Gina and I have talked about each wanting our homes to have empty spaces: on shelves, in closets, in drawers. We’d love our homes to have the look of a cute shop so this photo by the lulu bird reminds me to get going and pare down my belongings at home.
It’s not like I have too much stuff. A friend recently looked around and stated she could not believe how little I have. It’s true. I don’t appear to have a lot but if you look in baskets and closets, they’re not sparsely filled with what I need for the moment. I’d say three-fourths of what is hidden away is not necessary for daily life and is in fact being held "just in case".
I read a blog entry at zen habits in January about pulling everything out of a location you want to organize, and picking out just what you love to keep and have to keep, and getting rid of the rest (tossing or giving it away). I like that idea of selecting only what makes me smile and not worrying about the rest.
Any ideas for simple living and paring down to what’s needed besides the dozens of books out there on the topic)?
Morning's Light 
