of functionalist industrial design. Gugelot (together with Otl Aicher and Wolfgang Schmittel) developed for Braun a completely new, groundbreaking design culture in the 1950s, considered one of the finest examples of Germany's "second modernity" in product design, in which the rational principles of 1920s Bauhaus were echoed in new industrial form. A stunning and collectable volume for anyone interested in modern design - Braun to its core represented Dieter Rams' design philosophy "less, but better", captured here through 40 years of the most innovative, functional product design of the twentieth century, securing Rams and Braun worldwide recognition and appreciation. Includes an illustrated company history and complete designer profiles and references. Texts in German. Edited by Jo Klatt and Gunter Staeffler. • One copy via our website and in the bookshop today. • #worldfoodbooks #braun #dieterrams #hansgugelot #lessisbetter #obsolescenceisacrime (at WORLD FOOD BOOKS)

[micmol]

Telecomandomachia - remotes war: #complexity vs. #semplicity, #SkyTV vs. #AppleTV . #lessisbetter #appleforever #dumpskytv #remotecontrol #loveapple #evolution (at Mantua, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm3w0Ltl8PP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dcloqct47fni

[homesteady]

You know those log cabins in the mountain with a huge garden and animals and scenery kind of thing. Thats my shit some days lol

[isharagabri]

#memories In verità meno corde si usano più impegnativa e’ la sospensione e dev’essere fatta con la precisione massima, parlandone insieme e sperimentando. I feed back sono sempre importanti non solo dopo, anche prima e durante. Rigger: @isharagabri #shibari #suspension #upsidedown #lesson #onlinelesson #onlineschool #emotions #ropes #corde #lezionionline #rigger #lessisbetter #allyouneedisrope #isharagabriessencestudio #trieste #pratica https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIPDifBj-R/?igshid=1q0mhlzlr4x6s

[g-designer4u]

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[betta67]

Mini casa mini albero#lessisbetter https://www.instagram.com/p/B5zNWWcocKa/?igshid=iamr8eccwvk

[musicfromnoone]

Cleaning out basement and attic... #junk #throwaway #moving #lessisbetter (bij Mechelen, Belgium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5fJMAghKKH/?igshid=eccj2lskvn4u

[alacqua]

I really loved this photo! Trees... fog... just perfect!!! . . Taken from @slowfashionshowroom . . - 🌲 lover . Be conscious. Be slow. Be sustainable. . #keepitwild #beautifuldestinations #discoverearth #staywild #travel #singleuseplastic #water #earth #saveouroceans #forest #zeroplastic #zerowaste #lessplasticwaste #sostenible #vidaverde #concienciaambiental #sustainability #camping #lessisbetter #ecofriendly #recycle #reuse #slowfashionshowroom #wood #nature #naturaleza #niebla #paz #ecologic https://www.instagram.com/p/B4VAulphza5/?igshid=h4xtx2zbpeq

[pinksugarbtq-blog]

#glow #skin #lessisbetter #makeup https://www.instagram.com/p/By2OIxkhyD4/?igshid=1sybd9u2h6tr3

[mauvegarden]

. . #lessisbetter . . [ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ & ʟᴇssᴏɴ] ⍜ ᴋᴀᴋᴀᴏ ɪᴅ. mauvegarden ᴋᴀᴋᴀᴏ ᴘʟᴜs. 모브가든 ᴍᴏʙɪʟᴇ ᴘʜ. 010 4441 3402 ᴡᴡᴡ.ᴍᴀᴜᴠᴇɢᴀʀᴅᴇɴ.ᴄᴏᴍ . . #꽃다발 #꽃바구니 #꽃장식 #플라워클래스 #가드닝클래스 #식물주문 #꽃작업실 #역삼동꽃집 #핸드타이드 #부케 #꽃스타그램 #화훼장식기능사 #센터피스 #리스 #꽃꽂이 #왁스타블렛 #floraldesign #bouquet #florist #centerpiece #flowercrown #wreath #цветок #цветочныйдизайн #букет #ブーケ #フラワーアレンジメントクラス #ソウル花屋(일산 - Ilsan에서) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwGoGhBANH5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4r8skcp570bk

[harryetaylor123]

#lessisbetter #moderate #tailoredmusicproduction #taylormusic #kingfluid #2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJNCrcgcBU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15rrlnzolexhz

[mysearch4beauty]

#whatluxuryisabout #entrepreneur #responsible #sustainable #ethical #luxury #beauty #quality #lessisbetter #brunellocucinelli #leadership #mysearch4beauty

[menschfotograf]

Repost of my own pic of @ines_imhof ❤️ #towel #schwarzweiss #bikinitime #sexygirlz #bathroompic #modelmom #mommyfit #keamodels #germanmodel #menschfotograf #LeicaQ 🔴📸 #LeicaCamera #blackandwhiteonly #windowlight #shooting #5minutes #profilepic #closedeyes #portraitoftheday #beautyphotography #swimmwear #lessisbetter #weekendiscoming #instamodels #fridaymood #newpic #lookbookphotographer #professionalphotographer #underwearmodel #swimwearmodel (hier: Cologne, Germany)