![]() Just because it’s free doesn’t mean it belongs in your space. Here are some questions to ask yourself when you’re shopping - and the same goes for donations or garage sale treasures. Stuff will always find its way into your house - especially with kids! Take the time to keep evaluating and editing what you’re accumulating. It takes time to go through your house and cut out the clutter, and really it’s a never-ending task. Only you know if it’s worth it to hang onto, but if it’s weighing you down, consider giving it to another home to love. Some items might be difficult to part with if they have sentimental value. I finally realized I can’t salvage everything and if it’s not in use, it needs to go. But I didn’t, and it sat around for ages. Or that I could cover it with some sort of fabric tape. I had a crazy idea that maybe I could recover it myself. I held onto a modern white leather office chair that I loved, but had been ruined by my kids and cat with scratches and pen marks. If you don’t use it (or like it), lose it. But I think he’d tell you I don’t need to keep 10 cans of paint sitting around in the garage for my projects. But when we were purging, we both agreed we didn’t need two weed wackers or five kinds of pasta strainers, etc. For example, my husband likes to cook and has, in my opinion, a knife or 10 more than we need. ![]() I understand this doesn’t work with everything, because we each have a passion or two that calls for extras. Try not to own more than one of something. These are my personal guidelines for owning and editing the things at our house: Every thing needs it’s own spot to be put away.Ī place for everything and everything in its place, as they say. Bills, bags, books - each item needs it’s own space. If there isn’t a specific spot for an item on a shelf or in a basket somewhere, it will never be put away, and be left to sit out (right there on the counter, if your family is like mine!). Simply put, the less you have, the better it will fit into your home and the less organizing you will have to do. Helps use available space to its full potential.Makes everyday life and trying to find things simpler. ![]() Saves money not shopping for unneeded things.Some positives I’m seeing from living a more minimal life: Living simply doesn’t exactly come easy to me, but I’m learning, and it’s making my family’s life easier. I don’t want our home to be sparse and bare, rather selective and edited.
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