New apartment, new tour! I’ve changed a lot of the stuff over the last year and while I didn’t make decluttering videos you can watch my old apartment tour as a comparison. I’m still just a struggling college student, but I love this new flat so much more!
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**** Update as of 8/24/16 ****
I’ve gotten a ton of comments saying that this isn’t minimalist enough or something along the lines of that and I just wanted to respond to those thoughts. The goal of minimalism is not about having less, it’s about making room for what matters. How you spend your time, the quality of your relationships, and doing things that make you feel alive are vastly more important than owning under X amount things. Owning a “minimal” amount of stuff is just a tool to do those things and will vary a lot depending on each person’s needs, wants, and where they are in their downsizing journey. I said at the very beginning of the video that I am a senior in nursing school; I also do photography, and have two jobs. I have to keep a lot of stuff for all of these things (even thought I wish I could get rid of a lot of it). Also I’m not a full time traveler so owning things like my rice cooker and coffee machine make my life easier and I use them all the time, so there is no need to get rid of them. The three plants I have make me happy. The washer, dryer, ad fridge are university owned and included in my rent. The tapestry and photo wall are easy to move, fold up to the size of a hand towel, and were cost effective ways to decorate a large area. To me they definitely minimal alternatives to having lots of expensive and fragile frames or bulky wall decor. Minimalism doesn’t have to be impersonal or all black and white. There are no rules or policies to follow. All the hate in the comments section of this video is really disappointing. Yes, I have non essential items in my flat, but it's a journey and I am enjoying it. I have simplified lots of other areas of my life other than stuff and you can watch my "Why Minimalism" video to know more about that.
To the majority of you who left lovely comments and responses to others, thank you for the love.
xoxo
P.S.
For those of you asking about my bed it’s a very firm memory foam. I actually think I prefer firm spring mattresses, but I’m happy enough with it. I have since purchased a foldable bed frame due Texas’s summer cricket apocalypse and having too many unwanted visitors in my apartment.
The bed is called a Millard Trifold Mattress and the bed frame is called Zinus 14” Smart base bed frame. I bought both from Amazon for under $200
Instrumental produced by Chuki: / chukimusic
6 июл 2024
