Lifestyle · 22 August 2026

On owning less and enjoying it more

What changed when I stopped counting what I had and started noticing what I actually used.

A gold strappy heel raised against a clear sea horizon

Minimalism as an aesthetic never held my attention. Minimalism as a way of not being tired all the time did.

The one question

Would I buy this again today, at full price, knowing what I know? Almost everything I own has failed that question at least once.

The answer is rarely to throw things away. It is to stop replacing them out of habit.

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