midnightrevue:

This is everything that my 2-years-strong ‘life curation’ is about. Eliminating the ‘stuff’ that clutters up my life. Do I miss any of the things I’ve given away? No, of course I don’t. 

My possessions used to stretch between my bedroom in Gloucestershire and my bedroom, living room and kitchen in London. Since my London flat no longer houses my things, I’ve had to rethink my belongings. They all had to fit in one room. I can proudly say that my bedroom now (happily) doubles as an office, a library and a living room, alongside its usual bedroom roles, like dressing room and sleeping space, combined with yoga practice floor and occasional dancefloor. 

I’m not done yet, either. There’s more that can be stripped away. It somehow comforts me that if I wanted to I could pack up almost everything I own into my car and go anywhere. 

And that guy, Graham Hill? He’s right. When I came home in November and walked up to my room with the backpack I’d carried for a month, I was gutted. Suddenly my backpack and I looked insignificant next to all the stuff that had patiently waited for me to return.

I admire Jessie for her ability to do this. I admire this man for a) his ability to do this and b) his inspiring presentation. And yet still, I can throw away boxes and boxes and still find things that I’d forgotten I had. Getting rid of “stuff” is hard for me. I know what’s necessary, but I also distinguish that from ‘important’. Still, I have managed to stop accumulating so much ‘stuff’. So there’s hope, yet.