Tiny Ambitions: In Search of the Tiny Life
by Britt from Tiny Ambitions
Join Britt, a minimalist, ginger cat enthusiast and person who doesn't understand why people do the things that they do most of the time, as she hosts Tiny Ambitions. What is Tiny Ambitions all about? Tiny Ambitions is about recognizing that the life you're living is enough. It's not about letting people or corporation make you feel like you need more to make your life worthwhile. Above all else, Tiny Ambitions is about the search for the tiny life. I don't know if I'll ever find it, but I hope you'll join me in the journey. Show Notes: tinyambitions.substack.com. Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions
Episodes
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61: The Only Goal I Have for 2022
Today’s episode is all about my only goal for 2022. And my first financial goal ever at that! Mentioned links: New Year's Resolutions Archives Her First $100k Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions Follow me on Instagram: @tinyambitions Email me at: [email protected]...
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60: You Don't Need Another Holiday Gift Guide
Today’s episode is all about the holiday season and why I don't think you need another gift guide to help you find the perfect gift. Mentioned links: How to Survive the Holidays as a Minimalist Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions Follow me on Instagram: @tinyambitions Email…
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59: Thank You
Tap play for an audio thank you note! Thank you doesn't even begin to cover it, but that's where I'll start. Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions Follow me on Instagram: @tinyambitions Email me at: [email protected] Theme Music by Hero Song OST...
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58: I Forgot Minimalism Existed
Today’s episode is all about the time I forgot minimalism existed. Yep, you read that right. In 2021 (and late 2020), I kind of forgot that minimalism existed or was a thing. I made a lot of purchases that made my day-to-day life more enjoyable. A couple of years ago, I did a no-buy year. This…
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57: Selling a House During a Pandemic
Today’s episode is all about the second most stressful thing I did in the last year - sell our house during the pandemic. The short version is that we sold our first house privately, after one showing, in one day. The longer story is a bit more interesting and brought to light my perceptions…
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56: The Sick Leave I Didn't Know I Needed
When my brother got sick last year, it pretty much instantly broke me. This episode is all about the sick leave I took to help me cope. And about how much I didn't know I needed it. TW: mental health & depression Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions Follow me on Instagram:...
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55: Diving Back In
I'm back! And it feels so good. Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions Follow me on Instagram: @tinyambitions Email me at: [email protected] Theme Music by Hero Song OST http://www.herosongost.com/
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54: Coming to Terms With Your Stuff
I sometimes catch myself thinking “how do I have so much stuff?”. And that’s after five years of (more or less) active decluttering, selling and intentional purchasing. Not to mention, a one-year shopping ban. Partly as a reminder for myself, but also in the hope that it will help you on your...
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53: Make Sure Your Minimalism Means Something
Minimalism is a pretty out-of-touch movement at the best of times, so my normal writing repertoire just hasn’t felt right since the incredible explosion of Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality in the wake of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. No matter how…
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52: Now is the Time to Use what You Have
As an unintended consequence of spending more time at home, I'm trying to use up what I have. From personal care products to repurposing clothes, I'm getting thrifty and crafty because of the global pandemic. Read more about my shopping ban: https://www.tinyambitions.com/category/shopping-ban/…
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51: The Tiny Ambitions Podcast - In Search of the Tiny Life
Tiny Bites is now the Tiny Ambitions podcast and I couldn't be more excited! Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions
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Tiny Ambitions Trailer: In Search of the Tiny Life
What does Tiny Ambitions mean to me? You'll have to listen to find out. Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions
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50: All The Ways We Are Bad Minimalists + An Exciting Announcement
Everything we hate about Marie Kondo, why we are terrible minimalists, and an exciting announcement! In the season finale of Tiny Bites, I'm chatting with my friend Elle and we're spilling the tea on all our bad habits, plus sharing our new project: re: terrible yoga, a new podcast about…
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49: Mindful Travel with Cait Flanders
In part two of my conversation with Cait Flanders, we dig deeper into her upcoming book, some unintended consequences that can occur when we opt out of things, we discuss more about what it was like for Cait to be travelling while also wanting to be environmentally conscious (and what happens…
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48: Intentional Relationships with Cait Flanders
In part one of two with Cait Flanders, we talk about The Year of Less, creating intentional relationships, stepping back from blogging, dealing with wanting to be more private, the concept of feedback and how to deal with it when you didn't ask for it, traveling and Cait's forthcoming book. Email...
