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Scroll Less , Feel more : How I am refining my social media consumption after my break

Posted on May 6, 2024 by June Congo

Howdy there? Long time no see, no read. Life has been such a marathon for the last couple of months, and I had to take a back seat and re calibrate before going bonkers, and it has led us to this! I do have a lot to share, mental meltdowns included hehehehe… But before we…

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3 simple yet powerful everyday practices to help you live more mindfully

Posted on January 18, 2024January 19, 2024 by June Congo

I almost burnt my house recently. Yup! Quite an alarming note to start our chat today on. We’ll get into the full details on another day but I must admit, my body was very present on the day, however, my mind was in a myriad of places hence my forgetting to turn off the stove….

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Thriving in Difficult Economic Times: A Minimalist’s Guide

Posted on June 6, 2023 by June Congo

With all of the doom and gloom in the air right now, I am more grateful than ever that I decided to simplify my life.Minimalism is a concept that fosters deliberate living in all parts of life, not simply decluttering our physical spaces but concentrating on what is most important and finding joy in less….

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Is Minimalism right for you? a number of fantastic takeaways from my one-year minimalist journey

Posted on May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 by June Congo

I’ll begin by congratulating myself: Happy 14th-month anniversary, Kenyan Minimalist! It’s been a little over a year since I gave a name to something I’d been looking for for the longest time. So, what exactly is minimalism? It’s living a simple life without feeling obligated to acquire or keep items that don’t necessarily add worth…

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Are you over-plugged? lessons from my 21 days of social media fast

Posted on April 5, 2023April 5, 2023 by June Congo

I came across the book ” Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport ” a year back and knew I had to have it on my shelf. Whether it was going to get read was a different story. Still, I knew I had fallen in love with the title and what it potentially represented for my journey…

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Getting Started: Overcoming Procrastination

Posted on March 19, 2023 by June Congo

If you are reading this, it means that someone somewhere conquered procrastination – as it pertains to putting this piece out to the public. They did not delete it or sit down to rewrite it to match all the other articles out there as she almost did. Let’s raise our glasses to me, shall we?…

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Menstrual cups FAQ: Do’s, Don’ts & What Nots

Posted on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 by June Congo

Truth be told, I took a long time – years actually, to become a menstrual cup convert. The mere thought of going against what society has taught us as the only way to manage our menstrual periods, to numerous questions about how the cup works and all that pertains to it, it was definitely not…

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How the menstrual cup has changed my life

Posted on March 5, 2023March 9, 2023 by June Congo

If you told me two and a half years ago that period poverty is not necessarily a thing for the “poor people living in the dry savannahs in Kenya , I would have totally dismissed you . It’s period ‘poverty’! ‘Poverty’! A thing for the ‘poor’ people. Poor people are those ones who can only…

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The Menstrual Cup : My New Period Partner

Posted on March 5, 2023March 6, 2023 by June Congo

Aside from the interesting look and cute colors the Grace cup comes in , the menstrual cup packs a lot of goodness . Here’s a few FAQ’s most people usually have when they see or hear of menstrual cups. I know I had some of these, if not all before I adopted the ‘cup life’…

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ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m June. A lover of simplicity . Because , why complicate life ? In this blog, I share bits and bobs and hacks that I’ve picked along the way that are helping keep me sane in this fast paced digital world! And little stories too
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