minimalism?
Roatan
So at some point (most likely this fall) we’ll be moving back into our other house, the one we lived in when we first moved to St. Petersburg 11 years ago. It’s under 900 sq ft and I’m thrilled to use this as the perfect opportunity to eliminate stuff!
We have too much stuff, don’t most of us? The four of us currently live in a 1700 sq ft. home and it’s just too much! Thank goodness our offer on that monster 2500 sq ft home fell through in ’04, we were going through some kind of ‘need things’ phase, so glad we’re past that. We have been moving towards living more simply the last two years, progress is slow, the big step coming with this move. We plan on getting down to only the necessities, I doubt we can, at this point, do the 100 Things Challenge, but that would be so cool to work towards. Part of our plan is to just be more mobile, to know that if we had to leave our home, we’d be ok.
Truth is, it’s not this stuff that makes us happy, it’s spending time with each other as a family. We love to travel, go camping, cook, play in the pool, take walks on the beach, movie nights, etc. Everything we do is to create more time to be together, and I mean everything. Getting rid of the stuff creates less clutter, less to put away, less to clean, less to worry about, less to maintain, more time! Having a smaller home means less energy usage, less to heat/cool, lower bills, more money to do things together.
People often wonder, often comment to me about how frequently we are away, “how do you do it”? It’s all about priorities. We have them, and make them happen! This step to reduce the stuff in our lives goes towards that goal.
I’ve had my nose in information on minimalism lately and thought I’d share a few of my favorites! Hopefully they can help you simplify your life as well!
Rowdy Kittens (how purrfect!!)
Tiny Revolution
Zen Habits
Enjoy!
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