Let It Go

My brother is a minimalist and will likely someday join the Tiny House Movement. While he was in town for Christmas he rubbed off on me a bit. No, I'm not going as extreme as him. We won't be selling our 4 bedroom/3  bath house in a quaint, family neighborhood for a 400 sq ft home. But when mom bought him some new Under Armour shoes for Christmas and he was excited that his one new pair of shoes would replace his running AND workout shoes, thereby allowing him to cut down from two pairs of sneakers to one, that really spoke to me. My family has entirely too much stuff. Yes, we do have two babies, and babies come with a lot of stuff. There's a high chair, bouncer, swing, bed for each, toys, educational supplies, etc., etc., etc. That stuff will stay. But I have a nice walk-in closet but still have to store about 5 or 6 large Rubbermaid boxes filled with off-season clothes. Our garage is so full of stuff we don't even park a car in it. And we currently have 2 storage units full of junk plus some stuff stored up at my parents' town. 

What does all this mean? You get to follow our journey to rid ourselves of junk. I have student loans and a business loan totaling a huge amount of debt. My husband has vehicle and recreational vehicle loans. We seriously need to rid ourselves of it, too. My plan? Sell a bunch of "junk" and start paying off that debt so we can relax a little more in life. If we learn tips and tricks, we'll share. If we learn what not to do, we'll share. If you have advice, please share!! Hopefully together we can minimalize our lives compared to what they are now.