The more items we own it becomes that much more difficult to manage them. Clutter in our surroundings means a cluttered mind.

My goal with minimalism stretches farther than just what I own, but it’s a great place to start!

Thinking of everything I need in my home to bring me comfort hinders what I could be spending my energy and time on, which is either expanding my career or even experiencing life.

Experiences are amongst the best things to spend our money and time on. Instead of owning over twenty pairs of shoes or down shirts I choose this lifestyle.

I cut out all that didn’t serve me. I started years ago with members in my life which included friends and even family members that didn’t have my best interest in mind.

Even after all of this time, it’s the items that seem to still find their way into my home. It seems I’m always at the nearest donation center, even though I swear I don’t even buy this much stuff!

Every week I do a simple cleanse for everything and everyone in my life. Do they bring me joy and are they good for my greater good?

I love friends especially that provide me with the most healthy criticism and can tell me something I need to hear, not only ones that make me laugh.

I also enjoy items that provide more than one purpose. Such as my son’s tablet, for example. This remains his television sometimes and his gaming center. This comes in handy most when we travel.

However, there are items that serve no purpose but seem to always end up in my shopping cart. I have to willfully remind myself they aren’t needed. These include clothes that are trending currently, or hats for next season when we already have something similar.

Being prepared is one thing, but owning too much is different! We can be prepared within reason. We don’t need more than three hats per person, for example.

Using discernment for what is healthy in my home and life and what I could survive without. This line is not difficult to see, sometimes we just don’t want to do what must be done in order to have a happier and lighter life.

Because cutting these things from our lives does indeed create a lighter life, speaking from experience. If we could all make that leap and achieve this lifestyle then I believe everyone would be that much happier, but so few people actually can achieve this.

I believe that every person has the ability to, only if we could just take the first couple of steps.

Grabbing a container and throwing everything we haven’t used in the past three to six months, or anything without purpose, and simply throwing it all in. Distance ourselves from friends or family that make you feel bad about yourself or drain your energy.

This is sometimes all that is required of us to be that much happier. I enjoy the life I have with my son and this peace started with decluttering my life and home.

When I want to fill a hole that I sometimes feel, I recognise it’s most likely boredom and I create an experience. It always does the trick!