#162: What Sherry’s Not Buying For An Whole Year

That is right, there is a new personal shopping challenge going on at our house – and this time Sherry has committed to skipping any purchases in a specific (and fairly wide category) FOR AN WHOLE YEAR. We are also talking with simplicity expert Emily Ley about how she combats “busyness” and creates more time and space in her life. She’s giving us pointers on everything from tackling your family calendar to lively ways to get the kids involved in streamlining your days. And we are sharing our go-to way to hang heavy objects swiftly, without a lot of dust or tools – along with our new go-to guilty pleasure show that makes us laugh out loud (and even made Sherry tear up a few times).

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What is New

• You can get a fairly good look at Sherry’s wardrobe in this closet tour post from last month.
• There is also more info about her minimal wardrobe here in this post from last year, which shows how she makes a “uniform” work and creates plenty of combinations by mixing & matching.

• Another version of this personal challenge, if you are looking to do something similar, is Elsie Larson’s 2019 challenge to only buy secondhand clothing for a full year.
• You can also read more about Gretchen Rubin’s Abstainers vs Moderators distinction that we mentioned.

Emily Ley, Simplified

• You can check out everything from Emily Ley here on her website, which is also where you can order her Simplified Planner (or anything else!) for 20% off using the code: YHLOVE.
• She has also written several books on the topic of simplifying, including Grace Not Perfection, A Simplified Life, and When Less Becomes More.

We are Digging

• These are the E-Z Anchor drywall anchors we like to use whenever we are hanging something heavy on our walls without a stud – like a mirror, big picture frame, or floating shelves. There is no switching out drill bits or making dusty holes because both the anchor and the included screw go in with simply your drill or screwdriver. They have 50lb versions and also sell 75lb versions. We keep a box of both around the house and find them fairly handy (we will never go back to the old anchors you have to predrill holes for).
• Here is a preview of The Circle, the reality competition show on Netflix that Sherry and I have been LOVING and telling everyone who will listen that they have to watch. It is only 12 episodes long, and the whole thing is weirdly wonderful. Trust us.

If you are looking for something we have dug in a past episode, but do not remember which show notes to click into, here is a master list of everything we have been digging from all of our past episodes. You can also see all the books we have recommended on our Book Club page.

And lastly, a big thank you to Grove Collaborative for sponsoring this episode. You can sign up at Grove.co/YHL and get a FREE 5-piece Mrs. Meyers and Grove cleaning set in the scent of your choice.

Thanks for listening, folks!

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