Hi @michelmake, firstly allow me to greet you with a happy new year. Sorry for my late reply. We have just received an internet signal today after we got hit by a big typhoon three weeks ago. I'm now catching up on all comments which I'm happy to receive.
"I started purging a few years back in anticipation of moving to a new place soon. As I live very small I got annoyed of always have stuff laying around. I also don’t like moving. Mainly because of all the stuff to carry around. Stuff I sometimes didn’t even take out of the box from when I moved the last time."
Thank you for sharing what got you into living the minimalist lifestyle.
Moving inspires minimalism. Suddenly we find ourselves in an inventory of what to keep and what to throw or give away. It's amazing how much stuff we unconsciously amass in such a short period of time. I think that's okay, for a time whatever stuff accumulated was needed at one point in time. It reminds me of a baby tub I wanted to give away and didn't get a chance to.
I'm glad we kept it because it was a lifesaver when we had no water in the faucet after the storm. Perhaps some things are meant to stay for a while as long as we're aware of things we needed to let go. Am I making any sense?
Hi @discoveringarni, happy new year to you too! I saw your post on the Typhoon. I hope you managed to get things organized a bit. Intense!
Indeed I threw out some stuff that I later needed. Especially some very specific cooking tools. My solution was simply to borrow whatever I need from friends. That way, we can have a communal set of stuff shared among us.
Since my last reply to your post I have been noticing that it's time to spend some time on purging again. My house is cluttering up slowly again and it is time to stop that.
All the best from the Netherlands, MM
Sharing cooking tools is a great idea! Will keep that in mind. Just recently gave a microphone away to the community space because I haven't used it for years. The next evening, there was karaoke so at one point it made me wonder if that was a good idea. haha, at least they were happy, it made them forget about the storm for a bit. 😁 Have a great evening to you there and happy decluttering!