December Check in

Hello! I'm not great at regular updating lately and really so much has changed in the last 7 months since I posted. I switched jobs and so life has been a bit busy! Well, busy might be an understatement. The good news is that even though I don't update much that I have still been keeping my focus on getting rid of my stuff and learning to live with less.

I will admit though that some days it's easier than others. I really want to live more of a minimalist lifestyle but I will be the first to admit that it is SOOO HARD. New sparkly things at stores, and pretty shiny things in catalogues tempt me all the time. I have learned that it's easier for me to not spend too much time in the mall unless I am there for a very specific reason. I also find that I need to regularly check minimalist blogs and other such things that keep me focused on what I am trying to accomplish so I don't get sucked further into our dominate culture of buy/accumulate/collect. It is not easy by any stretch of the imagination. I also continue to keep a list of the things that I purge so that I am motivated by the list and remind myself of the sense of accomplishment I get from purging those things I no longer need.

So that being said. How have I done this year? With only a few days left to the end of the year I too am curious about how close to my goal I am going to get.....I'm going to add up and update below......drumroll please.......

well adding 84 more things to the list below bringing my total to 432. Not bad- 68 items away from my goal of 500. I wonder how much closer to my goal of 500 I can get by the end of the year.

Total: 431 

-       Miscellaneous/House -96

-       clothing/accessories- 121

-       Office Supplies/Books- 115

-       Kitchen items- 62

-       Hair/Beauty- 36

-       Tools- 2