My favourite five comment for this week are…

• I can’t promise I will get to do the favourite fives while I am on vacation so if this area is blank please forgive me I will be back soon
  

Five links/posts I enjoyed from the archives this week are…

• The sound of my own wheels – Personal development-change
• Step 1 minimalist – 7 simple ways minimalists can help the environment
• Zen Habits – The wastefulness of decluttering: or how to make less count for more
• Upcycled Love – 101 Rays of Gratitude
• The Everyday Minimalist – 5 Lies you tell yourself that keep you spending

ITEM 260 OF 365 LESS THINGS

I am not ever sure how these came to be in my possession but I do know I don’t used them or want them

This week’s five favourite comments

• I can’t promise I will get to do all of the fav fives while I am on vacation so if this area is blank please forgive me I will be back soon
• All comment from Day 245… Read More
• Jo on Day 247- All of us could use this wonderful perspective…  Read More
• Deb J on Day 250 – Yes, yes, yes!! I so agree. Right now I use a carryon roller case but I am looking for what you have… Read More

Five great posts I dug up in blog archives before my vacation

• Unclutterer – Saying farewell to a family home
• Zen Habits – Get off your butt 16 ways to get motivated when youre in a slump
• Becoming Minimalist – Eliminating the little rocks
• mnmlist – Finding contentedness
• The sound of my own wheels – Source of inspiration

ITEM 253 OF 365 LESS THINGS

Just a couple more items from the camphor wood chest that aren’t likely to be used my me

My favourite five comments  fo the week

• Di on Day 234 – Before I started getting into minimalism, I was regularly decluttering and having garage sales. When I knew a certain person was coming to check out my sale items, I would hide…Read More
• Cindy on Day 245 – Colleen is right when she has pointed out that while recycling is better than trash, it nonetheless uses energy and creates pollution…. Read more
• Jessiejack on Day 243 -I think it’s important to remember the past and cherish  Read More
• Donna on Day 242 – Great post Colleen’s husband! It really is true that we wear 20% of wardrobe 80% of the time. Read More
• Paola on Day 241– This is my first comment even though I’ve been reading your blog for the last three months or so…Read More

Thanks everyone for keeping those comments coming. I am not getting alot of internet time but when I do I try to read as many as I can.

Five great links/posts I dug up from blog archives for your entertainment while I am on vacation

• My Zero Waste – Reduce
• Sanity In Simplicity – 7 Ways to unload the unnecessary
• Unclutterer – Musings on children’s birthday parties
• eHow – How to simplify and unclutter your home
• The halfway Point – Fifty ways to say no

ITEM 246 OF 365 LESS THINGS

Yes even more clothes, don’t worry we will have something different for you soon

This weeks favourite five comments

• My daughter on Day 232 – It would be quite difficult for her to declutter our things secretly. Both my brother and I have way too much stuff in our possession but you can bet your bottom dollar that we’d notice… Read More
• All the responses from Day 234 – Link to these comments here
• Cindy in response to Donna’s comment on Day 237 – Donna, As you allude to, those people aren’t living without wordly goods; they’re just living without… Read More
• Deb J on Day 237 – I think we can all get carried away at times so that it helps to have someone to hold us accountable. But I also think that there are those who go way over the edge… Read More
• Anna on Day 238 – Hi Coleen – will be interested in hearing others responses to this as this is something I struggle with… Read More

My favourite five post links this week

• Minimalist Cook – Gourmet ratatouille minimalist cooking approach
• Rowdy Kittens – Love life, Not Stuff
• The halfway point – Wisdom from a hay bale maze
• Minimalism Woman – Monday morning bloggin in the happy chair
• Becoming Minimalist – Living in the land of enough

ITEM 239 OF 365 LESS THINGS

This seive was another one of those extra things due to my husband living away for 11 months due to his job so it can go in the donation box.

My five favourite comments of the week

• Kerri on Day 225:- Just wanted to say that I am enjoying the favourite five posts. Last week I read a few of the articles and signed up for some new email newsletters. And this week I looked at some of the comments… Read More
• Willow on Day 227:- So many people I know just keep their adult kids’ stuff at home in bedrooms or the garage. I took a different approach. I told the kids… Read More
• Ginger on Day 226:- I manage a soft pretzel business and actually find that giving away the leftovers at the end of the night aids in MORE sales in the future. Sometimes I’ll shove an extra free one with… Read More
• Loretta on Day 228:- Thanks for the prompt! My ‘third drawer’ is in my living room and I throw in everything that doesn’t have a home. Went through it yesterday and put everything in its proper place…Read More
• Cindy K on Day 198:- a potential solution for books is http://www.bookmooch.com. You list your books, people request them…Read More

My five favourite posts I read this week

• Regards From The Balcony – Lessons from the llama guy
• So Much More Life – Why $7 deserves the same care as $7000
• The sound of my own wheels – Free range thinking emotional shopping
• The Minimalist Path – Goal Setting Simplified
• Simple Savvy – Excuses reasons and as always a little food

ITEM 232 OF 365 LESS THINGS

It has been a long time since we sipped any port through this little pipe maybe someone else will get more use out of it. I think maybe it was ten years at least since it was used last which brings the Declutter Year count to 64.5 years for the week so far.