Finding happiness

Minimalism is about owning fewer possessions...owning less stuff!
I no longer need to find happiness and fulfilment in possessions. I want to find happiness and fulfilment in making memories, and doing more with my life, and to do that, I don’t need more stuff in my life!

I’ve decided to give myself a year to change my life and become minimalistic. Over the year I’m going to go through every room in my house, every cupboard, every drawer, every cluttered space. I’m going to take pictures along the way....the before and after! I’m going to sell, donate, throw out and give away my unwanted stuff, so I can live a simple life and do more things I love!

I’ve decided to start with my front room....it’s a complete disaster. It’s the room that every one sees first when they step into my house. It is filled with stuff - Jenna’s stuff, left behind after she moved out many years ago, broken items that need fixing, items that no longer serve a purpose, boxes filled with paper work that need sorting, junk items, soft toys, old toys etc.....

Today is the start of minimalistic journey!

A simple life!

Today, is my birthday!!
Happy Birthday Shazza!!

Having less stuff to look after means, doing more things for me, spending more time with my family and friends, being able to have people over to my house without feeling I can’t have anyone over because the house is a freaking mess, doing more things I love.....
I realise that my possessions are not making me happy, they are actually keeping me from the very things that make me happy in life. I want more joy, more peace, more relaxing times and definitely a purpose!
I no longer want to accumulate material possessions, I want my life to be SIMPLE!
To have a SIMPLE life, I need to let go of things I don’t need any more, things that no longer serve me, things (clothes) I don’t fit into, things that are broken, things I no longer collect...... but most of all to stop brining items into my house. Stop shopping, stop being convinced by advertisement that I need something, stop buying stuff just because it’s cheap, stop buying stuff because I think I’m getting a bargain!

STOp! STOP! STOP!

Shazza simplified!

This morning as I laid in bed, looking around my bedroom and into my walk-in wardrobe.....I thought gee I really do have a lot of stuff :( Do I really need all this stuff? How have I accumulated so much stuff? Am I South Morang’s number one hoarder?
So, I decided to launch a new cycle in my life.... I’m calling it ‘Shazza simplified’! What does that mean?
It means from today I’m starting a new chapter in my life. I’m going to minimalist my life by reducing the stuff I have! I’m tired of maintaining, sorting, cleaning, dusting, replacing, and  repairing my stuff. How many times have I decluttered my garage....many, many times, (just ask my sister Debbie Carboni). Every time we chat, she asks me ‘what are you doing’ and my answer more often than not is.....I’m tidying the Garage! LOL
Today I’ve decided I no longer need ‘Stuff’ to make me happy! Some days I can’t even see the things I love because ‘stuff’ is in the way, taking up space, taking over my life....
I feel like I’m being held captive by my ‘stuff’! My household clutter has to go. You can’t organise clutter!
Today is my first step to my ‘Shazza simplified’ life....
Today I’m becoming a MINIMALIST!