tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301845215340975827.post5898870412348695123..comments2023-11-02T01:41:40.659-07:00Comments on homeschool chumash: decluttering homeschool materials Iarijesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04054624664476807741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301845215340975827.post-69632129986492672632015-07-07T12:22:21.454-07:002015-07-07T12:22:21.454-07:00If minimalism doesn't appeal, then don't d...If minimalism doesn't appeal, then don't do it. For me, the dream of not having a lot of things to put away is very appealing. I don't think we would lose as many things (there isn't so much to look through and you can see at a glance what there is), and I think we would learn that we can live with a lot less than I think. I did the konmari clothing method and I did take into account my lifestyle. I have 2 drawers with clothing that is kid friendly: soft fabrics that bring me joy and wash easily. I have enough to bring me from laundry to laundry (imagine having so few things that putting away laundry wasn't overwhelming). <br />For children who insist on having whatever they are insisting, again I feel like I provide the framework. If they can only have what fits into X space and then they have to make decisions, then they make decisions. This is probably useful in life. If I don't have that many things in the house, then having messy huge things isn't as big a deal because it is much more manageable to deal with them. <br />The fluctuating clothing size I haven't thought about. I guess that in theory if a person has 5 bottoms and 5 tops (that one can be selective about) (and I'm being generous; I really think it can most likely be done with 3 each and 2 shabbos clothes) one can do it frugally and comfortably and have fluctuations. My maternity wardrobe was really quite small-- 3 skirts and 5 or so tops and a couple of dresses (and different pregnancies called for different sized seasons) and I managed. <br />If you find that frugality causes emotional pain, then don't do it. For years, I could not deal with dishes and I used paper and plastic. I felt that was the best decision. <br />I personally find that frugality means we spend less money and minimalism means we learn to live with less (and thus spend even less money) and I spend far less time coping with a painful and overwhelming living space situation. arijesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054624664476807741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4301845215340975827.post-25647235333414095252015-07-07T11:21:20.602-07:002015-07-07T11:21:20.602-07:00I always wonder: do these methods take into accoun...I always wonder: do these methods take into account kids? Real life breathing kids? Kids who could care less about your one skirt that sparks joy and ruin it with spit-up/vomit/ketchup and then you regret not having two skirts, now that this one is ruined?<br />How about kids who routinely misplace things, so you are always buying (or looking around for ) a spare because the original is in some place that you will not find?<br />How about kids who insist that you need to save their drawings/fuze beads/projects that are huge, messy, take up a lot of space?<br />And how does this work with people who fluctuate in clothing size? I did a thorough closet revamp with a help of a merciless fashion-consciuos friend only to end up pregnant and currently unable to fit into any of those "joyful" clothes.<br />I saw a quote somewhere how minimalistic living works when you have a lot of money. Then you can let go of things easily because you can replace them just as easily (and discard when no longer needed). Emotional pain comes from frugality.breathingspacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660982658933603531noreply@blogger.com