I cannot remember when I purchase those pumps.
I remember to have worn them for job interviews
They are associated with feelings of awkwardness and being tight in a suit.
Once their deed was done, they were back into the cupboard.
I must say they are terribly comfortable.
I could keep them for the comfort.
The knowing that I have some shoes for my next interview.
Shall I keep them for comfort?
Shall I keep them for the next awkward interview in a suit?
I have great comfort with the shoes I currently wear every single day.
I am planning to have job interviews wearing comfortable clothes and no heels.
A decision has been made.
I have been thinking to maybe transformed them so I could keep them for longer.
There are so many ways to embellish a pair of shoes
Yet, I thought, I have already working on one art practice at the moment
So here it is, in the spirit of transformation - some pair of shoes for you
Showing posts with label minimalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label minimalism. Show all posts
You feel that there is enough to get around - well there is a treasure in your house
Have you ever heard about the girl who had a messy house and used to complain all the time because she did not have enough money, she did not have love, she did not have anything to go about. She fights with everyone to let them know how horrible life is and that we all have to fight to get what we want.
Victim mentality at its best.
She meets a woman with clairvoyant abilities. The woman tells her: ''there is a treasure in your house''.
To get it, the girl got to clean her act and deal with the messy house.
Before she knows it, she sells all the clutter and in her pocket find the treasure...
The moral to the story is : You know what the solution is to your problem,
maybe it is time to see it, if you can't, clean the stage and your act.
Victim mentality at its best.
She meets a woman with clairvoyant abilities. The woman tells her: ''there is a treasure in your house''.
To get it, the girl got to clean her act and deal with the messy house.
Before she knows it, she sells all the clutter and in her pocket find the treasure...
The moral to the story is : You know what the solution is to your problem,
maybe it is time to see it, if you can't, clean the stage and your act.
Responsibilities are Detachable so Start Cutting them off
Take a pen and paper.
Breathe and
Ask yourself.
What are all the responsibilities am I holding at the moment?
Write it all down.
Pause
Order them into categories
Breathe
Ask yourself,
Do I have too many stuff
Too many possessionss
too many projects
too many commitments...
Time to detach yourself from most of them
Some you may not be able too.
Other may appear unimportant and non urgent.
Some may take time to get rid of but yet appear as priorities.
Tag them and Simplify.
You will be better for it and a model for your peers to follow.
Minimalism & equality
Equality is a topic dear to my heart. The mental-ill of our society caused by the widening gap between rich and poor sickened me.
Minimalism is a lifestyle I am passionate about. I want to believe that embracing it by letting go of the things that do not bring any value and focusing on what does, rich and poor can find a place for themselves... each one of us can build their own fish tank where their true self can shine through.
i don't think gandhi jesus buddha, mohammed will disagree with me. (here)
Minimalism is a lifestyle I am passionate about. I want to believe that embracing it by letting go of the things that do not bring any value and focusing on what does, rich and poor can find a place for themselves... each one of us can build their own fish tank where their true self can shine through.
i don't think gandhi jesus buddha, mohammed will disagree with me. (here)
Missminimalist , Thank you
I was hooked to missminimalist blogs in the past four days, reading approximately 16 pages of individuals testimonies on how they started and enjoyed their minimalist journey.
It opened my eyes on the endless minimalist lifestyles that any of us can implement.
I admire the traveller, the spiritualist, the true materialist (as opposed to consumerist), the mindful, the artist, the mum, the dad, the designer who with intention choose to keep the things that add value to his/her life and get rid of the frivolous.
Beyond just getting rid of things, there is not participating to our current wasteful society, it is recognising that we are all equal regardless of what we own and finally it is embracing freedom. It is why I love it.
I encourage you to have a read/rid, I hope it will inspire you: http://www.missminimalist.com/
It opened my eyes on the endless minimalist lifestyles that any of us can implement.
I admire the traveller, the spiritualist, the true materialist (as opposed to consumerist), the mindful, the artist, the mum, the dad, the designer who with intention choose to keep the things that add value to his/her life and get rid of the frivolous.
Beyond just getting rid of things, there is not participating to our current wasteful society, it is recognising that we are all equal regardless of what we own and finally it is embracing freedom. It is why I love it.
I encourage you to have a read/rid, I hope it will inspire you: http://www.missminimalist.com/
Notebooks - Minimalism
For some reasons, I have an extensive number of empty notebooks.
From those I bought for projects I have never completed, those I made out of old envelops and those that were offered to me, I have at the moment 25 of them which are eager to be written on.
My Options:
- Give/Offer
- Sell
- Write Loads
-Recycle (not an option)
and this should be in combination with
- asking friends, colleagues and family - 'I do not want to have anymore notebooks'
- refusing notebooks
- Never ever go again inside Paperchase (beautifully evil boutique)
Give/Offer
To be honest, i am not sure if I really want to give or offer them to someone who in the first place does not need it. It will feel as if I am offloading my things I do not want to someone who has already a clutter life. My option are therefore to put a notice on StreetBank and Freecyle.
