If you know me... feel free to laugh!
I know, I know. Minimalist? Not really a word anyone would EVER use to describe me. I have always been a keeper. Compared to others I know, I am not super
sentimental. I am more of a practical keeper. What might I possibly
need in the near, or distant, future? What might it be hard to replace? The question I need to ask is, would I really replace it?
That light bulb moment I wrote about awhile back... it has brought me to this point. I have been searching, exploring, planning, and acting. I have a huge pile of things to get rid of. I have taken many loads to the recycling center. I have a long, long way to go.
In the book Clutterfree with Kids, and in his blog becomingminimalist.com,
Joshua Becker talks about his family's journey to becoming minimalists,
and what that means to them. He describes it as "the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts from it." Right now, I am at a point where I am
trying to figure out what this means for our family. We will never be
able to own the bare minimum. We will still have toys and books and kitchen gadgets, and
probably too much of them. But I am on the road.
I am enjoying the idea of living with less stuff. More time for family and fun. More money for things that are important. Less time cleaning and organizing. Can I really do it? Can we really do it? Only time will tell...
