I watched this video this morning and it’s been running through my head all day. How could anyone possibly scale back to a 320 sq. ft. house?? I’m torn between “No way!” and “It does sound kind of tempting…”.
 

 
Just consider… wouldn’t it be liberating? Cleaning and maintenance would be a breeze. I think we’d be surprised how few possessions we actually need – I mean all that “stuff”. What woman doesn’t really have too many clothes? And all those shoes? And my husband has collections of collections. Good grief! Sometimes when I go downstairs and see all the junk in our basement it’s actually physically draining! Who needs it?
I know there are many retirees who are perfectly happy spending part or all of the year living in a travel trailer. So what’s the problem? If you’ve got your family, your health and basic necessities, what more do you really need?
 
Well, um… there’s my BOOKS.
Paperbacks, hardbacks, fiction, non-fiction, apologetics, biographies, graphic & web design books, cookbooks, gardening books… (Don’t “Kindle” me – I gotta hold em in my hands, it’s a tactile thing.)
Shelves and shelves of BOOKS.
Actually, I just ordered a few more from Amazon.
So now I need more shelves.
Where will I put them?
Arrrggh!
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Speaking of books, here’s one I have sitting on a shelf (OK – collecting dust): Don Aslett’s Lose 200 Lbs This Weekend: It’s Time to Declutter Your Life. But it really does have some good advice for getting rid of your “stuff”. I just need to follow it!