Time to downsize.
Hello, my name is Claudia, and I am a collector. I collect books. Comics. Action figures/toys. Clothes. Shoes. Dvds. Records. Art… I have downsized my collections before, out of necessity when moving but I haven’t moved in quite some time and when I moved cross country I didn’t take much with me, since my room at my sister’s would be unused anyway.
I have made the difficult decision to become a minimalist. This is the main reason I have deactivated my Facebook for the time being. I need to spend more time with myself.
This process will start with cleaning out my drawers and closets and getting rid of clothes and shoes.
The second step, which will be the most difficult, will be my books. I’m not going to get rid of all the books but a majority. Hopefully at least 75%.
Third, toys. I love them. I want to keep collecting them but they require a lot of space and most just sit in their boxes in my closet. I will keep a select few and mostly ones that were gifts.
Next, I need to get rid of my records. I love them but I don’t even own a record player at the present and I feel like if I want to start collecting them again, I’ll always be able to track down the ones I want. There are a couple I’ll keep for sentimental reasons.
DVDs are not a problem. My ex still has pretty much my entire collection. I would like to have them because I love movies but that’s one step I don’t currently have to worry about.
As far as my art… you’d have to kill me.
