tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post123226999171402364..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: Minimalizing More MondayGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-37198790679642262482012-11-21T05:16:57.029-04:002012-11-21T05:16:57.029-04:00My minimalist mantra: "Give it away, give it ...My minimalist mantra: "Give it away, give it away, give it away..."Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-50031405863849906592012-11-21T05:15:23.046-04:002012-11-21T05:15:23.046-04:00I think your living arrangements are probably more...I think your living arrangements are probably more in line with the rest of the globe. That what you consider to be 'normal' is considered to be 'tiny' here is a testament to our bloated expectations.<br /><br />Most Americans have car garages larger than the space Linda and I are presently living in, which is about 500 sq. ft. We could, and may some day, go smaller. Like you and your friends. It just seems sensible.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experience, which could be seen as a lesson in determining what is 'enough'.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-69375975843066174222012-11-21T05:08:57.006-04:002012-11-21T05:08:57.006-04:00Every time we look for things to eliminate, we fin...Every time we look for things to eliminate, we find something. How does this stuff get in the house, and how can it hide unnoticed for years at a time?Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-16836263213244530512012-11-19T11:55:52.113-04:002012-11-19T11:55:52.113-04:00YAY! Here's to the "rush" of downsi...YAY! Here's to the "rush" of downsizing! Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948407727898418670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-87054960839652555602012-11-19T11:36:15.601-04:002012-11-19T11:36:15.601-04:00Off-topic - I´d like to know what your thoughts ar...Off-topic - I´d like to know what your thoughts are on the "tiny house" subject. I currently live in a 315 square foot house and will move to a 308 sq foot in january. readings others blogs i was surprised to know that a lot of them (mostly in US) classify a house this size in the "tny house" group! Is it true? I had no idea! ALL my friends live in houses and apartments more or less this size and we are not poor AT ALL and havent chose them because they´re tiny! We dont even find then small!!!!M Mawkitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136194057584157472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-29114591240019506862012-11-19T09:58:33.657-04:002012-11-19T09:58:33.657-04:00I to get the same rush when getting rid of stuff. ...I to get the same rush when getting rid of stuff. I always have an ongoing collection bin for charity and it always amazes me how quickly I can fill it up. I am not a shopper by any means and every time I take a load of stuff for donation I swear I have donated everything I possibly could...until the bin (or sometimes the car) fills up again. I am on a mission of sorts to find the least amount of material items I can live with and still be happy. I am down to very little and so far find I am happier each time I get rid of things, not the opposite. It amazes me that people think they will be happier with more, since I am the happiest I have ever been and have so little. If only all of the minimalists could open the eyes of the shoppers!<br /><br />Marie G lifesimplybalanced.comMarieGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028494875978434339noreply@blogger.com