Survey #248—Full Response from Sandra
| Pronouns | She/her |
|---|---|
| What useful decluttering or organizing strategies or methods did you take away from the book? | Validation that I was doing the right thing in minimizing the volume of things I keep. |
| What parts or aspects of the book did you find difficult to grasp or challenging to apply to your home or situation? | The challenge is to keep the book in its proper perspective: the author is single with no kids, he rents a small apartment, and he lives in a large city where everything is available. This is much different from living in a rural area in a large house where I raised my children (and many pets). |
| Please share your favorite quotations or key takeaways from this book. | "I have more time", which opens the chapter "12 ways I've changed since I said goodbye to my things" |
| When you hear the word “minimalism” used to describe a lifestyle, what do you think of? | To me minimalism equals freedom. It is also a certain aesthetic in home decor that I have come to appreciate. I used to think rooms full of knicknacks, pictures, etc. expressed a lot of history and personnality but... they are hard to keep clean! Now I display all my favourite things, those that give me joy, and I've let go of gifts I didn't like and objects from my past that no longer reflect who I am today. |
| “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? | Fully agree! One example: we do not own a snow blower because not only is it an expensive of equipment, but it would mean lots of our time to clear to driveway whenever it snows, seasonal maintenance, repairs, and storage space. We pay someone who does that job so that's something we don't have to worry about for a fraction of the cost of owning a snow blower. |
| Future topics | Just to say I bought the book on Kindle instead of adding to my physical collection 🙂 |
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