A couple of months ago I had a stress tantrum. Amongst all the other life stresses, there were piles of laundry covering our bedroom, clutter adorning the surfaces, jewellery I never wear, too many clothes stuffed into drawers as I’d run out of hangers, random unwanted gifts on shelves, wardrobes fit to bursting. A string of notifications flashing on my devices. I needed to escape the clutter in my brain and yet I was surrounded by it. For me, this moment was the final straw. It finally set me on the path towards living a more minimalist lifestyle, one I’d been fantasising about for a while. I realised I needed a simpler life for my own peace of mind.
What is minimalism? The perception appears to be eschewing all modern life and running to the woods to live as some kind of hybrid hippie/hermit. That’s not the case (though, sometimes…
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