My family is preparing for a move next month and my stuff is seriously stressing me out.
I thought I was a minimalist but can see I have some real work ahead to own that title.
The amount of time I am dedicating every day to sorting, selling, donating, cleaning and organizing has further convinced me that living with less is the way to go.
I keep imagining all the stuff I could be doing if I wasn’t dealing in some way or another with my belongings…
Relaxing with my family, reading, getting a pedicure, taking a hike, cooking a meal. This thought inspires me to take this as an opportunity to re-evaluate my things and start fresh with my new home. Just as I do with my clients, I am taking it one space at a time, and I am starting to feel some relief. Little projects are so satisfying to accomplish and the more I do the more fired up I am to streamline even more.
With just one hour a day of focused work, you can change the way you live. How will you simplify your life and your space this Spring?
Congratulations on your new home! We, too, moved recently and did a major stuff purge. Almost everyone who comes over smiles and says something like “I love how open/light/simple this is!”. I believe there is more than politeness at play.
Inspired by a couple of husbands I know (one being mine), I would like to propose a topic for a future blog:
How to gracefully inspire your roomate/partner to simplify?