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by Undine Almani 20. Januar 2020

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Is »minimalism« a privilege? Yes. I think so.

Is »minimalism« a privilege?

Yes. I think so. It is a trend, a lifestyle. Clean, minimalistic design has always been. Since I can remember. That one Bauhaus lamp for a couple hundret bucks, if that iconic minimalist piece of design isn't a status symbol, then I don't know what is.

But there is more to minimalism than just design. To me, it is not even about that. I do not like expensive things. They break and it hurts more than if something cheap breaks. On the other hand, I don't only want to be surrounded by cheap random things. I want to have nice things.

So essentially, my cute little instagrammable minimalism dream has a lot to do with privilege. Yet still a lot of people say: But why do you want to be »poor«, ask why I want to have only one knife etc. (I can't do that anymore, I share my appartment... but I personally only own one sharp knife and don't need two!) Isn't that silly? they ask. And I understand. At first glance, it might seem like we minimalists are voluntarily living an ascetic, almost poor life. But it's not. It's pretty rich. Being poor is so different from being minimalist. And it's important to me to point out the privilege to have that choice.

However, I don't feel guilty because I, the person who could have all this stuff, does not want it, while somebody else can't have it. Take my stuff, I donate it, I like to give it to you. Me choosing to live with less does not harm anybody. Minimalism is about just taking what you need, and if everybody did that, the world would surely be a nicer place.

#minimalism #minimalismus #simpleliving #minimalistlifestyle #minimalismquotes #mindfulquotes #mindfulthoughts #mindfulmoment #mindfulness #minimalistfamily #minimalistliving #lessismore #minimize #lessbutbetter #minimalstyle #minimalisthome #minimalistdesign #minimalismjourney #minimalismjourney💕 #minimalistjourney #simplelivingsunday #simplelivingmonday #simplelivinglifestyle

🌿 >>½ year of TESTING pure coconut oil DISH SO

🌿 >>½ year of TESTING pure coconut oil DISH SOAP 🌿 Have you tried it yet?

I have tried to make my own dish washing "detergent" since forever. When I started living low-waste, I wanted an alternative - but nothing ever worked that great. And I also didn't want to be dependent on bulk-stores. After all, I thought, they would never survive... haha, yeah, they did, luckily!

But anyway, I was always hesitant about liquid cleaners. I don't like all these bottles. So, when I saw dish soap (not declared as such, just named "pure coconut oil soap" by the way), I wanted to try it immediately. So I did. Ordered one online (it was available nowhere else, thanks to the 2020 apocalypse...) and tested it extensively.

And I can only say good things. Yeah, sure, if you want to use it with some heavy greasy stuff, it will take longer. So for me that is not super convenient and I prefer the liquid I get from the bulk store. But if I had to choose just one, I would go for the dish soap. It's just more minimalist, more simple. I like it better. And you can always use more if you need to clean more.

Unlike to what I was expecting, it does not leave a film, it cleans just nicely. You might need a bit more hot water, but I rinse all my dishes anyway. I really want to encourage you to try it. I was sceptic too, but it's really really cool and worth trying, especially if you use a brush!

If you're interested how it works, check out my reels section! I made one about it! 🙂 If you have any questions, please share them here. Maybe I can tell you more and help.

#zerowastekitchen #zerowastetips #coconutoil #coconutsoap #purevegetablesoap #dishsaop #dishsoapandwater #zerowastedishwashing #zerowastecuisine #zerodechet #zerodechets #minimalismusküche #minimalkitchen #minimalistkitchen #minimalismlife #minimalismtips #sustainablekitchen #minimalistkitchen #extrememinimalism #sustainableminimalism #zerowasteideas #zerowastetrend #zerowasteinfo #zerowastetipsandtricks #minimalismblogger #sustainableminimalist #minimalismwithkids #zerowastekids #ecomama #zerowastemama

Bye bye July! Hej då, Juli! When you read this,

Bye bye July! Hej då, Juli!

When you read this, I probably don't have much time to be on social media anymore. I probably am planning a lot for our trip to Sweden. I am probably not thinking much about Instagram. I hope.

This is a postcard from the famous Swedish illustrator Elsa Beskow. I have found these in a small store in my hometown once. I only bought one. It showed bathing kids and their mom in the Swedish archipelagos. Soon I will see this landcape too.

We will stay in Sweden for 3 months. It feels very long but also very necessary. I am very certain that I will not miss Germany much. I haven't missed it in a while. I haven't bought anything but the absolute, gone anywhere, seen people. I have been at home. The only thing I missed was the calm. Even more than the calm within our apartment.

