Future Proofing my life: Deposit saving then MFW journey in under 13 years

LadyWithAPlan

skint_spice said:

I have two boxes of shoes under my bed that I never wear but feel I may need one day! I could probably live without them couldn’t I 😂

I love my shoes ... but I have 5 places for them, over 150 pairs of shoes and boots ...and I wont get rid of them.. but as I am now at round/month 4 of minimialism game and a lot of the small stuff has gone - eg the easy wins now  I keep looking at the odd pair and think .. i never wore you .. and there are too many of you to keep in an emergency..
The beautiful but rarely worn things stay, the average not worn in years goes.. thats the rule in my house anyway!

Cheery_Daff

That's a good rule. - we have a lot of stuff like that!

South_coast

When you are freaking out about people buying you gifts because you have no idea what you are going to do with them - that's when you know you have achieved minimalism 🤣!

LadyWithAPlan

All my big talk of minimalism game MG has turned out to be largely talk - as a v good friend and neighbour got into london an hour after me and somehow lost his keys on the way from Euston 

so  I quickly unpacked most my stuff and had to drag stuff out my spare room so we could get the blow up bed in there for him  - it’s a brilliant blow up double bed but I still have too much stuff - we managed to get the door shut by popping the bed on its side ! 

I have kept some huge equipment boxes which doesn’t help 

Although at least I had done 3 months of the MG and got rid of loads of stuff in there. Otherwise I can’t imagine .. 

however I have now quickly dumped what were Xmas gifts, papers to still sort and odds and sods in random cupboards .. so I do have a lot of tidying to do tomorrow though the lounge kitchen bathroom all looks great . 

Stuffing in cupboards is never a solution ..and my room is looking full .. not how I want to wake up NY eve .. 
Still I am happy to help my friend 

Good news is its huge motivation and inspiration - it’s making me think about how much unnecessary stuff makes things  harder to clean .. And need moving and make things look not as beautiful as it could. 
I am not planning to sell non clothes stuff or cheaper clothes - the CS can have - I don’t sell or am too busy to list .. and my focus has to be on other things 

I thus also  have a huge load of recycling stuff collected 30 done today for Day  30

savingholmes

Well done on decluttering even if there is plenty left to do, one day you will look up and find it is more manageable. It is getting easier for me.

I can't imagine having that many shoes. I have about 3 pairs I wear regularly and up to 7 others in the garage... That feels too many.

KajiKita

South_coast said:

When you are freaking out about people buying you gifts because you have no idea what you are going to do with them - that's when you know you have achieved minimalism 🤣!

I know I haven’t achieved minimalism but I do find myself assessing gifts as soon as they appear and thinking, ‘Do I actually want this or will I CS it ….?’ 🤔
My mother gave me a truly hideous quilted bag for Christmas - it was beautifully made, but dear me, the fabric …. 😳 Even Mr KK blinked at it! 😂😂😂 That is being regifted to a friend who loves these kinds of colours and fabrics. I suspect if I ever see her house it will be somewhat overwhelming for me! 😉

KK

skint_spice

I got some gifts like this KK and I am already wondering how to dispose of them😂 they are still in a gift bag in the lounge as there is no way they are going upstairs 😂

KajiKita

skint_spice said:

I got some gifts like this KK and I am already wondering how to dispose of them😂 they are still in a gift bag in the lounge as there is no way they are going upstairs 😂

I call this ‘having boundaries’! 😂😉

KK

South_coast

This is why I no longer do gifts. Have to say, I MUCH prefer Christmas without them 👍!

CRANKY40

South_coast said:

This is why I no longer do gifts. Have to say, I MUCH prefer Christmas without them 👍!

I buy for my son and best friend and that's it. My niece and nephews are November birthdays as is my son so it's like Christmas two months on the trot really. My sister and I started just buying for their birthdays but now there are great nephews and a great niece I put money away for them instead of buying for their parents. 

The way I put it to the rest of my family was "Would you rather buy ten £20 presents for other people and get a load of stuff back that you don't really want or is it a better idea to buy ourselves one really good thing for £200 instead?". They all agreed very quickly to stop and it also meant that anyone who couldn't afford presents anyway could stop without losing face.