I aim to tread lightly on the Earth and believe we should all strive for this.
Gaining status through possessions is a long tradition and one that sadly shows no signs of abating.
It is confusing that the rich act like they are poor and people with limited cash spend like they think the rich do.
We have always been careful with money and tried to make it work for us, not against us. We almost never buy a coffee out of the house. I limit my purchases to essentials and replacements. I don’t have a lot of clothes. We don’t drive fancy cars.
We don’t have a lot of stuff.
I do love to go through each room looking specifically for things I can remove. It is liberating to clear out three bags to charity. Things I will never have to pick up, wipe, fix or think about ever again.
I love the feeling of knowing the cupboards and drawers are not rammed. I can look into spaces behind doors and see everything in there. I can reach things with one hand. We don’t have an abundance of ‘just in case items’.
It jangles my nerves when the surfaces are covered, the cupboards are hap hazard and the kids floors have things ‘resting’ on them.
Mrs Slimmer for clutter, organising and having a relaxing home to live in is achieved and maintained through 3 simple rules.
1, Everyday aim to release one thing into the Universe and away from you.
2, Spend 5 minutes everyday putting things where they live.
3, Don’t buy anything unless you know where it is going to live and that it will work hard for you.
You don’t need things to have a great life, in fact, you need to not have things to have a great life.
People, places and memories are the only ‘things’ truly worth having.
Will you use the rules to get to a better you?
Act today to give yourself the very best tomorrow.
MrsSlimmer 