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47: Answering Your Questions About Minimalism
I'm answering your questions about minimalism, my education and what's next for me in this week's episode of Tiny Bites. If you have a question for me that I didn't answer, feel free to email me at [email protected]. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 46: Progressive Minimalism with...
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46: Progressive Minimalism with Jennifer Taylor Chan
I talk with Jennifer Taylor Chan about working smarter, not harder, food waste in South Korea and breaking up with Facebook. We also talk about the term she coined, 'Progressive Minimalism'. Jen is the author of the weekly newsletter Deliberate Discourse. Email me your comments or questions at...
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45: Decluttering Takes A Community with She Picks Up Pennies
I'm talking to Penny from She Picks Up Pennies this week all about the minimalism movement, why Penny doesn't call herself a minimalist and why decluttering really does take a community. Penny, from the fantastic blog, She Picks Up Pennies blogs about everything from minimalism to personal…
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44: Sustainable Self-Care with Michelle Summerfield
On this week's first-ever interview Tiny Bite, I'm thrilled to share that I'm talking to Michelle Summerfield, fellow blogger and Canadian behind The Simple Classy Life Blog. We're talking all about self-care which is something that Michelle has written about at length on her blog. I think that...
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43: Sparking Joy Isn't About Minimalism. Or Is It?
Is KonMari the complete opposite of minimalism? Or the other side of the same coin? In episode 43, I'm talking about the decluttering method/lifestyle brand taking the world by storm - KonMari. In case you don't have Netflix, or Twitter, Marie Kondo has a new show on Netflix - and people have all...
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42: Spring Cleaning - Mental Health, the Shopping Ban & Home Ownership
This is not a drill. I repeat this is not a drill. After a very long hiatus, Tiny Bites is back! This week's episode is a spring cleaning of sorts, sharing updates on my mental health, the shopping ban & home ownership. You can review the show notes for this episode at...
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41: Be Kind This Holiday Season
Keep it simple this week. Be kind to yourself and to those around you.
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40: Minimalist Gift Giving
Minimalist gift giving - does such a thing exist? I'm sharing how I approach the holiday season as a minimalist and “slow living” enthusiast. I don’t think what I do is particularly revolutionary but I have found that it helps to stave off a lot of the panic and anxiety that this season causes…
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39: Does a Mindful Black Friday Exist?
In this episode - is it possible to have a mindful Black Friday and Cyber Monday experience? Plus, I'm sharing what I’m planning on buying on Cyber Monday this year. Gasp - I know! A minimalist looking for a deal during one of the craziest shopping days of the year? Who even am I???...
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38: Falling into a Fall Funk (and why it's maybe not a bad thing)
Apologies for the tardiness of this episode! I mulled over several topics earlier this week that I wanted to discuss for Tiny Bites, but none of them felt right. Which, incidentally, is how I finally decided on this week’s topic. When I started to think about why nothing felt right for this…
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37: What To Do When You Hit A Decluttering Roadblock
As promised in the last episode of Tiny Bites, this week’s episode is another listener request. When I put out my call for topics, fellow blogger and friend Penny from She Picks Up Pennies, asked if I would talk about the next steps in the decluttering process, for people who are deep in the…
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36: Happy International Podcast Day!
As you can probably guess by the title of this episode, it was International Podcast Day today! If you’ve been listening to Tiny Bites from the beginning, you know that I accidentally created a podcast while making an Anchor account. But, I ran with it and I’ve really enjoyed making Tiny Bites...
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35: Practising Slow Living Through Fermentation
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I'm waxing poetic about the lost art form of fermentation and why I've been loving it lately as a gateway into slow living. Fermentation might be a weird thing to be super jazzed about, but I've been digging it these last couple months as a new tool in my DIY...
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34: Magic Happened When I Left My Phone at Home for a Day
Sometimes, when we look up from our tech for long enough - magical things really can happen. https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites34 The Nature Fix by Florence Williams: https://amzn.to/2wLd4Av Bored and Brilliant Challenge: https://amzn.to/2NOaW1u Part 1:...
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33: Meditating in Virtual Reality
Welcome back to Tiny Bites! I can't believe it's been two months since season one ended. Time sure does fly! In the inaugural episode of this season, I'm sharing my first-ever virtual reality experience and all the messy philosophical questions it left me pondering. Leave a comment over at...
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32: Your Life, in Boxes (Season 1 Finale)
It's the finale of the first season of Tiny Bites! I've decided to give myself the summer off from podcasting to recharge and come up with more awesome content for the fall. Before I sign off though, I'm having an existential crisis about seeing my life all packed up in boxes. Happy listening!...
