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I have been making slow progress decluttering my whole life after reading “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo. The KonMari method is unlike any other I’ve tried before. (To read a little more about my previous progress, read part 1 here and part 2 here.) It is also working so much better than the other methods I have used.
To sum up, you ask yourself if each item you own sparks joy. If it doesn’t, you get rid of it. This has been extremely helpful to me because I enjoy thinking that someone else may discover something I have donated and it could bring them joy. You are also supposed to finish discarding first. This is the step I am still on and that I still struggle with. I don’t have the time or energy to go through every single thing I own at once. But I am trying to take large chunks of my house (like one whole closet or an entire bookshelf) and going through it all at one time.
So, let me show you what I accomplished this weekend.
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Minimalism sounds like a scary word. When I first heard it, I imagined having to give up everything. As I sat surrounded by all of my unnecessary stuff, I quickly dismissed it as a nutty idea for hipsters and hippies alike. Who wants to give away their clothes and childhood mementos?
But then something changed. I had a daughter and all of my priorities shifted. I want to spend my time with Mac, not working to pay for our house and all of our possessions. So I have slowly been going through my things and getting rid of what I don’t need.
Recently, I was given a copy of The More of Less by Joshua Becker to review. It has totally rekindled the spark of minimalism within me. Right away, Becker introduces his journey to minimalism by using the phrase “You don’t need to own all of this stuff.” What a powerful phrase! Right when I read it, I knew this was the book for me.
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I will come right out and admit it. I am a pack rat. I keep material things around because I’ve attached feelings and emotions to them. I have tried in the past to go through and simplify my belongings. I end up getting rid of a few things, but I also end up keeping loads of weird stuff like t-shirts that barely fit and a key chain I bought on a field trip in 5th grade. Tidying just doesn’t seem to be my natural strong suit.
Then, two things happened that made me get rid of box after box of my belongings: I had a baby and I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. After that I had the reason to simplify and the push to make it happen. Now after a long winter, I am ready to continue the process. So I am re-reading the book to get more motivation.