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Mimimalism

Astrid

Anyone else on here a bit of a minimalist? not talking of extreme minimalism. 

If you live on your own for example how many plates, cups etc is enough for you. 

I am going to go with four plates, 4 cups etc

and what have you found being a minimalist. 

I am not an big minimalist, just cutting back on having things. 

  • Snap on the four of plates, bowls  etc. i do have six mugs though. I like novelty mugs so they’re mostly related to childhood telly from back in the day but without spelling it out. 

  • I’m a bit of a horder. Lots of books. Lots of mementos. And one way I try to keep track of things is leave things I’m not finished with out visible. I’m only really minimalist when it comes to house wears / decoration.

  • I'm a minimalist as well. I love on my own and have two of pretty much everything, one for me and a spare in case the first breaks or I run out of something. I rarely have people round, if they do, I do have spares stored away but I almost never need to use them. Normally it's just me. I do however hoarde useless junk, a habit I am trying to break.

  • in reply to Astrid
    Astrid said:
    Hi Jamie, so what other things do you have? 

    My most valuable items (except appliances) are these Tibetan singing bowls which live on my coffee table:

    Clothes aren't really an issue for me, i just tend to wear the same things pretty much. My house is quite small with not very much storage space which is a good thing 

    Astrid said:
    It is a less stressful life with less stuff

    I agree, it is in my experience 

  • in reply to Jamie

    Hi Jamie, so what other things do you have? 

    any limited collection. 

    I am aiming for just enough things and no more. Clothes are a problem though as I still have lots of clothes. But will get them down a bit as time goes by. 

    It is a less stressful life with less stuff, easy to clean, but yes I agree one should have the things they really like in their home. 

    I guess it depends on how many people visit ones home. I do not like lots of visitors and prefer one or two, but have gone with four just in case. in regards to cooking I will have one maybe two pots and a frying pan. i plan to learn to cook more dishes but will try to keep it to the essentials that I would need. 

  • I am a minimalist. I live alone and don't have many possessions and don't plan on getting bogged down with loads of stuff in the future either 

    I have 3 cups, 3 plates, and 3 bowls but always use my favourite ones each day