New vacuum cleaner

I bought a new vacuum cleaner for only €5,-. I used my shop points to get a reduction of €10,- so 30\2-10= 5. My mother wanted to buy a robot vacuum or a Dyson. But a robot doesn't get a lot of dust and with a Dyson I pay just more for the brand name, it's too expensive. We would only buy it for the name and quality. Indeed the dyson is a very good and reliable brand but knowing how our home looks like and the ability of my mom who abuses/uses new tools it is a good decision to start of with a cheaper alternative.

First thing that I did was getting the vacuum out of the box and use it immediately. I won't allow new items in the household that doesn't fulfill any role. So together with my mom we tried and used the vacuum cleaner. It works like a charm and my mother decide to bring it to the attic so it has a natural home to return to.

I love it when a good buy works out!

Repair my grocery bag

 Sometimes I abuse my belongings, recently I found out my favorite bag has a hole in it. I was a little bit sad because the bag is very useful and it can fit most of my groceries or items I bring back home. It's one of those foldable bags for your purse with a long handle so I can trow it over my shoulders.

I have seen online what kind of tricks I can use but I thought I still could use things that I have laying around the house. Still having a repair patch from the airbed from one I already sold on the online market place, there is no need to buy any other supplies to just repair a €2,- bag. I cut out two pieces one for the inside and one for the outside.

Now I can confidently use it again. There are still some small hole but those won't influence the durability or the risk of getting bigger. I just leave them until the bag is unrepairable and can go into my old clothing bag.

Less is more, again

How many times have I already use this sentence? I am referring to the title, too many times but so true. As you may have read my previous post my new adventure has already started. Last week I was crying during diner with mom. Now I am continuously improving my quality of life at the apartment.

Within one week I decided to switch out the old unstable clothing closet and bought a new plastic one. My first thought was to not buy the smaller one but then I thought of the empty space it created and the anxiety of the old one falling. So now a side by side comparison. Everything that was on or in the old one fits in the smaller one. No need to waste extra square meters just because I can. Also the cleaning with the new one is way easier.

Sure my basket may not fi in it but I will find another way to use it. I may even want to buy another set to attached to it but only when the price is right. This time I used some shop points to get some discount.

What also plays a part is that I have become more selective in what I keep and discard. I throw away garbage much easier and sell stuff way faster. Minimalism has helped me in a way to be kinder to myself and get the value out of the things or occasions I want. Less is indeed more!

Driving without efficient lighting

Last week Sunday I was at the pomp station waiting in line to add fuel. I was in a neutral mood until an other customer at the pomp saw one of my light wasn't working. He was signaling with his hands that one of my light didn't work. I rolled down my window and asked is there something wrong and he told me the story of my lights.

From my neutral feelings I became a little bit nervous. This is the first time with this car that I needed to switch out light bulbs. I am scared, do I have the right bulbs in the car and what if I needed to... All kind of scenario's was going through my mind. I just couldn't put a finger on it. I decided to go and search online.

It was a disaster the whole week I was fuming around, I already found a youtube tutorial how to unscrew and all that but in the end I only needed to open a cap and pull very hard at the connection to get the broken lamp out.

All this nervousness and anxiety all for nothing. I am writing right after finishing that task and I am glad to say that I am very proud and happy at myself at the moment. It's a great way to start the Second day of Eastern.

Clearifying

My last post about my bedroom doesn't really makes sense. I have two bedrooms, one near my work place and one at my mothers home. I have put a lot of effort in my mom's home to make things as easy for her and myself when I'm there.

The bedroom I was referring to yesterday is the home that I share with my sibling near our work places. I am the last one to join and last few years I already sleep there regular but still prefer going to my mom's place.

It means that the place that I share with my siblings is like a student apartment that needs cleaning and organizing. Yes that's basically what's happening with me right now.

Bedroom

I already once showed how my room looks like but at the moment my current bedroom looks like hell. One part is great and organized and the other part that is used by my siblings looks like a janitor closet. I find it important to separate my own stuff with the common used stuff. So how does it look, the day I came back into my bedroom, cartons and carpets are down on the floor.

Those things I need to get rid for them, laying around for years and forced out of sight. So I tried to cut the carpet up so I can dispose it in the trash. No box cutter or good scissor anywhere, in the end I took a brand new vegetable knife and cut the carpet in pieces and threw it away on my way to work in the trash collection bin.

I am very sad that a place that is supposed to be for living has been downgraded to a store room. I really cried when I came back home to my mom's place. I am not a neat freak but I like everything not needed out of sight out of mind. Old suppliance that should be recycled are collecting dust and left alone because they can. Papers bags, plastic bags and cartons are all over the place.

But I am already happy that at least my room is clean and organized. The part that is used as storage I won't and can't touch because it's common place. This means a new adventure for a minimalist to clean and organize the place.

Working

These past two weeks the updates on my blog are not as frequent as in the beginning of this year and that has a reason. I am working again full time, I wanted to work parttime but that's not available but hey at least I am getting paid for working. I am still getting inspired during my everyday life but the time to get writing got less.

I already shoot some inspirational picture to write about and that's is a way to remind me to write. I am also currently under training which means a lot of information is pumped into me in a very short amount of time.

But I see that my minimalistic lifestyle does improve my quality of life. I make better decisions and see the difference in how I used to be and am now. I don't settle for less than I want and also feel good about it.

It's also one of the ways why I get things done so easily and fast. The information that I get to process during the training period is huge, right after the training or session my head gets very stuffy and I want to get out for air. I also think that during that time I am processing the information my brain needs more air.

So what does it means, it means that for the next few weeks there will be less posted but right after I got settled in my new position (around mid April) I will be able to write more frequently as I used to.