Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Minimalism - Lets Start with the Clothes!!

Minimalism Goals!!

So, yes I need some motivation to get the Minimalism drive going. Who better than my mom to motivate me. Mom and Dad are here on 6th of September. So, that gives me more than a month to get all the clothes , my store room, my cupboards, my kitchen and my so-called study room under control. Mom was trying to get me to clean the study room last time she was here.

What do I start with?

I think the biggest mess is clothes. The reasons are many - out of season clothes, clothes kept in the hope that they will fit one day (ha ha as if they will), clothes that I never liked and never wore but feel guilty to throw out as they are practically new.


So, I will start one piece a time. Lets sort them - Keep, Give Away, Rags, Store


#Minimalism

Thursday, July 14, 2016

TIME's list of ALL TIME 100 Novels

100 best English language novels since 1923 - As picked by TIME

20/100

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

The Long Journey To Minimalism - Day 1

I managed to clean my shoe rack and one bookshelf today. It took around 15 minutes

1. Throw : 1 Pair of  Torn Slippers
2. Sell: 5 Books/Novels


I love to read and have lots of books. I think I will never be able to completely let go of my books. But I took a kind of hard look at the books in one of my bookshelves and thought about the books I don't like and will never re-read them. The books that haven't given me any joy. I came up with 5 books. I think I can come up with a few more once I take a re-look at the bookshelf.

1. Start Small
2. Ask yourself - Does this thing give me joy?

Thursday, July 07, 2016

I want to be a Minimalist!

Recently, I came across the term Minimalist on the Nourishing Minimalism blog for the first time.
http://nourishingminimalism.com/

Once I read more about it, I realised that I surely want to be a Minimalist. It does make a lot of sense to me and this is something I would really like to try.

Mess or clutter is something I have never liked. It makes me stressed and unhappy. Though my house doesn't look messy, there is a lot of hidden mess. Our house has a lot of open space as its a big space and we don't have a lot of furniture. Also as it was just the two of us, we had enough space to store all the junk we had. But now with two kids and with one set of parents living with us, it is high time to declutter.

So, the plan is to start decluttering ASAP. I think the strategy that will work for me is the everyday 15 minute declutter. Right now, I really don't have the luxury to spend large batches of time to declutter. So, the 15 minute challenge will work for now though I feel I need to spend at least a couple of weekends taking care of my clothes situation.

So, let the decluttering challenge begin!!