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What's A Minimalist?
Being a minimalist can mean many things:
You only own the things you can carry in a backpack,
suitcase, or car.
You downsize your life, intentionally living with
fewer possessions.
Minimalism is basically owning less stuff so you can
have more freedom to do what’s most important to you.
It’s living simply.
It’s discarding the things that doesn’t serve you and
keeping the things that do.
It comes down to this . . .
What do you value most in life?
A minimalist lives her life deliberately, simply, and
is selective with what she keeps in her life and how she spends her time. She
does what matters to her.
Now just because someone is a minimalist, doesn’t mean
he gave up all the comforts and convenience of life.
Hell, no.
If he uses something often, he keeps it.
However, there’s the extreme minimalist who only owns
the stuff in his backpack.
The cool thing about being a minimalist, besides the
whole concept, is it’s not about depriving yourself, it’s about removing the
excess in your life—all the crap that’s been weighing you down, AND you’re in
charge of how you want to be a minimalist.
…There are no set rules.
Last summer I was feeling low.
I had no idea why.
One evening, I was alone, standing in our dining room,
looking at all of our stuff.
STUFF.
Why in the hell do we have all of this crap?
It doesn’t serve us.
And I'm living the same life . . .
Every. Frickin'. Day.
If I continue living like this, my life will be the same until I die.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
I'm existing.
Not living!
And I'm living the same life . . .
Every. Frickin'. Day.
If I continue living like this, my life will be the same until I die.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
I'm existing.
Not living!
Then it hit me.
I’ve been feeling weighed down and enslaved by all the
things we have and don’t need.
Bingo!
I found my problem.
My thoughts took it further.
Kevin and I own a small 2-story house. It has 3
bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a basement. We spend most of our time in 2 rooms.
The rest is wasted space.
Hmmmm.
When Kevin got home that night, I told him how I felt
and what I discovered.
He was all for becoming a minimalist, and somehow the
whole RV idea came into fruition.
So next weekend we’re having a huge yard sale.
HUGE!
I know we’ll still have a bunch of things to get rid
of before we become full-timers (digital nomad), but we’ll be putting a nice
size dent into getting rid of the stuff that doesn’t serve us.
Once we get to the point to where everything we own
fits into our RV (Aesop), I’ll be able to say we’re minimalist and proud of it.
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