I love the minimalist aesthetic. I like clean lines, the lack of clutter. I love white space.

But I also love comfort. I love pretty things that make me happy.

For a while last year, I exercised a lot of self-control. I didn't decorate in the way I wanted to, I got rid of trinkets that just gathered dust. I didn't want to be surrounded by clutter. This is great in so many ways, I'm now able to focus on what's important to me. I have the time to enjoy life...but I still have plenty of possessions. I'm not an Instagram-worthy minimalist. I don't have white walls, with a white bed.... that has one pillow. I don't wear monochromatic clothes. I love patterns and color. And I'm happy to admit all of this, I'm happy to accept myself as I am.

I love watching Jenny Mustard and Rachel Aust, I love reading their content. But I don't want to recreate their lives.

In this chaotic age, where we're all balancing 101 different commitments and life things, slow living and minimalism are becoming ever more important.

I took up minimalism because I didn't want to deal with unnecessary stresses, but what areas am I minimising specifically?

One thing I'm working towards at the moment is becoming more of a minimalist. I'm not sure if you've noticed, but with my blog redesign, I've introduced a drop-down menu of categories in the navigation bar... One of the new categories is "minimalism"

This post is not only an introduction for all of you who are either thinking of decluttering over this Christmas period and those who have no idea about the details of minimalism but also an introduction to my version of minimalism.

I've begun the road to minimalism recently... It started with a Pinterest board. As with most of these ventures, and it extended out to life. In all honesty, I think this obsession begun with the blog. My blog used to be quite cluttered and then I've cut back and I'm now admiring the amount of white space. This then has transferred to how I'm treating the interiors and now makeup and fashion.