You Might Be A Minimalist

A little while ago I was interviewing a pet sitter, introducing her to Zac the cat and my home, and somehow I managed to mention minimalism in our conversation several times. Afterwards, I realized that maybe, just maybe, my obsession with all things minimalist might be going overboard. In fact, that got me thinking about how much minimalism has entered into all areas of my thinking. Here are some examples:

If you drop the words “minimalism,” “simplicity,” or “decluttering” into conversations with almost everyone, you might be a minimalist.
If you wander around your home restlessly looking for more stuff to declutter, you might be a minimalist.
If you look at photo frames hanging on your walls and contemplate how you can decrease the number without offending anyone, you might be a minimalist.
If you read minimalism blogs at the table when eating by yourself, you might be a minimalist.
If you email lists of minimalism blogs and podcasts to your friends, you might be a minimalist.
If you’re house hunting and immediately reject houses based on excessive square footage alone, you might be a minimalist.
If you’re planning to move and don’t dread packing up quite as much as in the past, you might be a minimalist.
If you rationalize your procrastination to avoid shopping errands, you might be a minimalist.
If your memory of discarded furniture is mostly gratitude you don’t have to dust so much, you might be a minimalist.
If you have an ongoing bag of clothes or pile of stuff waiting to be donated, you might be a minimalist.
If you’ve ever told yourself “I wish I could minimize my food cravings as easily as my house stuff,” you might be a minimalist.
If you catch yourself mentioning that your blog, Facebook group, Facebook page, and other social media accounts about minimalism to just about everyone, you might be a minimalist.
If you take photos of donations packed in your car to post online, you might be a minimalist.
If you take before and after photos to show off your decluttered rooms, you might be a minimalist.
If you find yourself referring to Josh and Ryan aka The Minimalists in conversations, you might be a minimalist.
If you’ve seen the documentary Minimalism multiple times, you might be a minimalist.
If you shake your head (or yell) at the people in house hunting shows who want ridiculously large houses to store all their stuff (and then turn the shows off), you might be a minimalist.
If you’ve ever deleted tasks from your to-do list with the excuse that you’re curating the list, you might be a minimalist.
If you cut the cable cord after months of agonizing and discover that you don’t usually miss it, you might be a minimalist.
Finally, if you step out of your busy life to stop and smell the roses, literally or metaphorically, you might be a minimalist.