So, in about six weeks I get to experience moving again. I'm relocating to a small studio apartment in the heart of the city. I have so many conflicting feelings about this move and the circumstances around it, but I have to trust my instinct that it is the right thing for me to do.
I've never lived in a studio apartment, but I've imagined it many times, and planned it out in my head over and over. Now that it is going to be a reality, I find that I have to rethink my ideas and work them into something practical. I have to think, "what things do I need to do in my space?" My visions of over-sized chaise lounges and Victorian style decorations are going out the window. I'm going to have to minimize more than I've ever done in my life. It's a frightening prospect, and one I cannot delay - I need to start making choices and getting rid of things now.
While looking for ideas on minimalizing, I stumbled across Zen Habits. The site looks interesting; the information is not anything I haven't heard before, but having it all in one place is rather helpful. While reading some of the older posts, I started making changes in my plans for what I will need in the new apartment. If I can keep things simple, I should be able to make my life a lot easier.
That said, no matter how much I want to keep things simple and clean and stuff, I'm not willing to let go of any of my books. Yes, I have a ton of them, but there is not a single book that is excess. Every book is loved and cherished, and if I get rid of anything I'm just going to purchase it again somewhere down the line (yes, this have happened before. Multiple times, even.) I'm terribly afraid my apartment is going to end up looking like a library with a bed stuck in the middle. ^_^
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