Review: Me a minimalist?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2013
I'm a pack rat. I'll admit it. I find comfort in surrounding myself with memorabilia and artifacts of things that interest me. I'm not a hoarder... but it wouldn't have taken much to throw me over that line.While I admire those that live and thrive as a minimalist I was clueless as to how I could achieve this lifestyle with my personality type. Then the statement "Shifting your focus from purchasing for pleasure to saving for pleasure is a sign that you are experiencing a mindset shift." I'm not sure why that statement made such an impact, but it gave me the needed "nudge" to try and manage a change.I decided to try with baby steps. I took one room ... and hauled two truckloads of "stuff" to the thrift store. I missed lots of "stuff" for a couple of days but immediately enjoyed my sparse, neat and tidy surroundings.I'm almost ready to tackle room two. Read the book, I think you will find something that will speak to you, no matter what your current state of being.