Hello! I am back after about two months of being barely active on here. I had to go to work for some time and then I was taking my final exams at school. I will try to post more from now ;)

I had very little time to declutter at May, so I decided not to make a separate post about it and I decided to put the months together.

Here is the list:

• skirt - gave away
• stuffed animal - gave away
• velvet sweatpants - gave away
• toys - 10 gave away
• pot plants - 6 gave away
• pinafores - 2 gave away
• small bags - 10 gave away
• photo frame - gave away
• a small torch - gave away
• a soap bubble liquid - gave away
• baking plates - 6 gave away
• a thermal mug - gave away
• a soap - gave away
• scribers - gave away
• ink pen - gave away
• drawing charcoal - gave away
• drawings - 3 gave away
• paintings - 2 gave away
• badges - 5 sold, 2 gave away
• a card game - sold a pair of snickers - sold
• Tarot cards - sold
• a T-shirt - sold
• a shampoo bar - sold
• paper folders - 3 thrown away, 1 gave away
• stickers sets - 2 thrown away, 1 give away
• unfinished sewing projects - thrown away
• candles - 2 thrown away
• old receipts - thrown away
• small pieces of old fabric - thrown away
• pair of socks - thrown away
• gift cards - 2 thrown away
• old oil pastels - thrown away
• old (dried) ink - thrown away
• lip balms - 2 thrown away
• a glass box - thrown away
• a lot of sketches and drawings - thrown away (count as 1)old projects (mainly printed graphics) - thrown away
• notebooks - 15 thrown away
• notebooks covers - 5 thrown away
• old documents - thrown away
• trousers - thrown away
• calendars - 2 thrown away
• magazines - 6 thrown away
• a newspaper - thrown away
• a book - thrown away
• a cup - thrown away
• puzzles - thrown away
• small pendant - thrown away
• organiser box - thrown away
• a piece of underwear - 1 thrown away a bottle of expired shampoo - thrown away (I wanted to use it up, but I got rash…)

And for now it is 679 of 1000 things.

I will publish another post about decluttering soon where I will sum up my experiences after decluttering for half a year ;) 

Thank you for staying with me!

On my way to more minimalist lifestyle…

… and I bought second onesie

Of course pre-owned from someone who didn’t want to keep it. My pyjama is completely worn out and I became to hate sleeping wearing it. And the second onesie is used by me as party costume, I rarely sleep in it.

I doubt if I’ll become a minimalist someday. Or a true zero waster. But I swear I’m trying to live more sustainably and I’m doing best I can do.

At this point in my life I’m in continuous confusion and I must face many stressful events in the next few months. More and more often I feel anxious and alone with problems. Sometimes I even feel suicidal.

But I know it will get better.

;)

antique / collectibles shop in a church

Buy less - fashion is the world’s second most polluting industry and the world consumes 80 billion pieces of clothing each year.

Choose well - second hand or ethical and sustainable fashion are good alternatives to the largest employer of women globally (80% of the world’s garment workers are women), where less than 2% of women workers in Colombian mines, Bangladeshi factories, or Vietnam textile mills earn a living wage.

Make it last - Doubling the useful life of clothing from one year to two years reduces emissions over the year by 24%.

Source; ‘The Best Brands of 2020: Grailed’s Year in Review‘

Grailed’s Top 30 Brands of 2020

Grailed’s 15 Fastest Growing Brands of 2020

Sourcing it second hand

I am a big fan of estate sales, and let me tell you, you can source just about anything second hand :)

I live on the east coast in the south, so minimalism, zero waste and low waste are essentially foreign concepts. A lot people tend to stock up a lot and have a bunch of things in their homes.

I have gotten really good at shopping estate sales before shopping first hand, if you are interested, I highly suggest you to look up estate sales in your area

There are lots of ways to shop second hand

• Estate sales(personal fave)
• Yard sales
• Facebook marketplace
• Craigslist
• Free cycle(I don’t live in an area where free cycle is used)
• Bunz(again, not accessible in my area)
• Charity shops/ thrift shops
• Barter and trade(another personal fave, just traded some wheels for insulation that someone had in their attic for 6 years)

You can also

• Repurpose things around the house
• Dumpster dive (check your rights and your cities rules, but most cities are okay with it. Obvi, locked dumpsters are sadly off limits. I know there is good stuff in the trash, but if something is wet, don’t do it, wet stuff always gets a certain smell :’/)
• Make something with stuff you have
• Try a trading group(clothes if you know someone else who is your side, a book club where you pass around books)
• Ask someone you know if they have xyz that you are looking for
• Go without for a bit and see if you really need xyz that you were looking for

Essentially what I’m trying to say is you can find most things already. A lot of stuff that you may want or need already exists, so there is no need to buy first hand 90% of the time

I’m always seeing China sets, candles, decor(please, no more decor! There’s so much of this crap for every season, just get it second hand or craft it!!) Sheets still in the packaging, nice wood furniture, clocks, wood scraps,garden supplies of all types, lonley plants wanting to come home with you, books, China sets(there are so many) kitchen ware and gadgetry

The point is, there’s already so much stuff that’s out there and so much that’s just waiting for a new home, next time you are looking something, try to source it second hand first. It’s always better to use something that is already there than to create demand for something that doesn’t need to be made :)

I hope you have a prosperous day and find some great second hand finds soon!