meet Sue Rasmussen

“Don’t own so much clutter 
that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.” 
Wendell Berry (Farming: A Handbook)

My name is Sue Rasmussen. In 1998, I broke my heel during a routine Tae Kwon Do belt test. There’s nothing quite like the excitement of a run-across-the-room, leap-over-an-obstacle flying side kick to break a board… then landing on the other heel and feeling it snap.

Turns out, a year of recovery left me with some time on my hands to take a good look at how I was living my life.

It felt kind of complicated.

I was busy, had a house full of stuff, and a big long to-do list.

So I decided to see how I could simplify my life.

I got rid of a lot of things I wasn’t using.

I pared down my calendar.

I took a bunch of stuff off my to-do list.

And I loved how that left me with so much more room and time to focus on what really mattered to me.

So I started writing about it. I launched a newsletter. I created programs on uncluttering and clearing out the overwhelm. I wrote some books and publishers published them. I worked with clients from all over the world.

And then it was time for a sabbatical, so I took off to live in my Airstream full-time, which lasted for 8 years.

I wanted a new challenge, so I became a Certified RV Technician, then a Technical Assistant, and now an instructor at the National RV Training Academy.

I absolutely love it.

And it feels like time to revisit my love of simplifying.

Life has certainly become more complicated since I first began writing about living a simpler life. The internet, cell phones, AI, social media, stuff, stuff, and more stuff…

This website is about simple ideas to live a simpler life. I’m dusting off articles I wrote years ago that still ring true, and adding some new things I’m learning along the way.

Settle into your comfy chair, and take a moment for a deep breath. Let’s make room for what really matters.