Goodreads asked Meg Nordmann:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Meg Nordmann I spent the past several years consuming every book and podcast on minimalism that I could get my hands (or ears) on as I worked on decluttering my home and simplifying my life. I had finally reached a point where I was aware of how much more free time I had and how much more present I felt because of the excess I had gotten rid of.

I started noticing the uptick in questions in some minimalism Facebook Groups I was in around the fall--and they were the same questions being asked again and again in every group. It didn't matter whether they were new aspiring minimalists or well-practiced minimalists, they were all fretting over the same obstacles and experiencing the same pain points that happen around the Christmas season.

For a group of folks who are spending the entire year being very intentional about what items come into their home and working hard to declutter anything not serving them, a season where items come pouring in can be very stressful, frustrating and overwhelming.

It occurred to me that there was not yet a book on this particular subject. I'd read short blogs about it or heard it mentioned in a brief podcast interview, but nothing that went more in depth on how to prepare your home, your mind, and your calendar for this busy season that urges you to Buy All The Things and Do All The Things. When I had this realization, I sat down almost immediately and just began writing!

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