#MinimalistWoman

[plannersandprints]

Woman body line art, One line drawing, Female line art, Nude pencil drawing, Printable wall art, Instant download, Female Print Poster #womanbodylineart #onelinedrawing #femalelineart #nudepencildrawing #printablewallart #femaleprintposter #trendingprints #minimalistwallart #bodylineart #onelineprint #femalefigureart #minimalistwoman #womanwalldecor #etsy #etsyshop #wallart #lineart https://www.instagram.com/p/CkqgJhPtYG2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#womanbodylineart #onelinedrawing #femalelineart #nudepencildrawing #printablewallart #femaleprintposter #trendingprints #minimalistwallart #bodylineart #onelineprint #femalefigureart #minimalistwoman #womanwalldecor #etsy #etsyshop #wallart #lineart

[livingwithsomewhatless]

I need SPACE

Are you addicted to your phone? Do you have the twitch that makes you reach for it whenever you have an idle moment? Do you often unlock it to do something important, then 20 minutes later you realize that you’re scrolling and scrolling through Instagram or Tumblr with no recollection as to why you unlocked it in the first place?

We’ve all been there.

We all wish that we could put down our phones more and spend more time connecting with real people or getting deeply focused on our tasks. SPACE is a perfect app that helps keep us accountable by counting our unlocks and the amount of time that we spend on our phones. In addition to cumulative tracking of use and unlocks, SPACE can also be set to remind you when you’ve spent more time on your phone than you want (with a time interval can be chosen in the settings), and give you positive motivation to put your phone down and go and do something more worthwhile.

Download it here.

(image by https://findyourphonelifebalance.com/)

#minimalism #minimalistfemale #minimalistwoman #intentional #intention #phoneaddiction #phoneaddict #breakthetwitch #minimalist #technology

[millamixart]

For just $6.00 Bring a piece of nature to your home with this continuous line art . Unique and digitally perfected for room, nursery or office this print is sure to be enjoyed every day! Printable art is an affordable way to personalize your home or office, saving you delivery time and shipping costs. --- HOW TO --- Download your files, print at home, at your local print shop, or upload the files to an online printing service, frame and hang! This is an instant download digital file purchase and no physical product will be shipped. Included in the download is an easy to follow instruction sheet to help you choose the correct file for your frame size. After checkout you will receive an on-screen confirmation and an email from Etsy that your order is ready for download. You will be able to access this print at all times through Etsy's purchases page. Please download your file which will contain easy step by step instructions! --- FILE INFORMATION --- You will receive 5 scaleable high res JPG image files at 300 dpi (required printing standard), printable in the following sizes: File 01 for printing - 4"x5", 8"x10", 16"x20", 40x50cm. File 02 for printing - 6"x8", 9"x12", 12"x16", 18"x24". File 03 for printing - 4"x6", 6"x9", 8"x12", 10"x15", 12"x18", 16"x24", 20"x30" File 04 for printing - 5"x7", A5, A4, A3, A2, 50x70cm. File 05 for printing - 11"x14" and zipped together with an instruction sheet. --- KINDLY NOTE --- Colors may vary slightly due to different monitor settings and it may appear differently in print than on screen. The final print quality will depend on the printer and paper used. All sales are final. Due to the nature of digital purchases, there are no refunds, exchanges, or order cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order. This purchase is for PERSONAL USE ONLY, commercial use is prohibited. Please contact us for wholesale enquiries. --- COPYRIGHT NOTICE --- This purchase is for PERSONAL USE ONLY!! Resale or pub...

#WomanDrawing #GirlSketch #ContinuousLine #OneLineDrawing #ThinLines #BeautyIllustration #ElegantDrawing #MinimalistWoman #FaceSketch #OneLineWoman

[plannersandprints]

Woman body line art, Printable wall art, Female line art, One line print, Feminist poster, Female illustration, Woman line art print #womanbodylineart #printablewallart #femalelineart #onelineprint #feministposter #femaleillustration #womanlineartprint #womanwalldecor #minimalistwoman #femalefigureart #bodylineart #minimalistwallart #trendingprints #wallart #lineart #woman #womanbody #etsy #etsyshop #abstractart https://www.instagram.com/p/CkqfaOqtp_6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#womanbodylineart #printablewallart #femalelineart #onelineprint #feministposter #femaleillustration #womanlineartprint #womanwalldecor #minimalistwoman #femalefigureart #bodylineart #minimalistwallart #trendingprints #wallart #lineart #woman #womanbody #etsy #etsyshop #abstractart

[livingwithsomewhatless]

I was reminded the other day that it’s important to congratulate yourself occasionally. I sometimes hesitate to talk too much about myself or praise myself. But since this blog is more for me than it is for anyone else, I’m just going to do whatever feels right.