Sell
My competition is high. Paperchase, WhsSmith but there is some nice outlets for selling them such as Amazon and Ebay. I will consider doing that. To be honest, I think I am quite attached to all those notebooks and have yet to separate myself fully from the object. I love the feel of the empty pages, the possibility to write all my thoughts within them and finishing them. Furthermore, why selling if I have received them for free in the first place.
Write loads
This is my last option. Just write, write, write... Instead of procrastinating in front of my computer, going from pages to pages in search for entertainment, I will turn it off and write.
I made a small mindmap of all the things I could write about and came up with the following lists
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From those I bought for projects I have never completed, those I made out of old envelops and those that were offered to me, I have at the moment 25 of them which are eager to be written on.
My Options:
- Give/Offer
- Sell
- Write Loads
-
and this should be in combination with
- asking friends, colleagues and family - 'I do not want to have anymore notebooks'
- refusing notebooks
- Never ever go again inside Paperchase (beautifully evil boutique)
Give/Offer
To be honest, i am not sure if I really want to give or offer them to someone who in the first place does not need it. It will feel as if I am offloading my things I do not want to someone who has already a clutter life. My option are therefore to put a notice on StreetBank and Freecyle.
Sell
My competition is high. Paperchase, WhsSmith but there is some nice outlets for selling them such as Amazon and Ebay. I will consider doing that. To be honest, I think I am quite attached to all those notebooks and have yet to separate myself fully from the object. I love the feel of the empty pages, the possibility to write all my thoughts within them and finishing them. Furthermore, why selling if I have received them for free in the first place.
Write loads
This is my last option. Just write, write, write... Instead of procrastinating in front of my computer, going from pages to pages in search for entertainment, I will turn it off and write.
I made a small mindmap of all the things I could write about and came up with the following lists
- - Life Goals
- - Today To Do list
- - Blog Articles
- - Review (blog,books,articles)
- - Facebook Twitter Status
- - Current Project 1
- - Current Project 2
- - Current Project 3
- - Current Project 4
- - Volunteering
- - Future Plans
- - Couple meeting (diaries, social events, holiday plans, family matters children's issues, concerns work related issues, household requirements, financial matters, health, others
- - Things to get rid off
- - Shopping lists
- - Contacting old friends
- - Love Letter
- - Photo project
- - Poem
- - Drawing
- - Recipes
- - Diary of the day
The list is far from being minimalist. Rightly so...
Nevertheless, let's give it a go.
My idea is that the notebook will combine in each section 'to do list' and notes writing.
I used a double page for each various sections. As I spend time away from the computer, I fill the pages and when it is time, I off load my thoughts here, on twitter and/or Facebook :D.
Once I have finished them all, I am hoping to just go paperless and invest in a new technology. By the time this happen, I will probably get a tablet for quite cheap haha
Good idea?
How many empty notebooks have you got?
It might be time to count them
What are you planning or did with them?
Leave me some comments
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Dealing with shoes - Declutter - Minimalism
It is now 6 weeks, I have been in the process of decluttering my home and achieve a minimalist lifestyle.
The project 333 is going well. I still appreciate the emptiness of my wardrobe. Apart from all the stuff that has been given away or sold, I also purged my digital life. I feel freer from all the subscriptions coming in my inbox and do not watch TV no more. Calendar are also less filled with stuff and I can appreciate more time at home with those I love.
Yesterday, I have done some positive procrastination reading missminimalist blog and it struck me...
There is still... A problem....Shoes
I am using currently 3 pairs of shoes for the project 333 but I have still so many of them in bags in the shed. They have been there since we moved in the house as we did not have enough space to put them inside.
I haven't counted them, there are many. It should be as easy to just chuck away the bag but I find difficulty to do that. I am thinking 'in case I need it for an outings, a wedding and/or any other parties'.
So what shall I do to part from them?
Any ideas?
The project 333 is going well. I still appreciate the emptiness of my wardrobe. Apart from all the stuff that has been given away or sold, I also purged my digital life. I feel freer from all the subscriptions coming in my inbox and do not watch TV no more. Calendar are also less filled with stuff and I can appreciate more time at home with those I love.
Yesterday, I have done some positive procrastination reading missminimalist blog and it struck me...
There is still... A problem....Shoes
I am using currently 3 pairs of shoes for the project 333 but I have still so many of them in bags in the shed. They have been there since we moved in the house as we did not have enough space to put them inside.
I haven't counted them, there are many. It should be as easy to just chuck away the bag but I find difficulty to do that. I am thinking 'in case I need it for an outings, a wedding and/or any other parties'.
So what shall I do to part from them?
Any ideas?
Can you live over 3 months with only 33 items in your wardrobe?
Can you live over 3 months with only 33 items in your wardrobe?
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It is now a couple of weeks I am doing the project 333. I went through my wardrobe, accessories, shoes and bags and selected 33 items to use for the next three months. It was easier than I thought probably because I was already wearing most of the time the same outfits..Inconsciouly minimalist at heart....
I am becoming more enthused by minimalism and I shall be going to Birmingham to attend the Minimalists Tour on October 17th to hear about Josh and Ryan's journey. If you are planning to go too from Leicester, give me a shout.
As a gift to you, few line of wisdom and all the best in your journey:
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