Just do it!

After my first post of the year I got so excited again in doing things. Okay, I have the holidays off so, it's about damn time to do something useful. Yesterday, I unconsciously went upstairs to check the software that I use for scanning documents and keeping it clean. Without further planning I started to scan one stack of receipts and important letters. Did you remember that I choose this to do in February but I think it's a good start to just do small amounts, that I know it can be trow away after scanning.

While spending less than 2 hours in doing that, I also went do some shopping. I wanted to buy new shoes and coat. My current coat has been good to me for 4 years and I need some shoes because I have just one pair of fall/winter shoes and three pair of spring/summer shoes.

Basically whenever I go shopping with a list, I end op buying things that's not on the list. I went to the Hemarkt, which is an outlet store from the Hema. I bought undies and clothing for €30,- and went home with a full bag.

Yeah, I forgot to mention that in the Netherlands it's now illegal for shops to give free plastic bags away. Those who has been reading from last year knows that I dislike paying for cheap plastic bags. I always try to reuse my plastic bags as garbage bags.

So yesterday I got the new clothes and just pull out all of the labels and soak the colored clothing in hot water and vinegar. Just to see if it would color the water ruin my other stuff. In the end, all turned well and I could just wash everything in one go.

Yesterday, I had the 'Just do it!' attitude which felt great.

Happy 2016!

It's not my new year resolution but I thought it was time to spent some time on living life. For the last 5 months I have shut my mouth about minimalism. I thought it would effect my lifestyle that I have created for the past few years but the essence of minimalism has been integrated in my life that it doesn't really has an effect on how my environment looks right now.

January the first of 2016 is not a special date in my mind. It just means that 365 days has passed again. Last year resolution was about minimalism but this year I haven't planned one. I think I stick with being happy. As I mentioned before happiness is a decision that all of us can choose. It means that the coming year I will make the decisions based on happiness. Will the result of my decision make me feel miserable or happy.

But I really missed the daily message I wrote on the blog. It makes me feel really satisfied and it also inspires myself to think out of the box and experience different things. At the end of 2015 I haven't spurge on anything. I didn't bought useless stuff that I don't need. Wait... I did use coupon to get free stuff, does that count as buying? Neh.. at least this year I didn't spent money and time in something useless.

I think this year will be difficult to tackle again the stuff that has been laying around. But high on my list is my administrative clutter that I want to get in check for once and for all. I have everything already packed in one place but never got the time to do it.

I pick Februari the 6th, a Saterday to fix some of the huge administrative problems. This is one of the tricks that minimalism has presented to myself. Just pick a date and prepare for the worst and get the job done at that day. If I keep saying, I will do it next time, next time doesn't has a time limit or a goal set. So that's how I got my work done nowadays.

2016 will be as awesome as I will make it to be.