For the past few years I’ve been reading articles, watching YouTube videos, and even documentaries about minimalism (the act of downsizing in order to live a more meaningful life, not to be confused with the art movement that emerged in New York in the early 1960s). While I love the idea of downsizing, I do not have the constitution to be a “born-again-minimalist,” like so many of the minimalist gurus out there. In fact, my search for minimalist hints in books and on the internet only came about out of need when I moved from a three bedroom house in Connecticut to a small two bedroom apartment in Colorado. So, I am here today to propose a cutting edge new philosophy: Occasional Minimalism. Read More