My Minimal Hoarding Life - 2018 October Resolution Check In

Wow! A month already gone but that is life, we have to make the best of the time we have because before you know it, time has slipped passed us. Don`t put off what we can do today till tomorrow.

I make four resolutions, or goals, to accomplish each year. Some years I make it with all of them, some years I do not. Usually two are easy and two are hard.

I have began to pick a word, or words, that I try to also apply to my life for the year. This year I chose the words "No Regrets" because I do not want to regret a single thing I go for this year, whether I make it all the way or I fail, I will learn either way and make myself better.

What are my resolutions? 

1- Stop buying - Grow more

I can say that this month I did do better with the shopping, I have not bought as much foods as I have before, I have cooked more from the deep freezer and the stock pile, only buying lettuce and dairy.

I have not shopped for "things" other than supplies for Sunshine`s Homestead Creations  and the rental houses.

Since its the fall of the year I am collecting greens from the garden and that is all I have left, I have yet to learn year round vegetable growing. I am beginning to get nuts also, I will, if possible clean and freeze those.

I have accomplished this 100% for October.

2 - Clear land - Set up rentals

I can say exactly what I said last month. 

Nope. Just No.

Sure I think about it, daydream what it`ll look like but as far as action? No. 

I knew this one would be a hard one to accomplish but hey! there are still two months left in this year.

100% fail.

3 - Clean, declutter and organize

Yes, I have been cleaning the house, I have kept the organization up and I know where things are that I use daily, however, I could get rid of more stuff.

I may actually have to add a shelf to the office because of the store stuff, but it does not sit, its always coming and going with each sell.

So yes 100% accomplishment for October.

4 - Take a vacation

Hmm, No. 

I had planned to take one but a hurricane came and that blew that idea away.

I got two more months to take a few days vacation, maybe I can manage someone to come and check on the dogs.

100% fail but I tried. 

That is how I am doing with this years resolutions, 10 months gone.

How are you doing for 2018? 

By Andria Perry

Photos by Andria Perry

My Minimal Hoarding Life - For The Love Of Things

There is a balance for life, for me anyways, not to much and not to less.  My minimal hording life.

Somewhere in this life I got lost inside myself. Not moving forward in my quest for less, not that I began to hoard anything, just stepped away for a while not even realizing I had done so.

This feeling that I need to flee, pack up and go, its been ten years of peace but now I feel that have been betrayed by no one but myself, allowing this to happen. Gave up control, not that I wanted it in the first place but I need to draw that line. If its bad there are no third chances to prove any different, it cant change, only hide.

Ten years! Know what happens in ten years? 

Laziness.

Comfortable.

Junk and stuff.

Invasion into my brain.

Why do we have to always want stuff?  Cleaned out one space and I reckon some of it found its way back into my life, like ghosts following me home, quietly moved back in. A Tub here and a tub there. 

Must not mean that much it lives in a tub.

Oh Wait! 

That is my life in that tub, I keep it clean in that tub. So yeah, I am the tub lady that fights dust, that hates dust. But now I am confused because I made myself a new job.... Sunshine`s Homestead Creations . I do make soap and lotions and lip care, for use and sale. Since I make it I find no reason to hoard it from the stores when I get a fabulous coupon and buy one get one deal. 

So maybe that part is not so bad. 

Pack up work and go? That maybe an option. 

A plate, bowl, cup and fork,spoon, knife, skillet and pot. Coffee maker I won`t live without.

One pair of shoes, two pants, two shirts, two bras, six panties and six pair of socks.

Laptop and car.

Sounds simple doesn`t it?

So why do I live with so much stuff? I will never figure out how it found its way here.

Time to sort and throw out ten years of ...... this life. Time for new and free. That feeling of freedom comes with owning less stuff.

How about you? Can you do it? 

By Andria Perry

Photos by Pixabay.