I have too much crap!

Today I emptied my storage container. After a year and a half I was reunited with my Vancouver possessions. Below is what was my container, a picture taken when about 65% of my things had already been packed into a minivan.

Everything completely filled the back (seats taken out). Thank you Hendrik, thank you so much! He had the genius to angle a folding table into an “L”-shape so that it could fit together. I was tetris-impressed.

Now I have boxes and boxes of things and not much place to put them. Some of it I am very happy to see again. Like my blanket, my housecoat, towels, my table…all the really functional things. Things that keep me warm or let me put stuff on/in them.

Then there is all the random crap I’ve picked up along the way. I see it and I just feel buuuuuuurdened. “I was fine without you. I am independent now.”

I will probably warm up to somethings. Other things…well, a garage sale is in order. Also, from now on…well…in Japan I did a pretty good job at keeping purchases low, not buying room decorations and things like, no matter how kawaii. I think I will be able to continue that here. Right now I feel value in owning as little as possible.

Except for clothes…