So, here are some significant changes that I’ve noticed lately in my minimalism / zero waste / simple living journey:

1. My space is tidier. Richard used to get so annoyed with me because I always had a pile of clothes in the corner of our bedroom. Why were they there? Because I knew that some of them were laundry, but others were clothes that needed to be put away, and I hated putting away clothes. My closet was overflowing and so were all of my drawers in the dresser. Putting away my clothes meant trying to shove them into a space that was already too full, and it stressed me out. After simplifying, it’s easy for me to put my clothes away, because there are always extra hangers in my closet and extra room in my dresser. Dare I say that folding and putting away my clothes sparks joy? IT DOES. 2. I take out the garbage and recycling less often. In April I decided to challenge myself to stop buying single use disposable plastics. My friends all wanted to know how I was buying yogurt. The short answer? I wasn’t buying it. I wasn’t buying anything that I had to put in my recycling bin or my garbage can. Even in April, I was still putting things in both of those bins because I was using up what I already had. But I was emptying them less. Emptying the garbage is an annoying task, and one of the benefits of striving for a zero waste lifestyle is having to do that task less often. We took our garbage out ONCE between the beginning of May and the end of June. 2 months! Our recycling went out a little bit more frequently because we still had some cardboard boxes and glass containers to discard, but recycling is collected every other week, and we only put our bin out on the curb once a month because it doesn’t get full as quickly these days. The first time that Richard said, “We don’t have to put the garbage bin out on the curb because there’s nothing inside of it!” I felt sooooo proud. It’s a tangible way to see that the changes that you’ve made in your life have made a difference.

3. Grocery shopping is less stressful.  I thought that shopping for groceries would be more stressful because I’d be trying to find alternatives to plastic-wrapped items. But in truth, it’s much easier. Making choices requires energy. If you don’t go down any of the prepared food isles, you eliminate a LOT of decision making. I don’t have to muster the self control to not buy a bag of chips or a tub of gelato. Those things aren’t options for me anymore, so I don’t even think about them. I shop around the perimeter of the store, and sometimes I can go a week or more without going into a grocery store at all, because we have a CSA all summer long and I get most of my dry goods like flour, pasta, rice, etc from a specialty bulk food store. Imagine not having to go grocery shopping! It’s freeing.  4: I have more time for things that matter. I used to spend at least a few hours in a week doing some form of shopping. Sometimes I was looking for the perfect throw pillows. Sometimes I was buying cleaning supplies, hoping they’d motivate me to clean my house. Sometimes I was literally just wandering around the mall or a cool neighbourhood wondering what I needed to buy to fulfill whatever need I had that day: To make myself feel better when I was down, or to reward myself for accomplishing something, or to give myself a sense of accomplishment when I hadn’t accomplished anything... You get the idea. I would shop for the sake of shopping, shuffling through store after store, looking for something that would give me a dopamine rush when I took it to the checkout. Inevitably, by the time I got the thing home (and sometimes even before that, on the subway on the way home or as I was walking out of the store), I’d feel a deep sense of guilt or anxiety, wondering if I had bought the right thing, or if I really needed it, or if I had spent too much money on it. And I knew that I’d have to either justify the purchase to Richard or try to hide it from him, which was the worst feeling of all. Choosing to buy more intentionally and trying to buy used items whenever possible has changed my relationship with shopping. I do it much less frequently and with more intention. When I do buy something now, I know that I need it and I don’t feel any regret or guilt afterwards. And all of those hours that I freed up? I spend those hours going for long walks, or sitting at my favourite coffee shop with a book. The free time is so much more valuable and meaningful than any of the things that I used to bring home from the mall. 

