Decluttering

Hey there!

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One area of my life that I really struggle with is decluttering. I hold on to things more than I should I am a memory hoarder, I am that person that will hold on to an empty pack of gum because someone special gave it to me. It is so bad that sometimes I don't get rid of my lotion bottles simply because "I might need it" like what am I going to do with an empty lotion bottle? I realize that it's time for me to clean up my life not only physically but emotionally too. Like I am letting old feelings go, I am letting go of things that used to hurt me in the past go because every day is a new chance to start a new life. I felt like there was so much chaos in my life but now I want to clean up things a little bit to live a more simple life. To be honest, you don't really need a lot of things to survive, I know the world wants us to believe more is always better but all of those things you are bringing into your life only bring debt, a lot of clutter ... I want to live a minimalist lifestyle now where I believe less is way better for my well being. so this is what I started doing.

• cleaning up my room and throwing out any products that I don't use. (trust me those products needed to be thrown out they've been there since 2015)
• I am donating items that I don't use because I feel like I am no longer using it then someone else can benefit from it. I am donating old clothes and clothing that doesn't fit anymore, donating shoes (I have way too many shoes)
• I am also cleaning my playlist. I am getting rid of songs that are vulgar or that I never really listen to so that it could be a lot easier to find the songs that I want to listen to.
• I am learning to buy things that I need. In the past, I have bought a bunch of clothes, shoes, items and I haven't really used all of them.
• make home-cooked meals instead of eating out every day.
• not opening too many tabs on my computer when I am working so that I can find what I am looking for faster.

I realize that I was spending way too much money on things that I didn't really need and I wasn't saving anything. By decluttering my life I believe that I will manage my money better and save more.