Today I decided to stop procrastinating and eliminate the shelf from the kitchen that I no longer needed. Through my simplification/minimalism efforts I had purged more than enough from my cabinets to contain what the shelf held so it was time to take the next step.
I began cleaning off that shelf, getting sidetracked and forcing myself back on track. I saw things here and there that needed to be tossed or purged—then would force myself back on track.
It was a challenge just to stay focused today but part of simplicity is doing just one thing so I plodded on and ended up surprising myself.
Not only did I eliminate that shelf but I also eliminated the little metal shelf as well! Both are now awaiting repurposing in another area of the house…
At this rate one day I will find myself with shelves to eliminate from my life.. I like that thought!
While in the midst of simplifying this kitchen area I decided to rework my laptop area. Instead of using the cheap speakers and letting the good ones go unused I moved the good speakers in here. Where is the logic in not using the good stuff?
I also drug out my wireless keyboard/mouse set from storage and hooked them up to eliminate some cables from this area. Yes, they will use batteries, but I have rechargeable batteries I can use in them. Also I already had this set so why let it sit and rot when it can make life a little easier? This will eliminate a USB hub from this area while keeping a port open on the laptop for when I need to plug in additional devices like my external hard drive or my printer.
I moved the phone and speakers off of the table, which will make moving the laptop to reclaim the table for other purposes. Now instead of having to move the laptop, speakers, phone, keyboard and mouse I will only have the laptop, keyboard and mouse to move.
I ended up with another pile of things to give away from my roamings elsewhere in the house today. Even made it to the storage building for a bit to get the wireless set and eliminated a few things there as well.
I could list everything here but tonight I don’t feel like it is appropriate. I am simply content with eliminating even more from my life.
To celebrate I fixed a quick stir fry and filled my hungry belly. Now I’m ready to walk the puppies and settle down for the night.
This day may not have went in the exact direction I planned for it, but I accomplished a lot today. I hope that today was every bit as productive for you as it was for me.