The Little Book of Living Small by Laura Fenton

Author:Laura Fenton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Small houses. | Apartments.
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Published: 2020-06-15T00:00:00+00:00

Use what you’ve got. Sometimes the urge to buy something new is really just a desire for a change. You can find novelty in the things you already own. Take a colorful bedspread and drape it over your living room sofa. Open up your closet and spend a half hour writing down new outfit combinations. Take everything off your fridge door—or alternatively, cover it with a few beautiful photos. Move your furniture around—even if you end up moving it all back to its original spot, you’ve at least experienced a shift in perspective.

Stop shopping. If you cut out browsing stores for leisure, you’re way less likely to bring home things you don’t need. I was never the type to go to the mall or spend an afternoon at boutiques, but I used to go to the flea market every weekend. I still love secondhand markets and thrift stores, but now I limit my trips and try to enjoy the fun of finding things—not actually taking them all home.

Give differently. Help stop the culture of living large by gifting experiences instead of things. Or if you prefer to place an object in someone’s hand, make it something consumable, like food, flowers, or special soaps.

Say no to freebies. This is where even avowed minimalists can get into trouble. When something is free, it is so hard to pass it up. But even a free object comes with a price tag: it’s going to need dusting and cabinet space.

Edit every day. No matter how vigilant you are about keeping clutter out of your life, it has a sneaky way of returning. Magazines pile up, party favors creep in, socks go missing, pens migrate home from the office. If you do a sweep each night and put things back in their places, you’ll be able to zero in on new clutter and keep the pileup at bay.

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”

Socrates

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