"Moving house is one of the rare occasions in life when we are brought face to face with the reality of all our belongings - right down to the contents of the bottom kitchen drawer. My partner and I talked about making a sea change for years. We wanted to leave life in Sydney behind for a simpler, lighter existence a little further up the coast. Now it was finally time to leap."
"After a few days of wrapping Ikea glasses and packing boxes, I was ready to throw everything I owned away. And not just the random buckets of used-only-once cleaning products. I was also reevaluating the need for the things I genuinely loved, like the artworks I had bought on holidays and the books that would immediately start gathering dust again once placed back onto their relocated shelf. It all seemed like too much. Too much stuff to pack. To carry. To unpack. To maintain."
A major move forced a thorough reassessment of possessions, revealing how belongings can become burdensome to pack, carry, unpack and maintain. The process balanced sentimental items with practical needs and prioritized preventing unnecessary waste. Three guiding principles informed decisions: reduce future consumption and choose quality, rehome usable items through donation or resale and repair rather than replace, and dispose responsibly by recycling or finding appropriate end-of-life solutions. The approach aimed to create a lighter, simpler lifestyle while avoiding landfill and minimizing the environmental impact of shedding excess belongings.
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