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FB in a Nutshell
other blog: the everyday minimalist
talk to me: contact me here
location: canada/usa
works: business consultant
net worth: ~$155,000 as of Dec 2011
eats: sashimi, tartiflette, pho
drinks: earl grey cream tea
gadgets: macbook pro 17", ipod touch (pda)
beauty: fb's list of toiletries/makeup
wants: roland rd700-gx piano
reads: ayn rand, tom stanley, sophie kinsella
watches: bones, mentalist, castle, top chef
wears: wrap dresses & necklaces
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
hates: wearing shorts & being late for anything
Style Archive
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Still more naysayers about the apartment life
Posted on August 29, 2009 | 3 CommentsSome of you had a positive response, others more neutral in a “hey, it’s your home, do with it what you want”… While others are still challenging me (albeit a tad rudely), unable to believe that I could be happy in such a space because... -
Not everyone sees decoration as being warm or beautiful. Some see it as clutter.
Posted on August 29, 2009 | 4 CommentsReader me called my apartment devoid of emotion and depressing because I didn’t have anything on my walls and me thought that in my quest to declutter and clear out my life to be more minimalist, I had gone too far. It’s only depressing to... -
How to live fabulously, for free, paying $0/month.
Posted on August 16, 2009 | 2 CommentsPossible? Yes. Easy to do? No. Simple to obtain? No. Able to sustain as a lifestyle? No. How is it possible? I did it for about 6 months, living out of a hotel and travelling from city to city. How did I do that? I... -
A look into the practice of Voluntary Simplicity
Posted on August 3, 2009 | No CommentsFB’S NOTE: This is a guest post done by Cawdjer, who practices something called Voluntary Simplicity. I entered Minimalism or I suppose what could be called “Voluntary Simplicity” now, as a by product of getting out of debt and selling off my possessions to raise... -
It’s been a month of breaking the rules for me..
Posted on July 25, 2009 | No Comments… in terms of fashion & shopping that is. This month has been cr-azy for spending!! Let’s start with the easy purchases… shall we? RuMe (Large) Bags – $24! Reason: I LOVE my Envirosax bags, but they do seem a bit.. thin and I have... -
Update on clutter wrangling
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsI managed to get rid of the following: - An old black computer chair from my brother that NO ONE WILL SIT IN. - Tons of hangers (I called ahead.. they told me as long as it wasn’t wire, to bring ‘em in) - Lots... -
Trying to get rid of things, is futile.
Posted on July 21, 2009 | No CommentsIt aggravates me when I try and clean out things from my home and especially from my old room at my parents’, because all that JUNK inevitably makes its way back into my room and it looks like a freaking mess again. It’s because my... -
Have I killed BF yet? (aka FB’s New Apartment)
Posted on July 19, 2009 | No CommentsAs promised, our new apartment! To recap, these are the changes we’ve made this month. Metscan asked: Why is it that you’re chopping down the budget? Is it just a challenge for you? Kind of, yes. Well, for the grocery chops, BF was actually noticing... -
Becoming a Minimalist: The Journey & Primer
Posted on July 17, 2009 | 1 CommentEveryone seems to want to know the secret to becoming a minimalist. So here’s my behemoth once and for all overview. How did I become one to begin with? How did you get rid of all your sentimental items? How did I cut down my... -
Waste not, want not (wu jin qi yong)
Posted on July 8, 2009 | 1 CommentMOMA is having an voyeuristic art exhibition displaying a lifetime of items hoarded by those who love to collect. “Chinese artist Song Dong organized and displayed every item from his mother’s home, including numerous television sets, toothpaste tubes, plastic bottles, cardboard boxes, and shoes.” Via...