Minimalist - A Goal

Hey readers,
How are you guys doing? I hope you are having an amazing day! So, as this is my first post of 2019, I thought I'd share one of my goals with you guys. 

A year ago, I realized that I own an excess amount of the same product that I don't even need. For example, I have got over a dozen of empty notebooks which I don't need. I simply bought them because they were so pretty but I don't even know what to write in them. I also have a lot of tea cups while I use the same one everyday. I simply fall in love with a design and decide to buy a product convincing myself that the price is worth it when it's on sale. Since a year, I have been thinking about all of this. But, I was too busy with other stuff. 

However, this year, one of my goals is to become a minimalist and I finally have time to focus on it. I want to spend on things that I need or things that are recyclable. My problem is not that I have too many stuff, it's that I have too many of the same thing. Like those notebooks and tea cups, I own a great number of the same things and I need to stop doing that. 

I found some useful tips in order to achieve my goal. 

Control yourself

The hardest part is to get a control of yourself. As soon as I find something cute and it is at a fair price, it goes straight in the cart and that's just bad. So, I need to control myself and start saying no. The best part is when we convince ourselves that we don't only want that product but we need it. Also, if something is worth it but it is expensive, you can always wait for a while. Impatience can be a problem too. A lot of time, we need to control our minds before controlling our actions. 

Clean your room

Take time to admire every little thing that is in your room. Then, throw away things that you don't need, recycle them, donate them. Do a deep cleaning and organize your whole room. While cleaning your room, make sure your goal doesn't stop you from adding your personal touch to it. 

Shop Carefully

When you go shopping, focus on your goal. Try to go with the "less is more" trend. It is easy to loose focus but you got to keep reminding yourself that you can achieve your goal and that you will. Simply control your mind, you will be able to control yourself and shop according to your needs. 

Enjoy!

You made this goal because you wanted to. If you choose to live simply, focus on your goal and complain less. You might be upset because you did or could not buy a few things but at the end, you gain from it. Once you'll achieve your goal, you'll be happy. 

This year, I really want to save up for things that are worth it. I want to spend more on useful things. I want to change my spending habits for the better. I want to live simply!


*Less is more, live simply, be happy!*


~ Thank you so much for reading and happy blogging ~