However, my inspiration today has manifested in a very strange way for me. a.eye over at Shouldn't Life Be More Than This? is currently packing up her life ready for a big move. I don't know why this has inspired me now, others of you have moved recently and this has had now affect on me, so why now?
To put this into perspective I am a hoarder. Seriously I can't let go of anything!! I have a loft full of tiny keepsakes and children's pictures (yes my girls are only 4 and 8, God knows what I will do as they get older). I attach memories to things and pictures, it is for this reason that I cannot throw away the first towel I ever bought for my babies, or the blanket that was mine as a baby and served both of my girls well. However, it also extends to almost every blanket that I bought for the girls when they were babies, amongst other things.
And this is the thinned down version!! Apparently I am as addicted to blankets as I am to books! To cut a long story short a.eye has inspired me to thin things down at least. It is about time this house was de-cluttered. Today I started on the books, bedding and blankets. Six bags of books later and huge pile of blankets and bedding to get rid of and it kind of feels good....ish. But I still feel like I am throwing a part of me away.
Are you a hoarder or a minimalist?
I'm definitely a minimalist. I recently went through a couple boxes of stuff from before I was married. I went from 5 boxes to 2. My sentimentality has taken a nose dive.
ReplyDeleteIts more like 5 boxes to 4 for me but that is better than keeping it all, right!?!
DeleteDefinitely a hoarder. But it feels good to get rid of things every time we move. I end up realizing how I can do away with so much stuff. (:
ReplyDeleteI have realised there are many things I can actually live without, the other half is more than relieved the day has finally come!
DeleteHoarder, hands down, though Hubs would say otherwise. I suppose it has something to do with the fact that I don't get all sentimental about his stuff so it's much easier to throw away than mine :D
ReplyDeleteHa, I love that we are so similar! I don't see any issue in getting rid of something that doesn't have any meaning for us ;-)
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