Minimalist Living by Hill Genevieve Parker

Author:Hill, Genevieve Parker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hall Royale Mastery
Published: 2013-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

Decision Time

Individually if necessary, but preferably with your spouse or family, make a decision before you move on to the next few chapters, which are the “how-to declutter” portion of the book. Decide to become a minimalist and to define what minimalism means for your life and home. Once you have a definition, fulfill that vision. It’s important that you create your vision before you begin so that you have something to guide you and inspire you in the process, and so you aren’t tempted to change it along the way simply because it’s easier to change your definition than to fulfill your original vision. We’ll call this vision your Minimalist Mission Statement. Hold it as sacred to your home. This technique is also used by famous television organizer Peter Walsh. He begins work by asking his clients, “What’s your vision for the life you want and the home you want?”

Use that question and the questions below to guide you as you think about or write down your answers. If you're looking at this with a significant other, please change each occurrence of “I” to “we” and “my” to “our” for the following questions:

How do I want my home to look?

How do I want my home to feel?

How do I want my home to smell? (i.e., like freshly baked bread, coffee, candles, fresh air, etc.)

How do I want my home to sound? (i.e., silent, music, a fountain, birds outside, wind chimes, conversation, laughter, etc.)

What hobbies, activities, and creative work am I spending time on now?

What hobbies, activities, and creative work do I desire to be spending my time on?

How can I change my surroundings to reflect these desires?

Is my home set up in a default or conventional way, or in a way that reflects my authentic, unique self?

Do I have items stored away that I haven’t looked at or used in over a year?

Do I have things in plain sight that I haven’t used or enjoyed in over a year?

What is the purpose of my home and how can I change things to make my home fit its purpose as I define it?

Do I have stuff stored at another location that I haven’t accessed for at least one year?

Am I storing things for other people?

If so, do I have a plan for returning those items to people or a set date when they will pick them up?

Am I saving supplies for a project that, honestly, I am never going to get to?

In 1-3 sentences, my Minimalist Mission Statement for my home when this decluttering project is complete is:

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