How much STUFF do we need?

[shootingstar]

I am not going to pretend that I would enjoy living in super tiny space. However those little wee houses, Pax, are perfect, when I get old, frail and unable to move alot but would still want my independence.

My partner's mother had a newish tiny apartment of 400 sq. ft. for a few years and meant for the elderly, before she had to transfer to a nursing home. It was nice because it was bright and new.

Here, the only thing extra since photo is a couch and a huge box of more art supplies which I haven't gotten around to buying a piece of furniture to store it. It's a money thing... (Far away in orange dot, was Maidei on the mantlepiece. )

I don't plan to get a tv. But if I have some artwork that I made, a computer to find info. /create stuff, etc. it's fine. I essentially moved only enough posessions to fill 8 large (4 ft. tall) boxes and 4 suitcase equivalents plus a bike. This would not be unusual for a young student bound for college/university. But I'm over half a century old.

75% of my stuff is still in another province. Do I miss it? Well every time I go back, I bring back stuff....usually clothing, books, etc. I have more artwork that I treasure which is somewhere else. Unfortunately I left behind my Christmas tree and all the decorations for now.. So when I go back to rummage for more stuff, I will be discarding some stuff too....alot of paper files, deconstruct photo albums. I had to accept a job and get myself over to another province, within a strict timeline. Relocation did not include employer covering any moving nor flight expenses. I really wanted a job. But yes, it is a job with solid reliable benefits.