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Hi hi hi! For the 7 of you who have been with me from the VERY beginning of my blogging days, you’ve seen many iterations of my work. It all started with “Shannon’s NYC” on blogspot almost 14 years ago, with my first-ever post on July 22, 2011. I started the blog to keep my […]

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If you’re here, I already consider you a friend! And that’s because I really love people who want to focus on what matters in life, which certainly isn’t the endless pursuit of stuff.

The idea here isn’t perfection or rigid minimalism, rather it’s to avoid being bogged down by things that don’t bring lasting fulfillment.

I pinch myself regularly that my podcast (Paring Down), my newsletter (The L.E.S.S. Express), and my social media platforms allow me to spread this message of how to discover our most uncluttered, joyful, purpose-driven lives.

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