On my road to minimalism | A minimalistic wardrobe
I am doing a kind of challenge to declutter all my stuff. I dream of being free to go where I want but all my stuff attached me at my place. But now, this will change !
I decided to declutter my wardrobe first as I showed in this video : https://steemit.com/fr/@roxane/w039omcu
But I couldn't start with my clothes... I was too emotionnaly attached to it; So I instead decluttered my library as you can see in this video. Much more easy. Especially because I wasn't really getting rid of it because I just returned all my books and comics at my mother's place.
Look at the video to see the amazing work we did with my husband : https://steemit.com/dlive/@roxane/ab093920-7597-11e8-827c-49f76fdbeab3
Decluttering the library was much more easy then that just give all my clothes to charities.
Hopefully, I finally started with the wardrobe :
So I am on my way. I know that I can do it. It will just take some times.
I wish you luck if you are also doing the challenge !
— Roxane
I kid you not, aside from miscellaneous articles of colored clothing for events or whatever, I have 10 pairs of matching black socks, 10 pairs of matching black underwear, 10 black shirts, 5 black pants, 2 pairs of black shoes, a black jacket, and 3 black sweaters.
Call me a minimalist jerk, but I really love wearing all black. I always feel collected, nothing is mismatched, and it's very easy to get dressed. I'm all about efficiency and being able to get dressed by grabbing one of each of what I need is a great feeling. I can go from butt naked to fully clothed and presentable in under a minute. Not that that matters, it's just always easy when all of my socks are matching so I can stick my hands into the drawer and always grab a matching pair.
It's a bit of a joke among my friends because unless there's some other reason I'm always wearing black. It's definitely not for everyone, but I have no regrets and plan to keep my wardrobe this way indefinitely. It's just a very simple, manageable way to dress myself in a way that I like and is respectable.
This is actually the secret of many successful people - to simplify their wardrobe much like you did. Too many people waste too much time with the “what to wear” decision. That’s creative energy that is better used elsewhere.
maybe I should start like you dear @ranahussnainali !
It's like Steve jobs 😅 It's better to have this like that so you don't have to focus on it and lose your energy with it !
Good luck with that. I've been trying to do this for a few years. I can't believe how emotionally attached I'd become to simple things like T-shirts I bought in Uni, or an old cap my dad gave me.
These days I just get rid of things before they become sentimental, and I don't buy new things much anymore unless I have to :)
We have al been trying for years ! Decllutering is so complicate (emotionnaly I mean) @adetorrent
I love the idea of getting rid of stuff before them being sentimental 😎 Will try that too 😅😂😂😂
Thanks for stopping by! Hope the NY trip was amaziiiing !
I am so guilty of being attached to my things, especially my memory things like the baby things or pictures which I have way, way too many.
I also love my books which I have a trouble of getting rid of.
So glad you are doing this challenge and I will have to do the same since we are going to be moving abroad so most of the things I have to get rid of.
Good luck @roxane. Hope you will enjoy your clean space.
Don't feel guilty @joalvarez, theses items are really emotionaly important. Getting rid of them is very hard. I had the same with all the cards / letters / present I got from my husband when we where teenager... It was impossible for me to get rid of it.
I understand about books, because by reading them, it created the woman you are now... But for me, it was a bit easier (a bit easier , not easier and it took me many yers to get rid of them ;)) : My husband showed me that I could buy them online if needed and have them with me everywhere in the world at any moment ;)
Traveling / going abroad is the best moment to make some space ;) Where are you going ?
Roxane
Ps: and yes : I enjoy the clean space sooo much 😍
I've been slowly decluttering too! I can't start with the clothes either, there are just so many clothes everywhere, mostly thanks to my 2 little fashionistas :P We'll get there though! Hope you're well lovely <3
@redrica 😍 Decluttering with kids shouldn't be so easy indeed 😅
I am fine ! Hope you too lovely!
Less is more 😊
@christelle.dani 100% agree !
It is so interesting to see what you are trying to achieve with this.
Do you have places you intend to travel to soon? @roxane
Hello @limitlessfash,
thanks for your comment,
I would love to see the world ;) not a specific place !
I like that, 'not a specific place'
All the best in your adventure @roxane
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my brother just moved into a RV a month or two ago, I talked to him today, he was in Vancouver, he was lamenting that his wife had not agreed to get rid of the cat.
@funbobby51 😅😂
Have taken the challenge of minimalism to make my life free and fast. Lets see how far I can success.
Same here ! @layesmia
already discarded some old clothings. minimalizing going on.
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So you’re decluttering by cluttering your mom’s home instead... 😄
And I see that when you say “wardrobe” you mean a whole “wardrobe room”! I understand what a challenge that is now... ;)
😅😅😅 yes that's true @connecteconomy,
Have you read the Marie Kondo book about Minimalism ? She says that decluttering by putting our stuff at our parent 's palce is NOT decluttering 😂😂😂 But really, I don't need anything of it, my mother can have everything and do what she wants with it.
And about the wardrobe... yeah... you are right lol an entire room 😅😅😅
I haven’t read the book - I have moved so much in my life that I’ve become a natural minimalist :) I really don’t like packing and unpacking 😄
Everything I own fits in one room and I’m not attached to any of it. I only need my passport and my laptop :) Not even the laptop since everything is in the cloud.
Okay there’s 2 paintings and my teddy bear from when I was 3 :) but that’s it.
@connecteconomy 😍
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