I have accumulated a lot of stuff over the past 4 years in China. How do I know this? Well, I had a dream (or maybe we should just call it a nightmare) my first night back in the US this summer that I had to move out of my apartment in 24 hours. I woke up in a frenzy, wanting to jump on a plane and sort through the junk ASAP.
I so desperately wish that I was a minimalist.
But alas, I'm not.
Fast forward a week and I'm back in the town that I lived in pre-China, standing at the entrance to my storage unit, completely overwhelmed by how much stuff I own. Stuff. Junk. Things. Memories. Treasures. Keepsakes.
If I were to go through one tote a day, I think it would still take me a month to feel like I had gone through it well. And I've got one day. Today.
My goal is to go to a unit half the size. 24 hours ago, my goal was to get rid of it all.
How does all of this stuff accumulate so quickly? And even worse, how do I let it sit for so incredibly long, ignored and useless?
Time to roll up my sleeves, sip my latte, and get to it.
Wish me luck.
I so desperately wish that I was a minimalist.
But alas, I'm not.
Fast forward a week and I'm back in the town that I lived in pre-China, standing at the entrance to my storage unit, completely overwhelmed by how much stuff I own. Stuff. Junk. Things. Memories. Treasures. Keepsakes.
If I were to go through one tote a day, I think it would still take me a month to feel like I had gone through it well. And I've got one day. Today.
My goal is to go to a unit half the size. 24 hours ago, my goal was to get rid of it all.
How does all of this stuff accumulate so quickly? And even worse, how do I let it sit for so incredibly long, ignored and useless?
Time to roll up my sleeves, sip my latte, and get to it.
Wish me luck.
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