The Naturale Yogi

I have only started my minimalism journey a year ago and have not yet fully minimized a lot of my things. So when the lockdown was announced I was excited to be able to continue with my decluttering and down sizing. At the time of writing we are at day 38 of the lockdown and now I realized that not having a minimalist pantry has enabled me and my family to stay at home for at least the first 30 days of the city wide lockdown imposed on us. We ran out of fresh produce 2 weeks after but was able to get by with other food when I started to use the flour I had and made bread or pita. We also had stocks of coconut water and canned goods that we used when we ran out of fresh produce. On day 36 I made pasta with pesto I had sitting in the fridge for sometime and it was awesome.

I was thankful that we had a deep pantry and that we didn’t actually ran out of items for food. So what does this say about my take on minimalism? I personally am going ahead with minimizing my closet and non-essentials items like my library which I’m glad that I minimized so all the items I have right now are of value to me and I get to read all the fun books I’ve wanted to read “when I have the time” and right now I have a lot of time. Clearing out things that are no longer serving the life I want to live now and only keeping thise that add value to the life I want to live.

I know that being on lockdown and unable to leave home one would think that being a minimalist would be the worst thing for a person to be in times like these, but I learned that its because I have a minimalist mindset, meaning I think of every piece of item in my home and know where they are and know its value, I knew that I didn’t need to go on a panic buying spree. I knew exactly what I had and what I didn’t have so now I am able to buy just enough. Also by keeping things simple and minimal I was able to clean my room in less than 10 minutes a day so I can focus more on my food and workouts and my gardening and cats and dog.

I’m glad I’m already on this path before the world changed and I will continue on this path now that it has changed because I see that it is a good tool to have wheen things get crazy. Being focused on what matters most to me and only me is helping me survive this lockdown mentally and emotionally.