Minimalist 2015: Action Steps For a Clutter free Home, Computer, Business and LIFE

Stuff. We pack it up into 200 boxes and tote it with us from apartment to apartment, state to state or country to country. We dedicate ourselves to maintaining it; dust, vacuum, clean, organize, wash, fold, rinse, repeat. Are you with me, are you sick or forever dealing with clutter?

My mom's house the final day of our attic purge. We're trying to make a garage work-space.

More Stuff is a trap. We're told we're only successful with huge energy-sucking houses and when we're in possession of loads of objects. I'm a Stuff-lover, but I won't be a slave to Things, I won't spend my whole life working a job I loathe to fill my life with Stuff I don't need. Every year since I left the day job I've dramatically decreased my possessions and this year I want to go all the way! I want to be a minimalist and challenge myself to own as little as possible.

All of these boxes have been sorted and/or donated.

I want to own less so I live more, I want to feel completely location-independent and free. I want housework to be non-existent because I won't make a mess as much mess when I own less Stuff. I crave experiences, not Things. Who's with me!? Let's kill it for 2014! You don't have to be extreme like me, but having less is SO liberating. Below is my insane minimalism plan to be completed before January 1st!

Project Boxes

• Go through boxes, trash as much as possible.
• Consolidate projects to one area
• Sort smallest supplies and label
• Schedule dates to finish projects

Clothes

• Get rid of ALL clothes I don't 100% love and feel comfortable in
• Repair and take in what needs to be finished

I'm even selling my beloved record collection! Woah, the pain! But I'm ready to let go. I have lots of MJ, Prince, Stevie, Motown and J5, message me if you want dibs. I'm letting go of a lot of my highest-quality stuff.

Books/Magazines

• Sell/Donate the ones I can easily check out from the library (take photo so I don't forget 'em)
• Keep ONLY frequently-refrenced books, at least 'til I copy the important info to the PC
• Set aside time to read hard-to-find ones so I can eventually sell/donat

Movies

• Sell them all! Update Netflix so I can watch any of them whenever I want.

Merchandise

• Photograph and list all of the nerd/nostalgia stuff
• List everything I haven't, re-take photos
• Re-price and place all of the items in Southern Crossing Antique Mall

Digital Organization

• Get cloud server space
• Move all my MAC files to the cloud server, separated into neat folders

General Home Clutter

• Go through all drawers and cabinets one-by-one, toss clutter and duplicates
• If I don't absolutely love or need it, sell or donate it

Feng Sui Project (Ambition!)

This is a crazy one I'll likely go through step-by-step with before and after photos

• Check out Feng Sui Books, check out sites and articles: good one here, good videos, good sit
• Apply Feng Sui principles to each room in the apartment one-by-one (article here)
• Add fresh green plants and "Water" elements- Feng Sui demands it. And I adore plants.

Any tips to add? Or inspiring websites? I'll follow-up with my progress perhaps weekly. I'd love it if you did the same! Live like The Fisherman, less Junk, more Experiences.

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