Not like you see on TV! I promise we are not that bad. Everything we hoard is out of sight but it’s still there and it has to go. We can’t live in a caravan with even a kg of unnecessary belongings.
I have a large cupboard over the stairs. We filled it with “stuff” when we moved here, two years ago. Besides the fake Christmas tree, nothing else has ever been retrieved from that cupboard. It’s now at the point where I don’t even remember what is in there.
Another hidden spot lies under our bed. The space is full under there. With what, I do not know! Clearly it can’t be important or I would know what it was.
All these belongings need to go. There’s no two-ways about that.
There is also the stuff we hold dear; books, toys, tools, and paintings. These have to go too. This is going to be the hardest part of the whole experience, especially for the kids. Obviously we will keep a few things but space (and weight allowance) is going to be tight, and with five of us, that limits what each person can have.
Hiring long-term storage is not suitable. We don’t plan on returning for a long time, and it would be a waste of money to store things that we will never see again. If we’re prepared to leave it behind then we’re prepared to let go of it altogether.
We may still have 12-18 months before we begin travelling but we need to start downsizing the possessions straight away. Things need to stop coming into the house, unless they will specifically be for when we travel.
Let the minimalising begin!!
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