Minimisation March was an interesting one. I had intended on getting rid of things that no gave me joy lol. Now not too long ago I actually went through all of my clothes and donated what I no longer wore to charity, and if house hold items broke and were beyond repair I got rid of them straight away as opposed to letting them pile up. I have started collecting a pile of ‘hard rubbish’ for when the time comes, it will all be together and easy to dispose of. I still have a whole heap of cardboard boxes that I need to dispose of from when I moved house…almost a year and a half ago. However, life happens things get ridiculously busy and we all have other priorities, so for now when I get a spare minute to do that they can wait. The world will not come to an end.
A major aspect of minimisation March was cutting down on spending. I looked at my budget. I looked at my outgoings vs my income and looked at how I can cut down on what I spend. If you haven’t done this already, I highly recommend that you do. Look at where you can cut costs on utility bills, insurance, subscriptions ect. For instance – I don’t watch Netflix (I will give you a moment while you pick your mouth up off the floor lol). So I ended my subscription. No use paying for something that I don’t use! Same with online dating. I made the most of my subscription by chatting and going on these so called ‘dates.’ However once the subscription ended I made the conscious decision to cease the membership because 1. It was not bringing me joy and 2. It was a waste of money.
I also made the conscious decision to cut down on the amount of procrastination and time wasting that is consumed by social media. At the end of March I decided to sign out of Instagram and Snap Chat and only use what I needed for business purposes. Have I missed it? To be honest, no I haven’t. Have I felt the need to check it? No I haven’t. This is really surprising for me. I thought I would be suffering from FOMO but I’m not. I’m just keeping calm and carrying on which has been all sorts of wonderful! Things are getting done.
Now I have entered Appreciation April. This involves writing down 5 things a day that I appreciate and am grateful for. Will be interesting to reflect on my findings at the end of the month, and if doing this task has made a difference to my overall wellbeing.
Until next time,
Mindful Mel
Brilliant tips Mel! Living with less must feel great. Look forward to hearing how appreciation April goes. I appreciate you and your amazing blog do thank you! Xxx yvette
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