Executing the "Five Pillars" Simple Living Rule in 11 Pictures

Cut the fluff, enjoy your life

The day I implemented my “five pillars” rule was the day my simple life started to work.

I’ve written about the five simple living pillars before - you can read about them here - but the basic premise goes like this:

Choose five priorities that form the basis of your simple life. Then, cut out as much of the fluff around these pillars as you can.

These can be totally customizable to fit your life. Why five? Because fewer feels like deprivation and more negate the “simple” aspect.

Here are mine:

• Writing

• Exercise

• Coffee, food, and wine

• Spending time with my husband, family, and friends

• Traveling

These five activities make up around 90% of my time.

I’ve spent close to ten years creating my own five simple living pillars. It’s not easy - but once you get the hang of it, it will make the biggest difference to your simple life.

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This weekend, I put my simple living pillars into overdrive.

I’ve been traveling around the UK (pillar no. 5 - travel) to visit friends and family (pillar no. 4) relax, cook (pillar no. 3), and soak up good vibes.

And I took photos to show you what a weekend spent honoring the five-pillar rule looks like.

Like this one. This is me, my husband (on the right), and the current owner of the wine shop we sold in order to travel the world: