Special Mom’s blog

I have a good friend who is a minimalist. I get a lot of advice from her. I tend to accept her ideas wholeheartedly. Naturally I am also not a pack rat.

Buying less, disposing of unwanted goods is what minimalism is all about. But it is really hard in this consumer driven world.

You do not need to leave the house to buy anything and marketing is happening literally in the palm of our hands in the form of Instagram posts and Facebook market pages.

As I age up, my interests in buying things has narrowed down. I am wanting to spend money not on things but on experiences. So I am minimalist in one way. But I do have my own interests and quirky collections. I do not crave for new kitchen items, clothing or shoes. But there are so many I still love and I stop by when my mood goes down.

I also do not compare myself to another person and rush to get an item. I used to do it a long time ago. Now I do not care what other people have.

I enjoyed buying artificial jewelry a long time back. I do not know when I stopped doing it. But I still pick up fancy earrings whenever I see them. Nothing of value but definitely that can take up space.

At the end of the day as my dad says, somethings we need and something we want. NOT EVERYTHING WE WANT be bad. If it is inexpensive and gives you the small pleasure and gets you through the day I would say go for it.

Just do not be a shopaholic or be a pack rat. Just balance yourself. Just my two cents 🤷‍♀️!