Maximum Minimal Living

Friday morning I left home to attend a VW test event. It concluded at 1:30pm, and I had no plans after that, and all my deadlines were done. So I flitted around, from couch to couch, no master plan, and didn’t return home until late last night.

I lived for 3 days with just this:

Message is: you need much less than you think.

It’s easy as long as you’re a little prepared (toothbrush and small essentials are always kept in my glovebox), and have an imagination for solving mundane chores. It’s so refreshing to live like this. Try it.

 

 

I Predict the Trend ‘Minimalism’ is Coming

Remember a bit ago, when I said I’d “achieved a new level of Minimalism”… ?

This is it. Less less less.

I unlocked a new level of non-attachment.

Because if I removed that handful of documents *…

And my lanyard collection…

And fridge collection…

Tada!   It’d be tough to figure out who lives here.

It gets addictive, purging. Remember that time in 2011, when I gave away all my belongings in my “Emporium”? It’s escalated ever since.

However!

What do 2/3 of the above things have in common?  Ego.  Ego will get you busted you every time.

(of course my knapsack couldn’t be there, then game over. It’s my everything, as blogged)

I predict a Minimalism Trend will start soon, this spring.

I think everyone is sick of owning so much stuff, because that stuff needs a lot of care, time, maintaining, dusting, insuring, and really, never brought all the happiness it was supposed to.  Less is more is coming.

Blog category = Predictions

* that ‘handful of documents‘ are things I’m behind blogging, including 6 car reviews, sorry guys; and my ‘Talking with Trustwave’ security interview series from… October; I know, sorry guys.

 

 

Achieved a New Level of Minimalistic Living

Over the holidays, I mentioned I’d purged. This is when the new level was reached.

Boom BOOM I own nothing.

Notice no TV? No art, and definitely no photographs.  No eyes.

Plain.

Calm.

Life is already so busy and stimulating, so my home is opposite.

Look forward to take you on that video tour. Pretty proud of this actually, it took a while, this reduction.

It’s more of a lifestyle, than a decorating style.  Same idea as my backpack.

No attachment. That’s the key. To everything, really.

 

 

The ‘Go Out with Just This’ Game

Nothing else… no purse, no chapstick, no stuff…
just one bill, and the key to the front door.

Feels freeing.

My thinking is: 99% of the time, $20 will solve whatever situation you got yourself into. 

The game’s advanced level is: no phone.

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Claiming ownership of this expression, it now belongs to me, forever, throughout the universe, into perpetuity.

© KeriBlog 2013

Tagged a Keri Owned Phrase

 

 

My Current State of Owning as Little as Possible

Getting there, not done yet.

“I Gave Away Everything I Own in ‘My Emporium”,
and Now All My Belongs Fit In a Trunk”

I still have this to go through:

Plus I was too generous during my first round, this will also be reduced.

I’ll guess 80% of that gets purged. I’m ruthless.

I’ve always had on my backup plan list, “Professional Organizer”: I come over and sort out your life, remove the crap, and install systems for you to follow.

I’ll video a tour before I disassemble this place, show you what I’ve got it down to. Clothes take up a lot of room, and bathroom products, books weigh a ton.

It’s a King Kong trunk if you’re curious. Canadian Tire, $160.

Here’s what “The Emporium” looked like:

Remember that time I found I could fit in my trunk?

Remember ‘Dance Packing’?

Re-embedding, ha.

I haven’t thought about any of the stuff I gave away.