Margaret’s Projects

This is where I live.

In one room.

No garage.

No storage units, this is it.

Could you live in a space this small?

I remember the morning 9 years ago when I woke up still in Brazil thanks to lingering jet lag. I had just spent a beautiful Christmas with my son and …
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Shoes. Shoes. Shoes.

Most of my girlfriends have warned me that shoes would be the hardest category of clothing to reduce. My friend Maureen says she’d have trouble choosing 100 …
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Contrary to popular belief, the process of downsizing is super easy. All it really involves is three things. First, penetrating awareness that you have way too much ‘stuff’. Second, a …
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Downsizing is always a personal journey. For older women, in particular, the downsizing lifestyle involves a major shift in mindset. We don’t just have a few things here and there …
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I never expected to cry over a lost suitcase, but, this is exactly what I did when the airline told me that one of my 8 suitcases had gone missing. …
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Downsizing in your 50’s and 60’s is a unique and challenging exercise! We have lived full and wonderful lives and just by the sheer force of societal consumer pressure accumulated …
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Downsizing can be overwhelming. Getting rid of clothes and clutter is quite straight forward because there is usually not a lot of emotional attachment. Transactional and functional purchases can be …
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Learning to simplify requires courage and tenacity. It is hard. It is emotional and often appears to run counter to living successfully in the consumer world that surrounds us. We …
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The journey to simplify my life has taken many detours over the past few years. After moving from London to Switzerland in July 2013, I put all my energy and …
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