so i started minimalist journey it looks like mid-late september when i posted last. i have purged SOOO MUCH. baby stuff, clothes, decor, usual junk! but we did eliminate so many clothes that we were able to sell hazels dresser set and tyson and i share a dresser and hazel has the other one from our set. we all still each have a closet so that is in no way minimalism. this is something i really wanna work on further, but i was just initially doing my first big purge. i threw away most of my college books and bookcase. ive minimized our filing cabinet down to what could fit into a binder. ive thrown away extras of most everything. kitchen utensils, paper clips, pens, binders, etc. so many things i havent used in years, but you hate to throw away push pins when you might need them someday... well guess what, get them out of the junk drawer and buy another box a dollar general when you need them again in 4 years. all these concepts make a lot of sense to me, but its hard to let go sometimes.
now that i got a big portion of the junk out of the way, i feel like i can focus on each area. i did each area but now i can go back and pare down more. for example, i got rid of half of my tshirts, but i really need to go down to like 3. one of my biggest hurdles is still my shopping habits. i have been better about not going out and shopping, but zulily is still sucking me in. i need to delete it, but i cant pass up the unique toys and clothes... even if its something hazel cant use for 3 years (whats wrong with me... hoarding is the opposite of minimalism). i want to get to a point where i dont want want want. i should only buy things b/c i need it, but like most people i get that high when i buy something new and i go back for more. ADDICTION!!
so since we got rid of so much junk, our spare bedroom is now an organized playroom. it used to be exploding with crap piled up. you could not walk in there... seriously. i organized the closet with hazels toys into different sections for music, dress up, cars, art, books organized by holiday and season, and future toys organized by age. i still need to minimize junk in our only storage closet so i have room for hazels bigger toys for rotation times. (side note, i think you can minimize toys, but i think its okay to have enough to rotate that your child will use. if its something you use, you keep it!) im anxious to get it all done now, but i have to remember its a process. im not getting much else done lately b/c im so busy running to salvation army with loads of junk. im going to try to start following these minimalists challenges to slow myself down but still be active in the process.
goals for the future:
- i eventually would like to have no dressers in our rooms. we each have a WHOLE closet. i could put a little bin in there for socks and underwear and you'd be good to go.
- id like to get rid of all dvds and most furniture in our back large family room.
- id love to have no cable and just do netflix, but hubby doesn't like this idea b/c he cant watch bama football. anyone know how you can just watch a few of these channels when needed through any special programming?
- one car would be cool, but i dont know if thats really realistic.
- possibly going back to a non smart phone!!! crazy, right? how can i live without instagram... that will be hard.
some people think im crazy. but i honestly think a lot of people want to live like this. enjoy life with less possessions, not consumed by electronics, and more active. if i want it, i should make it happen, right? well im trying to, but i think it will be a long, hard process. we will see if i can get to my goals stated above in a few years.
on to a whole new topic.... MY BABY!!
hazel will be 2 on monday!!! whaaaat! shes definitely becoming a terrible two-er, but such a fun age as well. she loves her new playroom and so many new things to explore. we put an old cd player in there so she can dance and listen to her music. music has always been a big hit with her (along with books). shes been dancing since she could sit up and singing early on. she sings all kinds of songs-ALL of the ABC's plus the ending (now i know my... ), baa baa black sheep, twinkle twinkle, itsy bitsy spider, row row row your boat, seriously every kid song. also some katy perry and what does the fox say. we can blame nana for that ;) oh, she also knows all her colors! including brown, black, and white. shes my little smarty!
she is so much stronger!! we did a mommy and me tumbling class that ended tonight. i was so happy to see her do wheelbarrows and feel her little body so tight and working hard! i think this strength gives her confidence. she has been exploring more, climbing, testing limits! i love it! even though i should be telling her to get down, i just giggle and say be careful. its so neat to see her so bright eyed in excitement of something new!
speaking of our little sweetie... as of friday, she will officially be our only child!! well let's hope now that all the baby stuff is gone! i just have to convince hub to go back 2 times to check and make sure that it really worked. stubborn hubby. but i am so excited to be a small little family and move on with life.
life is good right now. i feel so wonderful. motivated, mostly stress free, and excited about life. couldn't ask for much more right now :)
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