You sound like me, Dee. 🙂 I have big intentions every January to totally clean everything. I think I’ll set smaller goals next year. ha. I do get areas here and there cleaned up though, so at least that’s something. I’ll take the wins where I can get them.

Lovely blog and great review. I am a clutterer and definitely need to minimalize. This book sounds like a good read for me. I start every New Year to throw out something from my 80% pile, however, by the time May rolls around…I’ve stopped.

Wow, that is an awesome habit to have, Lori! I wish I would be so disciplined to do that. ha. I keep things fairly decluttered and fairly clean, but the deep cleaning is a rarity. Thanks for sharing that it IS possible. 🙂

That’s a great reason to change, huh? Thanks, Lisa.

You state it well, Mari-Anna: “The less junk we own, the more space for Jesus.” I think the author would agree with you on that, too!

I agree, Debbie. Looking at my kitchen counter now, it has a thank-you card on it, a couple of receipts, and a few dirty dishes. 🙂

I rarely purge my file cabinets, but it is a job that I desperately need to do. 🙁 I know I’d end up with tons of empty space in them if I would.

How was this book different? I’d say Becker’s philosophy was slightly different. The general how-to tips are somewhat consistent from book to book, but the “why” can change. My take-away from Becker’s view is that when we get rid of our excess, we are more free to bless the world in many different ways.

Yes, I enjoyed hearing Becker’s take on minimalism, too. I think it could probably be defined a little differently for each person. And definitely look different for each person!