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31: Shopping Q & A
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I'm answering your questions! My year-long shopping ban and my consumption habits are on the table today - let's get into it. https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites31
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30: Creativity and Minimalism
Today I want to talk about creativity and how it can be helped or hindered by minimalism. Spoiler alert: I think it can be both sometimes.
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29: Five-Month Shopping Ban Update
Remember that time, back in January when I started doing a shopping ban? Well, it’s been five months and I haven’t done an update in a while so I thought I would do one for this week's episode of Tiny Bites. Plus, a message from a listener on last week's episode of Tiny Bites, about minimalism…
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28: Not Everything You Own Needs to Be Practical
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I want to talk about practicality and how we define that and how that then, in turn, shapes our lives. Can we own things that aren't practical? Or does that violate some unknown minimalist code? https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites28
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27: My Current Gratitude List
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I'm sharing three things that have been on my gratitude list lately. What are you grateful for today? https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites27
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26: Purging vs. Reusing Plastics
This week on Tiny Bites, I'm sharing my current zero-waste conundrum. Should I purge my plastics? Or reuse them? https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites26
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25: Paying Off My Sleep Debt
I’m diving deeper into one of the things I've been doing to keep my slow life intact: paying off my sleep debt. Show notes: https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites25
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24: TTFTW (Ta Ta For Two Weeks)
In this week's very tiny episode of Tiny Bites, I'm saying au revoir for weeks and asking for your suggestions on what to cover in future episodes of Tiny Bites. Leave your suggestions for future topics over at https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites24
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23: Put Your Phone Down
In this week’s episode of Tiny Bites, I wanted to talk about a practical tool I’ve been using to help simplify my technological life (aka help me put my phone down). Plus, I'm sharing two listener call-ins! https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites23
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22: #WomenRockMoney and International Women's Day 2018
In honour of International Women's Day, I’m jumping on the #WomenRockMoney movement created by Chelsea over at MamaSavesFish.com. In this week’s episode of Tiny Bites, I wanted to share my best piece of financial advice for women.
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21: Simplifying My Morning Routine
In this week’s episode of Tiny Bites, I’m sharing the easy thing I did to simplify my morning routine. It's common sense but it's made a world of difference!
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20: On Being Alone
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I'm exploring what it means to be physically alone. Specifically, how we can use alone time as a tool in our minimalist toolbox to check in with ourselves to see if we're on the right track. I'm also sharing a listener question about how I use Anchor, the app…
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19: Minimalist Relationships
Are all your relationships worth your time? Maybe not. In this week's episode I'm exploring how we can apply minimalism to our personal relationships. Sometimes, we don't realize how draining and one-sided our relationships can be. So, I'm sharing questions to ask yourself to find out if your...
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18: Out of Sight, Out of Mind
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I'm sharing a practical simple living tip that over been trying for the past two weeks. Hint: it includes forgetting about something.
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17: Social Shaming
In this week's episode, I'm exploring my recent experience of being socially shamed and my (rather poor) reaction to it.
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16: What I Spent On Clothes LY
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I'm sharing the grand total of what I spent on clothing in 2017 and how I feel about that number. Comment over on the blog at https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites16
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15 Goals vs. Resolutions
In this week's episode of Tiny Bites, I explore the difference between making a resolution and making a goal. Plus, I share a call in from a reader about his newfound love of minimalism. https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites15
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14 My Tiny Year In Review
In this week's episode I'm sharing a listener call-in and giving an oral year-in-review. https://www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites14
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13 The Act of Saying ‘No’
In this week’s episode of Tiny Bites, I’m talking about a simple living tool that is pretty big in the minimalist community - the act of saying ‘no’. www.tinyambitions.com/tinybites13
About this show
Join Britt, a minimalist, ginger cat enthusiast and person who doesn't understand why people do the things that they do most of the time, as she hosts Tiny Ambitions. What is Tiny Ambitions all about? Tiny Ambitions is about recognizing that the life you're living is enough. It's not about letting people or corporation make you feel like you need more to make your life worthwhile. Above all else, Tiny Ambitions is about the search for the tiny life. I don't know if I'll ever find it, but I hope you'll join me in the journey. Show Notes: tinyambitions.substack.com. Keep Tiny Ambitions ad-free: contribute.to/tinyambitions
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Britt from Tiny Ambitions