3 Simple Ways to Become a Minimalist (Plus bonus hints!)
February 3, 2011
1. Boycott stores that treat their employees badly or have unethical buying practices.
2. Fire any of your things that aren’t beautiful, useful, or vastly sentimental.
3. Clear up your time; don’t let unnecessary obligations bog you down.
BONUS WAY #4!
Romp in your sterile, white-walled environs, unfettered by guilt or pain over what you’ve lost.
BONUSH TIP NUMBER (no.) # 5! Fiveity ity 5-5-5-5, 555-5555!
When frolicking fails. As fail it WILL AND MUST—remember that beer is ALWAYS an option. As it is a consumable, it is therefore highly minimalist.
This is best done naked.
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magnificentminimalist 
I laughed out loud in my very quiet office after trying to say fivety 5 and the host of 5s you have up there..and not in my mind!
But I would so be the person tempted by a 10$ teal dress and then go on to add a host of accessories because OMG, it was so cheap it’s TOTALLY justified to spend on shoes to go with it. 😀 Maybe it’s time for me to go minimalistic.
ZOUNDS! Shoes! I forgot shoes! 😉
Now I’m having an awesome time imagining you in your office, muttering a series of 5’s.
Fivety 55555.!! Love it BUT how can you burn a teddy bear:(
Apparently he didn’t rate as either beautiful OR vastly sentimental. =(
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THANKS!
Love the picture for unnecessary obligations. SUPER job on the eyes 😛
Love this, and we need to boycott stores that treat their employees like Crap one such franchise is “great clips hair salons” ALL of them.
Loving it. And by the way, I never buy anything, because I’ve had it all all along 😉
excellent tips!
lol! Great tips, especially #1. I used to work for the Evil Empire (one of those big box stores that treat their employees badly).
solution to the teal dress problem is clearing putting it on in cartoons 🙂
love the pics!
Hilarious!
Dear Magnificent Minimalist: You are freaking hilarious. Love, Future Tom
*squee*
hmmm, romping in a white room…is it padded?
I couldn’t help but put in my two cents and link you and PRESS THIS. Have a great day!
Awesome! Thanks!
Fire any of your things that aren’t beautiful, useful, or vastly sentimental…
– oh there is so many …
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I *like* that kind of firing.
There’s some beautiful truth hidden in your simple words. Perhaps not to be taken tooooo literally. But still worth pondering.
Thanks for an interesting post!
– Papa Joe
Hello Papa Joe! It’s nice to meet you!
Likewise Mini. You really are magnificent. 🙂
– Papa Joe