Last weekend I moved, and at first I thought it was going to be the jumping off point I really needed to keep moving forward with my minimalism. Dreams of success, and images of me transforming into a minimalist filled my head and I thought I was going to be an overnight phenomenon. Boy was I wrong!
Everything started off great. I was sorting through things weeks in advance,throwing stuff away, giving others things to friends and family and donating others. It was a serious load off my chest. So far so good. But as the moving date approached, I was getting more and more stressed. Not only did I have to go through everything and see what would fit into my minimalist life, but I then had to pack and store it. Before I knew it I had a mountain of boxes and no room left to sort!! The clutter was like a 50 lb weight on my chest and I couldn't breathe. But I couldn't purge because I had no room to sort!! I felt helpless.
So what did I do? I decided to just move it all (we had plenty of room in the trailer and the house) and then I would sort it before I put it away. This had been working good so far. I have given my room mate things I don't need, thrown lots out, and given more away. I have made a huge pile of things that must be reviewed before I can get rid of the clutter, and if I don't go through it soon I will just throw it out.
Minimalism isn't a goal or a task we can check off a list. It is rather a paradigm shift we employ so we can focus on what makes us happy, and eliminate the emotional clutter, physical distractions, and just general waste in out lives. Like any other process there will be set backs and failures. When these occur, we must refocus and remember why we are on this journey, look at the progress so far, and celebrate our wins today to motivate ourselves going forward.
This move may have shown me some of my setbacks within my journey so far, but if I can stay on track, I won't have much to move next time. :)
What do you guys do to make your sorting/purging a breeze?
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