Thanks to each of you for making 2016 a meaningful year at The Minimalist Plate. Last year this blog was just a dream I had — A dream to write, connect, and share my passion for a purposeful life owning less. This past spring I put my fears of writing online in the back seat and kissed perfection goodbye, publishing my first blog post in June.
This website continues to grow each month from the support of readers like you. Thank you for following along and sharing inspiration to live more with less. We’re looking forward to an amazing 2017, but before the new year roles in we want to share the ‘tops’ of this year at The Minimalist Plate.
Here’s a list of the top articles at The Minimalist Plate from the year 2016.
Most popular articles this year:
25 Way The Uncluttered Course Has Changed Lives. A list of 25 amazing ways lives have changed from taking the Uncluttered course. You’ve got to read it for yourself! Next course starts Jan. 9th! This article also featured on The Huffington Post here.
Minimalism: My Handbag. I’ve shared ways I’ve simplified my handbag with photos of the contents. My single handbag also acts as a diaper bag.
Helpful Methods For A simplified Wardrobe. I think success in simplifying your wardrobe (and life) is part perspective change and part finding the practical vehicle (method) to get you there. This is a helpful list of perspective changes and methods to simplify your wardrobe.
My Minimalism: My Child’s Bedroom. My Child’s Bedroom is the second post in the series, My Minimalism. It’s an ongoing tour of posts with photos sharing the areas and items I’ve minimized. You will see areas I have simplified, what minimalism currently looks like for me, and what it may look like for you.
7 Ways to Give Simpler This Holiday Season. How can we add in the wonderful holiday traditions a season while keeping our sanity and most of all, making the moments meaningful? With the ingredient, simpler. This article also featured on The Huffington Post here.
The Thankful Thread Challenge. The Thankful Thread Challenge is a project that invites you to give some of your clothes away. Maybe a lot of them. It’s a call to clear space in your head, your heart, and your home to better pursue enduring contentment. It begs the question, do we have more than enough? And can we give our more away?
A couple of my favorites from this past year:
6 Benefits of Motherhood in Minimalism. Part of living a more minimalist lifestyle means letting go of those undone things we don’t need to get to anymore. To help put those bricks down, consider these 6 benefits of minimalism in motherhood:
Contributions from the community this past year:
As a community of people living a meaningful life owning less, we’ve helped others simply live.
I’ve read countless stories from readers like you giving perfectly useful goods away to people in need. Your generosity is heart-warming and inspiring. May we continue to share what we can with others in need.
This year we raised $1730 for The Hope Effect, a non-profit designed to improve how the world cares for orphans. If you’re inspired to contribute to our campaign goal of $20,000 for 2017, you can donate here . You can also support our campaign by sharing it on social media — We thank you for caring and sharing!
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A shout-out of appreciation to the websites (I’m aware of) who shared my articles this year with readers like you:
Simplify & Pursue. Robin Shliakhau helps you simplify your life and home so that you can pursue what matters most.
Becoming Minimalist. Joshua Becker inspiring people around the world to intentionally live with less. And find more life because of it.
No Sidebar. Founded by Brian Gardner, this web site hosts a collection of articles on minimalism, simple living and finding happiness.
Smallishblog. Evelyn shares their attempts to live modestly, frugally, and green. You’re sure to love her fun, intentional and authentic approach.
Simple & Soul. Lisa encourages others to discover the unique and absolutely beautiful life that is underneath all of their stuff (physical and emotional). She gives a simple soulful approach to living more with less.
My Kids Capsule. Kelly will help you streamline your kid’s closet into a stylish capsule! Follow along with her to simplify your kid’s wardrobe and do less laundry! Yay!
Break The Twitch. Anthony helps you do more of what’s important to you. He shares practically ways minimize distractions, build habits, and create opportunities together. Visit his you tube channel where you’ll love his sense of humor!
Minimalist Today. Johnathan shares his fresh and honest approach and experiences in his pursuit of minimalism.
EverThrive. Founded by Ali Cornish, Everthrive values simplicity and self-sufficiency. Through blog posts, recipes, and photos, Everthrive shows how we can sift through life’s white noise in order to find contentment and clarity.
Thank you for reading this blog, connecting and sharing our articles with others. I’m thankful for the support of readers like you and the opportunity to share the journey together!
As the new year roles in, let’s say yes to a deliberate year, where we live a meaningful life, with a whole lots less.