By: Sophia Romero
I worked at Girl Scout camp over the summer of 2015 in Angel Fire, New Mexico and I thought I was staying the whole duration without going back home to Albuquerque. However, to my dismay I had many opportunities to go back home which I took full advantage of.
Among the staff were girls from America and other girls from different parts of the globe. Since they traveled a great distance to be here, they obviously had to pack light and only the essentials.
Unlike my international friends, I brought enough clothes to last me until 2020. My friends looked at my luggage puzzled and asked if it was all mine, which I replied: yes. They were stunned that I brought so much clothing since I only lived three hours away. Once they said all those things I realized that I had a shopping problem and a clutter problem. Who needs 20 t-shirts for the summer when there is this fabulous invention called a washing machine? Apparently, I did.
After that summer, I wanted to declutter my wardrobe to something less. I started with my t-shirts, sweats, and loungewear. When I went through my t-shirts I found that they were from high school or from Chi Omega; (they give out t-shirts like the Oprah show). You get a t-shirt! Everyone gets a t-shirt!
This was the first step on my long and tireless journey to minimalism. After exterminating most of my loungewear, I felt lighter and happier, like after you get a haircut.
It is a slow process, but once you have gone through most of your clothing and made room for essentials, it becomes an easier procedure.
