I love love LOVE the idea of a 'curated closet' and a pared back home that includes only things you really adore and use and not cluttered with stuff. (To be honest, hidden clutter (things stashed in draws and cupboards with no order) actually makes me very uncomfortable). I'm not painfully tidy, much to my husband's disappointment - I actually prefer things to be out and look untidy than pushed into piles or hidden in drawers.
Anyway... over the weekend I went on a bit of a rampage and sent boxes and bags of things to goodwill / garbage. Our car was actually full - the boot and the back seat was swimming in stuff.
Looking at all these things made me feel really unhappy. I daresay there was a few thousand dollars worth of assorted loot in there! I was struck by this disgusting consumerism and phenomenal waste (there was really only a few things in there I'd bought, used extensively and then was moving on as they were nearing their end of life).
Does anyone else feel like this about having lots of "things"? How do you ensure you don't waste money on stuff that ultimately just becomes clutter?
Anyway... over the weekend I went on a bit of a rampage and sent boxes and bags of things to goodwill / garbage. Our car was actually full - the boot and the back seat was swimming in stuff.
Looking at all these things made me feel really unhappy. I daresay there was a few thousand dollars worth of assorted loot in there! I was struck by this disgusting consumerism and phenomenal waste (there was really only a few things in there I'd bought, used extensively and then was moving on as they were nearing their end of life).
Does anyone else feel like this about having lots of "things"? How do you ensure you don't waste money on stuff that ultimately just becomes clutter?