The Love Of Minimalizing
I was moving a number of years ago and was carefully packing everything up for the relocation when I realized I had a lot of stuff. I mean A LOT! Then it occurred to me that I hadn't touched some of that stuff since I had moved into my then current house which was over six years earlier. I had packed it, moved it, stored it, and never touched it in six years. I came to the conclusion that it would be the same story next time I moved, so why bother moving it? This became a great revelation - if you don't need it, don't keep it. I've been on a minimization quest ever since. That first wave was huge and I'm too embarrassed to write here just how much I disposed of in the one move, but it was pretty legendary. It has continued ever since, albeit at a slower pace. When I moved into this house ten years ago I had three closets full of clothes (yes, it's true). Now, I have one. It's about to become even smaller as I clear out a bunch of winter wear that I haven...