Turning over a new leaf minimalism

blueberry32

Wed, Sep 11 2024, 4:44 am

Usually a good barometer for me is if I havent used it in a year.. give away or throw out. This refers to house items but also my clothing. I tend to keep clothing for years that I have not used, so I try to implement this rule.

zaq ↓

Wed, Sep 11 2024, 6:26 am

amother Hunter wrote:

Only keep the things we need I have limited space and closet clutter gets me nervous, so we give away al the time

Minimal toys whatever fits in the shelves or toy box

Clothes that fit in drawers

Storage closet has a few boxes of baby clothes , sentimental stuff.

Books whatever fits in the shelves

My friend called this the "real estate" method. . Decide how much real estate to allot to each type of possession and keep only what you have the real estate for.

That part is easy. The hard part is deciding which items stay and which have to go. Letting go is hard if you're insecure about the future and "what if I need it in 20 years if there's an earthquake the day before my daughter's wedding" or "but it was expensive" or "but it was from Granny for my fifth birthday."

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↑ zaq ↓

Wed, Sep 11 2024, 6:31 am

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

OP, in addition to implement minimalist style it's not only about getting rid of stuff. It's also about trying to stand against buying things. Things don't get into our home on their own.

. Plus refusing freebies. At trade shows and the like the joy is in the getting, not the having. If I give in to the yetzer hara to acquire, I give the stuff away as soon as I get home. I had the fun of getting something for nothing, it served its purpose, no reason to keep it.

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amother

Candycane

Wed, Sep 11 2024, 6:36 am

ssss1 wrote:

I like the marie kondo books

I don’t because she wrote them before kids.
Now she has kids and reassesses the whole concept

↑ zaq

Wed, Sep 11 2024, 5:18 pm

amother Candycane wrote:

I don’t because she wrote them before kids.
Now she has kids and reassesses the whole concept

. Take the best and leave the rest. No system on earth will, in its entirety , suit all customers, but most systems have elements that you can apply. Ms. Kondo's " sparks joy" mantra leaves me cold (hey, it's socks, or screwdrivers, I find it hard to get excited about them, grateful though I am to have them) but her "filing cabinet" system of storing clothes in drawers was a game-changer.

This approach applies to all self-help manuals, buffet meals and indeed much of life in general: take only that which you can and will use and leave the rest for someone else.

amother

Holly

Wed, Sep 11 2024, 5:51 pm

amother Babyblue wrote:

Yes! Amazing book for frum women!! Called frum minimalism! You can get it on Amazon, and I think also from israel.. check out the frum minimalism website Smile

Op was asking if Marie Kondo was a specific book.

Are you advertising for this author? You bumped up a dormant thread just to post about this author, even though the question was clearly not about this book/author.

amother

↑ Babyblue

Thu, Sep 12 2024, 2:10 am

amother Holly wrote:

Ummmmmmm. No. I’m just very passionate about this topic (minimalism) , so I was excited to see that someone had brought it up- and I honestly think that that book is amazing- because it’s written specifically for frum women. That’s all.

Have a wonderful day!