Decluttering to Become a Digital Nomad

 A living room filled with banker boxes in the midst of decluttering by an owner who is becoming a digital nomad. Image © Joyce McGreevy

I downsized from two bedrooms and countless books to one suitcase and a carry-on.
© Joyce McGreevy


Minimalism and the Art of Travel

It was my travel posters that made me hesitate. For years, I’d decluttered my condo with the passion of Michelangelo releasing sculpture from stone.  Then last year, decluttering took on new purpose: I wanted to become a digital nomad.


But those posters anchored me. So I took a break from filling bankers boxes to contemplate the art of travel.


Toddler at Large
Joyce McGreevy, who is now decluttering to become a digital nomad, with Wallace McGreevy on a TWA flight in 1958. Image @ McGreevy Family collection.

Dad savors a rare moment when I am sitting still, as Mom takes a snapshot.
© McGreevy Family collection


I’ve been a happy wanderer since age two. That January, I wriggled out of my snowsuit, ran naked into our New York garden, and scaled a redwood fence.


What on EARTH are you doing? my mother shrieked as she bundled me back inside. Apparently, I answered in a tone that...

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Published on July 05, 2016 03:00
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