Day 5: Junk
With moving comes getting rid of stuff. The above is only a small part of what Drew did today. I think for the most part we know what will be going with us. We don’t have a lot, especially in comparison to how big our home is, and we’re happy. We’re not minimalist but we’re not the opposite either… what would that be? Maximalist?
January 6th, 2010 at 9:01 am
In my book that’s called being smart. Most people don’t really NEED everything they own. We’ve become more and more a consumerist nation. Instead of just buying stuff, let’s all put our extra money in a retirement, savings, or an emergency account; help needy families; go on a vacation or just do something else more fulfilling that packing our homes with stuff. I’m working on this myself. I’ve been lending my baby stuff to friends. Last month donated a bunch of clothes. And yesterday I started recycling tubs (margarine, cottage cheese, yogurt, etc.) and using them as containers to freeze stuff at home. My hubby said the container thing was ghetto. I see it as a little contribution to a vacation fund and a break to the planet.