We are just emerging from 5 weeks of building chaos to a newly modelled version of our house. Having spent 5 years living in a cramped, peeling kitchen and putting up with carpets which make you feel like you're living on a fuzzy felt set we have been thrust into a newer, sleeker way of living, with open spaces, wooden floors and uncluttered worktops....
Feels great. I don't want to break the spell! I'm scared to start bringing 'the stuff' back out of the loft. Last night I had a liberating thought; 'Maybe I won't.... maybe I'll just leave it there.... maybe we could even get rid of it.' For years I have been struggling to find places on shelves, worktops and windowsills for vases, 'nick nacks' and other well meaning gifts which we could well do without, and now that we have done without realise we actually prefer the clear, uninterrupted space and feeling of travelling light.
Do you love to collect & hoard things along the way or prefer to travel light?
