When I was a child, let's say about seven or eight, maybe, I decided to practice a fire drill. At home. Because, you know, I'm such a cool kid. When the orange flames began licking at the edges of my imagination, I bundled up my precious junk and stopped, dropped and rolled it out into my backyard. There, I relaxed on the damn grass, far from any fiery smoke. But to my horror, I had left something behind. "You can't go back in," my mum said. "The building's on fire." And thus began my obsession with minimising my possessions. I live in fear of the day I realise I've left something precious behind. So I try not to get too attached to physical objects. People and memories are enough.
I'm trying to declutter my life. But as a student with too many textbooks and clothes and crafty bits and pieces, it's difficult. So I like to plan. In an ideal world, I'd have a white apartment with only necessities. That dream is a fair way off, but I collect ideas anyway. This is what my perfect apartment would be like:

I do miss that scratch-n-sniff t-shirt I had when I was thirteen. But let's be honest, it wouldn't fit me anymore. And the memory of it is so much better than the actual shirt ever was.
So give it a try. Take a deep breath. And let it go.
not my photos: can be found here on my pinterest board. lmk if one of these is yours.
I WANTTTTTTTTT
ReplyDeleteI love the clean and fresh look of white furniture <3
I am quite the hoarder though =\
This post displays some serieus writing skills Dinah, well done! I try to declutter my life as much as possible, but I find myself always thinking I might like to keep things for later :p That will probably change when I get my own place one day, it might end up looking as heavenly as what you've just posted!
ReplyDeleteDinah! Ahhh this post is just amazing. The writing is beyond spectacular. Also, your dream apartment looks great! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is by far what I need for my bedroom. You and I have very similar taste! And your writing? It's amazing and I could imagine it clearly whilst reading through.
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Ahh white bedrooms are perfect. All my furniture and bedding in my room is white and I love it :)
ReplyDeleteAhhhh, I want all of that!! Especially that chandelier.
ReplyDeleteYou surely have your priorities in check! I feel as if i I place too much emphasis on materialism and my attachment towards certain things. This is indeed food for thought, and I hope to possess my objects rather than let them possess me. Thanks for the life lesson, Dinah :)
ReplyDeletei know you are ahahhaa <3 i always think it'll be fine if you manage to store your hoard-y things in a neat little cupboard or something, because clutter can also be quite lovely. I dunno, I go back and forth a bit.
ReplyDeleteaww thanks! i read this comment ages ago when you posted it and said "whaaat?" and had to go back and read it. I love to dream that my own place will be as heavenly as what I posted too, but in reality it's probably going to be a spectacular mess.
ReplyDeletehaha come live with me then :) <333 thanks
ReplyDeleteit's definitely what i need too. thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteso is mine, but somehow it never seems to be enough! <3
ReplyDeleteyep, i'm dreaming about it all the time. :)
ReplyDeleteno problem! although it's a life lesson i'm still trying to teach myself, to be honest. we'll get there one day.
ReplyDeleteI would love that apartment.... You will be disgusted at what my kids have done to my walls haha!
ReplyDeletehahaha really? oh well, someday. <3
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