Reducing My Belongings - The Follow Up

Sooooooo I didn't reduce as much as I hoped. I did let go a good amount of things, but not enough that it takes care of the question I had before - where will I put my stuff. The rule was to keep what brings you joy. Too much of my things apparently give me joy.

Sadly this question goes for all of my things and I only tackled my clothes so far. AND I came across a bag that I still need to go through. Sigh

My daughter went through her clothes as well. She teased me because she finished in 2 hours and it took me days. My excuse is because I have had a longer life than she has.

Let me go through my things again. Maybe they don't bring me as much joy as I thought.

Reducing my belongings

I was in denial about this, but I have to admit that simple living involves letting go of things I no longer need. Sometimes it means people, but this time it is about items.

There is a bestselling book titled "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" by Marie Kondo. It is the art of Japanese organization. The author puts a spiritual aspect to cleaning where you hold an item in your hand to find out how it makes you feel. It helps to detach from things that. I decided to try this method to help me get rid of a lot of clutter in this small space I am living in.

The book says to start with clothes. Well, that is where I will start....and it is a really good start for me to let go of clothes that I haven't looked at in awhile.

Off to de-clutter.  Wish me luck.