SIMPLY WATCHED is another series here on the blog where I would like to share with you all documentaries that we watch that have brought forth interest and purpose.
Everyday I look around for ways to simplify and create space that will eventually continue to bring peace and harmony into our home and expand outward. This documentary, starring two inspiring men, speaks about applying minimalism + the global impact of our consumer culture. The alternatives to this that they present in this film is to try living with a life of less stuff + space to then find a life with more meaning and happiness.
In our home, again, this lifestyle is very much sought after.
Here are some ways we implement them into our everyday:
1. GET RID OF UNNECESSARIES: we go throughout our home on the regular to look to see what is and has not been used in quite sometime. We try to remember that not everything that once served a purpose, or marked an occasion, remains forever useful. When these objects are collected we simply put them together, box them up and dispose of them in our most preferred ways which is donating or reselling on either craigslist or eBay.
2. KEEP THE JUNK OUT OF THE HOME: by this I mean we as modern day humans collect trash. And tons of it! Be mindful of what you bring into your home + what you let stay in your home. For example things like: junk mail, half empty paint cans, mixed up art supplies, empty shampoo bottles, etc. The best way to avoid it all is to be mindful of what you bring in + how much you really need of each item.
3. REPETITIONS: this goes for all those things we acquire that we have multiples of and let me tell you this happens way more than you think. For example: the four extra pairs of the same sandal, the second set of mixing bowls, the forty-seventh knick-knack, the winter jacket that is only wearable in sub-zero settings when you live in a climate where that never happens, you get my point. We live in such places where we are surrounded by our own subconscious "needs" that creates a space of such redundancies.
Check out this film as it will give even more insight into the world of less and how it can create more.
2. KEEP THE JUNK OUT OF THE HOME: by this I mean we as modern day humans collect trash. And tons of it! Be mindful of what you bring into your home + what you let stay in your home. For example things like: junk mail, half empty paint cans, mixed up art supplies, empty shampoo bottles, etc. The best way to avoid it all is to be mindful of what you bring in + how much you really need of each item.
3. REPETITIONS: this goes for all those things we acquire that we have multiples of and let me tell you this happens way more than you think. For example: the four extra pairs of the same sandal, the second set of mixing bowls, the forty-seventh knick-knack, the winter jacket that is only wearable in sub-zero settings when you live in a climate where that never happens, you get my point. We live in such places where we are surrounded by our own subconscious "needs" that creates a space of such redundancies.
Check out this film as it will give even more insight into the world of less and how it can create more.