Most of us live our ordinary lives with some sense of guilt over the Stuff that we have around our house. We don’t want to be consumeristic and materialistic. We don’t want to be owned by our Stuff. We are aware of poverty, in our own communities and far away. We don’t like the look of the miscellany that clutters every horizontal surface. We find those sleek, empty, minimalist spaces attractive, maybe because they’re in vogue these days. Most of us generally believe we have too much Stuff, but the reasons for that belief are part moral, part social, part aesthetic, so we don’t really know how to deal with it, and it just kind of lingers uncomfortably.
We're still decluttering after 43 years of marriage. These categories are helpful. This is also a good way to think about time. As a young mother, it would have been irresponsible of me to spend the afternoon reading for pleasure. As a retiree, it's a way to spend a quiet afternoon (after working all morning) with my husband.
We're still decluttering after 43 years of marriage. These categories are helpful. This is also a good way to think about time. As a young mother, it would have been irresponsible of me to spend the afternoon reading for pleasure. As a retiree, it's a way to spend a quiet afternoon (after working all morning) with my husband.