Minimizing 2024

Have you ever thought about your need to mass consume the things around you?

For years I have found myself in a state of constant overwhelm.

Overwhelm with bills to pay.

Overwhelm with things to buy.

Overwhelm with “keeping up with the Jone’s” as they like to say.

This all comes down to the biggest overwhelming factor of all, the amount of items in my home.

I’ve always known that simply cutting down on the items I surround myself with would make me feel immensely more free. More at ease.

Mentally, financially, physically.

So, of course, I would declutter.

I would throw away, donate, sell, anything and everything I could.

And you know what?

I felt better!

But for some reason, I always get sucked back into the carousel of consumption.

I re-buy, replace, or find something new that I want to fill the space I previously decluttered.

Almost as if I had completely forgotten the mental shackles I felt in the previous months before.

2023 ended up being a fairly big year for me health wise.

I was diagnosed with inattentive ADHD, and B.E.D. Couple that with my previous diagnosis of OCD, and a lot of things began to make sense.

These diagnosis have allowed me to learn so much about myself, and why I am the way that I am.

Moving forward, with the help of treatment and understanding, I am dedicating this next chapter of my life to becoming who I truly aspire to be.

Especially when it comes to minimalism and the consumption of less material things.

I have a goal to declutter at least one thing per day, no matter the size.

And perhaps the biggest hill to tackle of all, to NOT replace said item, or buy more things, but to simply enjoy that of which I have, and consume that of which I need.

Wish me luck!

Sincerely,

Dom