2014 – a year to declutter and living with less
You know how you sometimes come across information that resonates with you. That’s what happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I was looking at a web site with travel accessories, which brought me to a link about packing on YouTube. Next thing you know I’ve gotten myself entangled in links after links on owning next to nothing, declutter and minimalism. And that’s when it hits me smack in the head, this is where I’m at right now, feeling the need to clean up my life and move towards a simpler life.
Who am I? My name is Anne Lene and I live on the west coast of Norway. And where is Norway you might ask? Well have a look here. My interest are traveling, house and gardens (especially my garden) and I’m a pretty good handy”man” 😉
I live in a small house (about 75m2 or 807 ft2), and I love the idea of a clean uncluttered space and not owning more than I need.
I’ve always been somewhat decent at getting rid of things, and most people would say I keep a tidy house (that’s just because they don’t see all the stuff tucked away everywhere). But lately it seems like stuff is creeping up on me and before I know it I’m sitting in the middle of a whole lot of mess.
So why a blog? And what’s with the name Minimalist Sometimes?Â
Well, you know how you can feel like a “minimalist at heart” (yeah I know, wishful thinking), but your life do not quite seem to reflect this. Actually it’s starting to look pretty messy, like I mentioned above, and you swear it wasn’t that long ago that you were in full control of your house and your life.
This is me in a nutshell – a Minimalist sometimes🙂 and this is a blog about my personal journey towards becoming what I call a moderate minimalist. I thought that if I’m going to give this a proper try, I might as well write about it.
So going forward i have decided that:
2014 will be a year to declutter and living with less.
And if I’m lucky, some of the stuff I will be writing about on this blog might inspire others on their journey.
So here we go… my journey starts. Will you be joining me?
Anne Lene
Minimalist Sometimes 
Hi there! I’ve been on a decluttering journey for about a year and get continually side-tracked. Not sure I’m a minimalist, but I love some of the underlying ideals. Glad I found you…I’ll be following!
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Hi Jen. I understand what you are talking about.. I’ve been decluttering for “years”, and have made some significant progress.. but I’m just not done yet 🙂 It is so easy to get side-tracked, life kinda happen around us, and before you know it you look around and wondered what happenede with your former progress.I’m so glad you will be following me.. together we might just make it you know 😉
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Wow, I didn’t have friend in Norway till now. Cool! I started my blog last year too. Isn’t it great to start to get a handle on “stuff”? Even just starting is wonderful.
Melinda
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I love getting a handle on my “stuff”, it is sooooo freeing! I still have ways to go, but slow and steady will get us there at the end 😉 It’s fun how blogging will find you friends all over the world, I love that 🙂
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Yes, I do too! Both getting a handle on stuff, and finding world wide friends! 🙂
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