Epiphany

I spent yesterday cleaning out my dorm room. Practically the whole day! Don can attest to that.

We started work at around 2pm, and finished at around 9pm. But of course, we took breaks, which probably slowed things down, it was still a whole lotta crap we had to move though!

Anyway, then today, I was doing some spring cleaning, and I went down to do the laundry this morning. Basically, it was me and a bunch of old ladies doing laundry.

And I thought: That's going to be me in a couple of decades!

Time goes by zipping fast! I can't believe I'm in summer already, it feels like last summer, still!

Therefore, as a way to save time, I'm going to get rid of alot of stuff during this spring cleaning. I figure the less stuff I have to worry about, the more time I will have doing things I want to do, instead of cleaning, and taking care of it. There was just so much stuff that we moved out of my room yesterday! If I had less stuff, we could have finished moving sooner, and could have spent that time doing something fun.

I once read a book where the character was a big fan of minimalism, and he only owned 75 items including toothbrush, and toothpaste, you know, the essentials. He only had 2 different outfits, and pairs like socks, or shoes, counted as one item each. Everytime, he thought about buying something new, he'd have to give away one of his 75 items.

However, clearly, since I'm a girl (need my accessories and clothes!), and a music fanatic (I buy albums), and sentamentalist (I keep concert ticket stubs and stuff), there is no way I can get down to 75 items. The only things I can do is get rid of stuff and don't make impulse purchases.

And I need to work on not being so attached to my stuff. I'm sure I could give anything away (of things I own), therefore, I'm not that attached, but I like to hold on to things because of the memories they bring back.

I have had a pretty decent life so far, and these things remind me of all the good times.