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    One Shirt, Two Shirts, Red Shirt, Blue Shirt

    Tweet Hi, My name is Amanda and I have a problem. (That’s where it starts right..) When I find a shirt I like, I buy it in every color. Or at least I buy it in two or three colors.  Now, there may be a line of reasoning somewhere that says this isn’t such a bad idea. I mean, when you really like something, why not have multiples of it? The problem comes when this is not a one time process. And I mean, really, how many striped polo shirts does one person need? Because I have a green striped one, a blue one, an orange one, and a grey…

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    Becoming a Minimalist

    Tweet While its maybe a little late in 2011 for resolutions, I am declaring a theme for the rest of the year. Less is More or Experiments in Becoming a Minimalist Living on a small island has developed in me a love for simplicity and as I start to determine what of my stuff I am going to ship home, I am realizing just how much I have that….I don’t need! So while I shipped 15 or so boxes out here, my limit for going home is four. This is experiment #1: Get rid or give away 11 boxes of stuff-more if I can! I want to keep the stuff…