Somewhere in California, I bought a vintage-looking brown floral dress with a pixie skirt and three-quarter sleeves. My first visit to the States was like a big Greyhound adventure. Discarding memorabilia isn’t discarding memories. I try not to be wasteful when decluttering, but no one needs 4 half-used notebooks. In addition, I recycled 2 mostly-used notebooks. I keep yarn labels to know what hook to use for each type of yarn, but I really only needed to keep one for different colored yarn of the same weight. I also got rid of multiple yarn labels, you can say these are junk too. Then I got recycled the box my phone came in because it has been 6 months.

The first thing I got rid of was a sample of sunscreen that has expired. Start your decluttering sessions clearing junk and the rest will come easier.

I was mostly rearranging things rather than getting rid of them. However, it’s okay that my progress is slower different because minimalism is a very personal journey and there’s plenty of room for differences.Īs expected, it was difficult at first. Minimalism can be a one-off thing, but most of us will probably need to “weed our garden” every once in a while. When we live, we accumulate and outgrow things. Even after a few rounds of decluttering, there are still things I know I should’ve gotten rid of.ĭid you think that minimalists shouldn’t have excess things to get rid of? I can’t speak for anyone else, but I do. Discarding is a skill.Īccording to Fumio Sasaki, decluttering is a skill that takes time to develop, and I agree.

So if I applied it a little different from the way he meant it, please excuse me! 1. The following are tips I gathered from the audiobook and applied to my decluttering session. 15 Decluttering Tips From Goodbye, Things

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