You have more than you think!! Here’s your reminder to do some spring cleaning

Last week, I moved out of my apartment in Chicago, and this is technically my third cross-country move. And it actually was the easiest because I've been on my buy less and buy better journey for the last few years. And you may be wondering, how do your shopping habits have anything to do with moving? Well, when I was moving to Chicago, that was my first time packing up my own apartment. And it was a little bit traumatizing because I did not realize just how much stuff I actually had. It actually ended up being the true catalyst for my buy less and buy better journey because I never wanted to go through an experience like that again. When I first moved into this apartment, I vowed that I would move out of it with less stuff than what I came with. And let me just say, mission accomplished. Over the last 18 months, I have made a very concerted effort to do a few key things. First is to just generally shop and buy less overall because I really don't need anything. Second is to be significantly more intentional about the volume of things that I own. And in the times where I did buy something, it needed to fill a gap or something else had to go. And third, I've started decluttering as part of my regular routine. And so now I literally don't own anything that I don't use. On top of this, I've also started selling my clothes on Depot, which I highly recommend. And I've also been doing a project pan where I use up what I have before I either open something or go out and buy something new. We all have way too much stuff. And honestly, you don't really realize it until you have to pack it all up and move it to a new place. Next time you buy something, think about how annoying it's going to be to pack it the next time you