I just read a post about minimalism....how little or how much. The phrase was made to the effect of "the things that are needed in each room to live"
It got me to thinking.....what do we require to live? The kids and I have read the Little House series, and whoa. They had very little. And they survived. They thrived. They didn't keel over because they didn't have an xbox, a big screen tv, 40 outfits and a microwave.
I'm drowning in stuff. My kids are pack rats.
Confession? Sotto voce......
They come by it honestly. Mama and Daddy are pack rats too. Hoarders if we aren't careful. Not out of compulsion, just out of laziness and future speculation. We might NEED those spurs one day, right?
So, I'm on a quest. How much is too much? How much is too little? Where do you draw the line and say the hobbies(like spinning, knitting,reading, crocheting , quilting, and so on) are too much?
I'm curious. What do you need to live?
i am so glad to find you again. i had been thinking about you and your family lately and wondering how you are doing.
ReplyDeletei don't have any clear-cut answers to your question. i moved halfway across the country nearly 2 years ago, got rid of quite a bit of stuff, my husband left and i moved into a double-wide. i think i should have/could have gotten rid of a bunch more stuff.
God bless you!