5. My mind is clearer and I’m more focused. Again, removing as many meaningless choices from my everyday life as possible has cleared up my mind for more important decisions. I don’t have to choose between 40 t-shirts every morning. I don’t have to decide between getting take-out or cooking a meal at home. I don’t have as much visual clutter around me, so I have fewer things tempting and distracting me from the task at hand. I turned off all of the push notifications on my phone (except for my text messages) so when I unlock my phone to do something, I do it right away instead of getting distracted by notifications and getting sucked into a black hole of Instagram stories for an hour and then realizing that I no longer remember why I got on my phone in the first place. 

I have suffered for years with anxiety and depression, and simplifying my life has made my everyday life so much easier. I still have low mood days where I struggle to get anything done, but having less to do in general makes me feel less guilty about those days when I do have them. I have way better coping strategies now, too. I’m definitely not saying that minimalism is going to cure your depression, but I am saying that it has helped me deal with my own depression and anxiety. I still feel like I have a long way to go in my minimalism and zero waste journey, but my life is definitely simpler now. Listing the ways in which my lifestyle has helped me grow just reinforces how far I’ve come, and reminds me why I keep striving for simplicity. 

#minimalism #intentionalism #intentionalliving #intentional #liveintentionally #simplify #minimalistwoman #konmari #zerowaste #zero waste

[livingwithsomewhatless]

How to Maintain Minimalism

People often ask: “Now that I’ve minimized my stuff, how to I make sure that things don’t pile up again?” It’s about your perspective. Here’s a quick piece of advice:

Often when we have an impulse to buy something, we’re asking ourselves this question: “How can I make my life better?” Or, to put a finer point on it: “What is missing from my life?”

We bring things into our lives because we hope that these things will make us complete. We get a rush of dopamine when we bring home that thing that promises to help us achieve our aspirations. That beautiful copper flower pot. Those really minimalist-looking bluetooth speakers. That natural cleaning product. All of these things are aspirational purchases. We buy them because we want their magical powers of transformation.

What if, next time you felt an impulse to acquire something new, you asked yourself what you could get rid of instead? What if you could get that same dopamine rush by reducing your stuff? Having that perfectly clear workspace that allows you space to think. That expertly curated record collection that allows you to find your favourite album right away. That clear countertop that doesn’t collect dust. These are minimalist aspirations that don’t require consumption. I’ve learned to crave them instead of the magical powers of new stuff.

Instead of asking what’s missing from your life, ask yourself this: “What’s getting in the way of what I really want?” What’s weighing you down and stopping you from focusing on what’s really important? You might be surprised to realize that you don’t actually NEED anything else. 

#minimalism #zerowaste #minimalist #minimalistwoman #minimalistfemale #konmarie #liveintentionally #intentionalism #intentionalliving #liveameaningfullife

[millamixart]

For just $6.00 Bring a piece of nature to your home with this continuous Abstract Ballerina Printable art . Unique and digitally perfected for room, nursery or office this print is sure to be enjoyed every day! Printable art is an affordable way to personalize your home or office, saving you delivery time and shipping costs. --- HOW TO --- Download your files, print at home, at your local print shop, or upload the files to an online printing service, frame and hang! This is an instant download digital file purchase and no physical product will be shipped. Included in the download is an easy to follow instruction sheet to help you choose the correct file for your frame size. After checkout you will receive an on-screen confirmation and an email from Etsy that your order is ready for download. You will be able to access this print at all times through Etsy's purchases page. Please download your file which will contain easy step by step instructions! --- FILE INFORMATION --- You will receive 5 scaleable high res JPG image files at 300 dpi (required printing standard), printable in the following sizes: File 01 for printing - 4"x5", 8"x10", 16"x20", 40x50cm. File 02 for printing - 6"x8", 9"x12", 12"x16", 18"x24". File 03 for printing - 4"x6", 6"x9", 8"x12", 10"x15", 12"x18", 16"x24", 20"x30" File 04 for printing - 5"x7", A5, A4, A3, A2, 50x70cm. File 05 for printing - 11"x14" and zipped together with an instruction sheet. --- KINDLY NOTE --- Colors may vary slightly due to different monitor settings and it may appear differently in print than on screen. The final print quality will depend on the printer and paper used. All sales are final. Due to the nature of digital purchases, there are no refunds, exchanges, or order cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order. This purchase is for PERSONAL USE ONLY, commercial use is prohibited. Please contact us for wholesale enquiries. --- COPYRIGHT NOTICE --- This purchase is for PERSONAL ...

