Over the past week, I have been reading articles and listening broadcasts related to one concept - Minimalism. And this is so powerful that made me want to join their crews to become one. Imagine a clear space with everything you love. That is just too tasty!
I have always been a big fan of TIDY UP. I just had to because I lived in boarding school, and that required me to pack and clean up my room at the end of the academic year. Throwing away procession is the last thing I would like to do since I have brought them all the way from Hong Kong to Britain. Of course I would not want to throw them away. I kept them in my wardrobe, shelf or just any spaces to wait for that one day that it might come in handy. I brought them to everywhere, the storeroom for summer, new dorm at a new school, another new dorm for Uni in Hong Kong (Yes! That's what I did.) I called that the story of moving my stuff around. I had basically just moved around a pile of stuff into different spaces..
Luckily, I was forced to face the stuff I had because I have to bag them or place them in my suitcase. Though I have tried extremely hard to not to throw any of them away because that was wasteful. Mentality remains and here I am. I have graduated for two years now and returned to my own room at home. Wanting to tidy up everyday, but it was impossible to do so.
Minimalism has pushed me to think one step further. It promotes an idea of owning less, which quite contradict with the consumerism which buying more and more to fulfil our material wants and the hole of emptiness. As I will be moving to another apartment soon, I have decided not to bring my clutter along with me. It's a perfect time to do de-clutter!
I have chosen The Minimalists' "packing party" method. Click here to browse their blog. Ryan and Joshua are awesome and will guide you through your journey of de-cluttering.
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