I recently decided to start over, and now after a period of reflection and inspiration, I’m fired up and ready once again to dig deeper, go further, do better. And I definitely have a lava lamp with no bulb, in a box somewhere. I think I have not one, but two dead laptops haunting me. But I still own neglected nineties CDs and reference books I never use. And I’ve been struggling to push through it ever since. It was easy at first: gathering up a box of unwanted belongings gave me a thrill each and every time. But then, out of nowhere, I hit a wall. This alone has taken more than two years, and I have to confess to feeling frustrated at times with my slow progress. I have gone from having far too many things, to having a few too many things. Much of this has been easy, like selling all my computer games and rediscovering the simple pleasure of curling up with a book.īut there’s no doubt about it, I have found one aspect of simplifying very, very hard: drastically reducing the number of possessions I already own. Simplicity has also allowed me to rethink and readjust the way I spend my time. Of course, I’m not magically immune from jealousy now, but at least I recognize it when it does rear its ugly head. Then, once I had asked myself how I could be a more responsible consumer, I started asking myself how else I might be a better and happier person. Where I had been prone to envy, too often comparing myself with others, my focus gradually began to shift. Whereas once I was drowning in debt, now I am surfacing. This in turn allowed me to simplify my money. Sure enough, my thirst for new toys soon dried up along with it. The stream of gadgets and trinkets coming into my life dried up. I had somehow accrued a lot of consumer debt through a spending habit which never brought me happiness.īecoming Minimalist and a handful of other sites inspired me to make some big changes, which in the end, came easier than I had thought.įirst, I stopped buying things I didn’t need. It was a transformation. So many people feel overwhelmed, overworked, and overloaded, often living in homes which are overfilled… yearning for a simpler way to live.Ī couple of years ago, I too was crying out for simplicity in my life, my bank balance, my schedule, my mind, and most definitely my home. Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Claire Wilde.Įmbracing simplicity: the idea just sounds so good, doesn’t it? Can’t you just feel those tense shoulders loosening at the thought?

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