Survey #248—Full Response from Lynn̈
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book? | When you buy anything, the cost to you is your time not your money. If you earn $100 a day and purchase something for $300, it cost you 3 days of your life. Not only does it cost your time for the original purchase, it also includes the cost of your time for cleaning, maintenance, storage, decluttering and disposal. Those residual costs are often much more than the original price of your time. |
| What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation? | Didn't experience that |
| Please share your favorite quotations or key takeaways from this book. | Increased flexibility with less things. You can get up and go at anytime. People who live the nomad/van life experience this and it is very attractive to me. I purchased a minivan and have outfitted it with the bare necessities for sleep and cooking.. It has allowed me more opportunity for travel and enjoyment of the outdoors for a fraction of the costs for hotels, flights and restaurant food. |
| When you hear the word “minimalism” used to describe a lifestyle, what do you think of? | It is a buzz word for the concept of simple living in the present and not collecting things from the past or dragging around things out of fear of future what ifs. It increases my desire for the freedom, flexibility and mobility of a more simplified lifestyle. |
| “The things you own end up owning you.”* To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? How is it relevant to your stuff? | This is true. I run into this with all my houseplants and gardens. I can't take off for long periods of time without losing plants due to lack of water. I have been reducing the number of my houseplants and installed drip irrigation in my garden to regain more of my independence from those plants. Now I just wait for my 18 year old dog to find his way across the rainbow bridge. Meanwhile, I stick close to home to love him and make him as comfortable as possible in his old age. I don't mind being owned by him. He is so worth it. |
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