#BalletPrint #OneLineDrawing #TumblrRoomDecor #SingleLineSketch #MinimalistWoman #AbstractDance #LineDrawingPrint #ModernistPrintable #FemaleBody #OriginalPortrait

[millamixart]

For just $6.00 Bring a piece of nature to your home with this continuous Hands On Face, Lips Print Printable art . Unique and digitally perfected for room, nursery or office this print is sure to be enjoyed every day! Printable art is an affordable way to personalize your home or office, saving you delivery time and shipping costs. --- HOW TO --- Download your files, print at home, at your local print shop, or upload the files to an online printing service, frame and hang! This is an instant download digital file purchase and no physical product will be shipped. Included in the download is an easy to follow instruction sheet to help you choose the correct file for your frame size. After checkout you will receive an on-screen confirmation and an email from Etsy that your order is ready for download. You will be able to access this print at all times through Etsy's purchases page. Please download your file which will contain easy step by step instructions! --- FILE INFORMATION --- You will receive 5 scaleable high res JPG image files at 300 dpi (required printing standard), printable in the following sizes: File 01 for printing - 4"x5", 8"x10", 16"x20", 40x50cm. File 02 for printing - 6"x8", 9"x12", 12"x16", 18"x24". File 03 for printing - 4"x6", 6"x9", 8"x12", 10"x15", 12"x18", 16"x24", 20"x30" File 04 for printing - 5"x7", A5, A4, A3, A2, 50x70cm. File 05 for printing - 11"x14" and zipped together with an instruction sheet. --- KINDLY NOTE --- Colors may vary slightly due to different monitor settings and it may appear differently in print than on screen. The final print quality will depend on the printer and paper used. All sales are final. Due to the nature of digital purchases, there are no refunds, exchanges, or order cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order. This purchase is for PERSONAL USE ONLY, commercial use is prohibited. Please contact us for wholesale enquiries. --- COPYRIGHT NOTICE --- This purchase is for PE...

#SimpleFashion #HandsOnFace #ModernArt #WomanArt #LipsPrint #MinimalistWoman #FashionDecor #WallDecor #LineDrawingPrint #SketchArt

[millamixart]

For just $6.00 Bring a piece of nature to your home with this Printable Face Contour Drawing . Unique and digitally perfected for room, nursery or office this print is sure to be enjoyed every day! Printable art is an affordable way to personalize your home or office, saving you delivery time and shipping costs. --- HOW TO --- Download your files, print at home, at your local print shop, or upload the files to an online printing service, frame and hang! This is an instant download digital file purchase and no physical product will be shipped. Included in the download is an easy to follow instruction sheet to help you choose the correct file for your frame size. After checkout you will receive an on-screen confirmation and an email from Etsy that your order is ready for download. You will be able to access this print at all times through Etsy's purchases page. Please download your file which will contain easy step by step instructions! --- FILE INFORMATION --- You will receive 5 scaleable high res JPG image files at 300 dpi (required printing standard), printable in the following sizes: File 01 for printing - 4"x5", 8"x10", 16"x20", 40x50cm. File 02 for printing - 6"x8", 9"x12", 12"x16", 18"x24". File 03 for printing - 4"x6", 6"x9", 8"x12", 10"x15", 12"x18", 16"x24", 20"x30" File 04 for printing - 5"x7", A5, A4, A3, A2, 50x70cm. File 05 for printing - 11"x14" and zipped together with an instruction sheet. --- KINDLY NOTE --- Colors may vary slightly due to different monitor settings and it may appear differently in print than on screen. The final print quality will depend on the printer and paper used. All sales are final. Due to the nature of digital purchases, there are no refunds, exchanges, or order cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order. This purchase is for PERSONAL USE ONLY, commercial use is prohibited. Please contact us for wholesale enquiries. --- COPYRIGHT NOTICE --- This purchase is for PERSONAL USE ONLY!! Re...

#ContinuousLine #MinimalistWoman #WomanInOneLine #PortraitDrawing #GirlSketch #BeautyIllustration #FaceSketch #WomanDrawing #LineDrawingPrint #FemalePoster