// October 2nd, 2009 // No Comments » // House-of-Chaos, Tiny House Projects, family, life the universe and everything, news, personal
100 Thing Challenge
I learned to day of the “100 Thing Challenge” over at David Michael Bruno’s site. The goal is to reduce clutter and improve organization by reducing personally owned items. Since I made a goal of being able to live out of a steamer trunk when my daughter graduated high school back in 2006 this challenge appeals to me. My personal goal is attached to my desire to be extremely portable and able to live the transient, nomad lifestyle for my years of 50-plus.
My daughter was 7 when I made the goal and we lived in a 2000 sq-foot condo, I drove a Jeep Cherokee and had lots and lots of stuff.
Since then I’ve moved us into a 750 sq. foot home on less than 1/8 acre. We’ve begun growing a portion of our food and shop for healthy, well-packaged items. I compost and try to reuse packaging for alternative uses. I now drive a Kia Rio.
So we have made strides. I’ve gone from having a walk-in closet and a second, double sliding closet, to having one 24″ wide cubby where I keep my clothes. I have four pairs of shoes; boots, work shoes, sandals and sneaks. I have two coats; one heavy, one light. I wear basic black t-shirts and black yoga pants for much of my off-work hours.
So, in preparation for 2010 goal planning I’m going to read more and perhaps move towards a commitment to the “100 Things” lifestyle.