I am a city person and I always will be. I like loud cities. But when I go to bed at night, I don't. I don't miss them then. I like the possibility of meeting strangers. But when I actually do, I don't. I like the idea of many places to go out. But when I actually have the time, I don't even want to. Maybe I am a total bore. But there's a time for everything. Right now, I'm just not interested in most of that. I am interested in (as dumb as it sounds) the "healing" effect of nature and calm. So let's see if I will be bored or finaly at ease for those three months. Maybe it is the first step to leaving. Part of me hopes so. The other option would be France/Brittany. But I don't see myself there, as they don't have a lot of interesting jobs to offer.

By living alone with my kid for 2 months, I want to embrace simple living, my capsule wardrobe (smaller than ever) and the feeling of not relying on ordering stuff online! Time for a change.

#minimalism #minimalistmom #minimalistlifestyle #minimalistlife #livingabroad #livinginsweden #svensklivsstil #friluftsliv #livingabroadwithkids #leavinggermany #minimalismus #minimalisme #skåne #visitsweden #swedishculture #swedishart #swedishartist #illustrationartists #byebyejuly #minimalism2021 #minimalismjourney #livewithless #lessismore #lessstuffmorelife #minimize #minsgame #declutteryourlife #declutteryourhome

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿? 🌿

(I always wanted to make my own version of this zero waste meme. You like it?) 🙃

I actually think this meme is a bit silly. I mean, don't we all kinda know what we could do? How to live more sustainably and all? That it is for free to borrow clothes or repair old ones? The better question is: How many people really do it consistently?

Even I don't repair every torn pair of jeans. (They are most of the time a pain in the a__ and if they rip open on one end, you fix it, it just takes a week and there comes the next hole).

Anyway, this is also not the one of posts that tell you to go on being "imperfect" and that "every little thing counts". Sure it does. But big things still count more than little things. And many little things count also more than just a few here and there.

If you fly 10 times a year and then repair your ugly old sweater, yeah, cool. But I do not want to fool myself here and neither should you. 🧐☕ We can all do more. What it takes is time to think and motivation to act.

So please take this as a little bit of tough love, but also as a kind reminder. WE CAN do more. We always can. So if you feel like you're not in this with your heart and you think you could maybe be more sustainable, it's likely that this is neither shame nor guilt, but your gut telling you something uncomfortable 🤫

So as long as it's not some stressful guilt-trip overwhelming you for no reason, go for it! Listen to it. I will do the same. I will try to not sit on my hands and just post pretty pictures. My goal for 2021 is to buy anything as sustainable as possible. I kind of always do that, but there is always room for improvement...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?

#sustainablefashion #zerowastefashion #sustainablewardrobe #capsulewardrobe #minimalistwardrobe #simplewardrobe #capsulewardrobetips #sustainabilitytips #zerowastetips #zerowasteonabudget #sustainableonabudget #onabudget #sustainablefamily #stopfastfashion #organicfashion #fairfashion #clothesswap #clothesswapchallenge #cheapzerowaste #outfitrepeater

6 MINDFULNESS EXERCISES FOR EVERYBODY I post a lo

6 MINDFULNESS EXERCISES FOR EVERYBODY

I post a lot of content about mindful living, mindful eating, mindfulness practice. I meditate regularly, I do yoga and so on. But I am the most on edge person I know. 🤯

I do all these things BECAUSE I have a hard time relaxing. And while it comes naturally to some people to give into that mood, it does not for me. I have to force myself to do what I think is healthy and necessary.

It has always been that way. And if it's like that for you too, it does not mean that you don't have it in you or that you will get there eventually. You might not. So?

This kind of sh_t comes from our childhood. It's rooted deep and to improve it takes a lot of work. To overcome it? Don't go that far. Just go for what is next. Go for the small thing you can change right now.

Here are a few things you can do to be more mindful & aware immediately:

🌿 Spend your lunch break outside instead of in the office, HO or break room

🌿 Sm_ke one c_garette less tomorrow (as in, if you want to do it, put it away) and instead, eat an apple, and TASTE that thing. That is how I stopped sm_king actually!

🌿 Write a postcard to your mom, friend, grandma...

🌿 For the whole day, only take phone pictures of things that look beautiful to you. In the evening, look at those pictures and try to descibe what you see withoud judgement (neither positive or negative).

🌿 Eat one meal per day very slowly and without looking at your phone.

🌿 When you have to wait for the bus, take out a book instead of your phone. Or maybe just look at the people around you?!

Which of these mindfulness exercises will you try?
🙂 Save the post for later, if you're to lazy to work on it now!

#mindfulliving #mindfuleating #intuitiveeating #mindfulnesstips #mindfulnesspractice #bemindful #moremindful #mindfulness #mindfulnessmeditation #mindfulnessmoment #mindfulmind #mindfulminute #mindfulmindset #mindfulideas #mindfulnessformums #simplemindfulness #mindfulnessexercise #mindfulnessexercises #mindfulnesstips #achtsamkeit #achtsamkeitimalltag #minimalismus #minimalisme #minimalistlife #simpleliving #yogameditation #yogaspace #yogapractice #yogateacherintraining #yogameditation

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