YOUR MIND AND HOME ARE THE SAME PLACE

Your mind and home are the same place. Both of which is where you reside at the end of the night. I am learning that a clear and tidy headspace is just as important as the home. I am decluttering, finally reaching a point in life I feel comfortable letting go of those old jeans I promised myself I'd fit and wear again someday. Maybe it's becoming a mother that did it and so it's easier for me to not want my kids to be raised in the unnecessary of keeping old plastic containers as Tupperware and never worn clothes with tags still on. I think growing up poor holds its own generational trauma and breeds us into keeping the unnecessary around, allowing it to cloud our mind and space and make us feel as though we are losing out on not keeping what we have spent our hard earned money on. When in reality we lose more by keeping more and allowing it to do so. It is very interesting being in my mid/early twenties in the era of trad wives and the drastic change in idolizing celebrity lifestyles, to witness it going from having lots to now wanting little and keeping it ever changing, is so crazy. I remember being in high school and college, it felt like society kept us as maximalists and that's what was deemed as the universal desire. To have as many EOS and baby lips as possible, as many shoes as possible (I still struggle with), a whole brands line of clothes in every color, etc. In a sense I am happy with this change, I feel like it is molding everyone to support small businesses, buy with intention, focus on traveling and good food. Reminding ourselves that nothing comes with us into the afterlife but our memories. It may not be the most ideal wanting to live like Nara Smith or the easiest to Marie Kondo your life but I'm definitely figuring it out as I go and its becoming easier every day deciding and asking what serves me, brings me joy, and what is a need over a want. A clear mind and home is a calm mind and home.