: Stuff
I like that one. They even have russian translation. And some other interesting articles.
I agree much with the author, and at some point I even thought I was pretty good at not accumulating stuff - until I looked around my apartment and realized how much unneeded stuff is in there. And now I'm in a position of being surrounded by things that are "выбрасывать жалко, но нафиг не нужно". Lately I was able to keep myself off of acquiring new stuff - at least most of it. I was so good at it that I probably haven't acquired some things I needed when I needed them - just haven't talked myself into believing I really need them. Then again - if I haven't - maybe i didn't need them. Same reason I never bring anything from my travels. Once I dreamed that when I have my own apartment I would travel and bring interesting things from all over the world, then, when I finally had it and started travelling, I never saw a place for any of those interesing things in it. Suddenly it appeared as just another worthless piece of junk to me.
Moving to US was easy - I arrived with one piece of luggage and a backpack, and now I think even that was too much. Moving to my current place involved fully loaded SUV. Fortunately, only one run. And then, first couple of month at a new place were just terrific - it was so spacy, it felt almost like a loft. Until I started getting stuff. That I, of course, needed. And then more. Until it became your regular cluttered apartment with cluttered rooms. And still I don't have everything every apartment should have (at lease according to my parents). Now if I had to move again (Europe, Europe, Europe! London calling... I wish...) that would be a logistics nightmare. Well, not exactly, but compared to my first move. So, it is time to downsize, isn't it? But then again - "выбрасывать жалко, но нафиг не нужно". I think if I move again, I'll just leave the stuff behind me. At least I'll try. Honestly. So many of my friends have moved recently. Or are going to. How are they dealing with their stuff? Do they miss it?
I am still to learn to part with things easily. A long way to go I guess. Maybe I'll improve.
Of course I have much more to write about, but, being lazy just enough not to, I will not. At least not now.
I like that one. They even have russian translation. And some other interesting articles.
I agree much with the author, and at some point I even thought I was pretty good at not accumulating stuff - until I looked around my apartment and realized how much unneeded stuff is in there. And now I'm in a position of being surrounded by things that are "выбрасывать жалко, но нафиг не нужно". Lately I was able to keep myself off of acquiring new stuff - at least most of it. I was so good at it that I probably haven't acquired some things I needed when I needed them - just haven't talked myself into believing I really need them. Then again - if I haven't - maybe i didn't need them. Same reason I never bring anything from my travels. Once I dreamed that when I have my own apartment I would travel and bring interesting things from all over the world, then, when I finally had it and started travelling, I never saw a place for any of those interesing things in it. Suddenly it appeared as just another worthless piece of junk to me.
Moving to US was easy - I arrived with one piece of luggage and a backpack, and now I think even that was too much. Moving to my current place involved fully loaded SUV. Fortunately, only one run. And then, first couple of month at a new place were just terrific - it was so spacy, it felt almost like a loft. Until I started getting stuff. That I, of course, needed. And then more. Until it became your regular cluttered apartment with cluttered rooms. And still I don't have everything every apartment should have (at lease according to my parents). Now if I had to move again (Europe, Europe, Europe! London calling... I wish...) that would be a logistics nightmare. Well, not exactly, but compared to my first move. So, it is time to downsize, isn't it? But then again - "выбрасывать жалко, но нафиг не нужно". I think if I move again, I'll just leave the stuff behind me. At least I'll try. Honestly. So many of my friends have moved recently. Or are going to. How are they dealing with their stuff? Do they miss it?
I am still to learn to part with things easily. A long way to go I guess. Maybe I'll improve.
Of course I have much more to write about, but, being lazy just enough not to, I will not. At least not now.