I may not be able to get rid of everything in my home that I’d like to, but I’ve decided to focus on what I can do, and the stuff that I have control over. My handbag is an obvious contender, and was seriously in need of a clean-out. Continue reading
I haven’t posted past wardrobe purges on here before, but over the last few months as I learned about simplifying, decluttering, and minimalism, my wardrobe was the first thing to be ransacked. Repeatedly. Since February I have tackled my wardrobe four times. I’ve sold or donated several hundred items (and made a few hundred bucks off my stuff!) and I now own way less than half of what I did a few months ago. Each time I felt great and my wardrobe felt lighter and easier to organize. But now I find myself wanting to purge again. Continue reading
So, I’ve been going on and on about budgeting and weekly spending, but I have yet to find an easy way to tie in minimalism to my weekly spending posts. I’ll figure it out…I think.
At the beginning of the month, I posted about my recent move and my missed attempts at decluttering my belongings. As I’ve been unpacking over the last week (or two), I tried to remember what the goal was. I said it before: Be honest about the purpose, usefulness, and joy of each item I unpack. It was harder than I thought it would be, actually. Continue reading
Why is it that life seems to sneak up and surprise you just when you think you’ve got things running smoothly again? Continue reading
The new place, pre-move (I am not a photographer. Clearly.)
Over the weekend I moved to a new apartment. I love the new place, it’s fresh and bright and it smells new. But dear god almighty did I forget how stressful moving can be. Between the packing, the planning, the updating and cancelling utilities, picking up new keys and returning old ones, and of course moving everything I own, I am exhausted. And I’m still living out of cardboard boxes. Continue reading
I have recently been introduced to the minimalist community. I’m still trying to get my bearings and figure out what’s right for me, but I’m sure as hell going to try. For those that don’t know what minimalism is, I’ll try to explain it: minimalism is the idea that stuff (physical items, mental clutter, digital things, etc.) gets in the way of happiness. That’s my bare-bones definition. The premise requires you to take a hard look at your life – all the belonging that you surround yourself with – and determine if they are truly useful or adding joy to your daily life (see a better definition here). If they’re not, are they worth keeping? There is a theory that the clutter (or lack thereof) in your home is a reflection of your mental clutter, so to speak. I already knew I had some clutter going on up there, but it never occurred to me that it could be directly correlated to clutter in other areas of my life.
The timing of my discovery and headfirst dive into minimalism comes at a convenient time – I’m moving in two weeks. That means that I’m about to go through the process of going through and packing up all my belongings, which means that I’ll be given the chance to reflect on the usefulness and purpose of each and every item. I’ve already begun, but I’ll save the details for another post.
From Shopaholic to Minimalist 