06/18/2025
We went out of town for a family celebration, and we stayed with a cousin who is a complete minimalist- she has nothing, I mean NOTHING on her counters, coffee tables, etc.
The bedrooms have no clutter- every room looks like a hotel room.
While that’s WAY too stark for me, it got me thinking…what do I have at home that I’m holding onto, just because I might need it someday?
So let’s start- there’s a large bin of 36 ramekins that I’ve kept in my cupboard. I used them for my son’s bar mitzvah…he’s now 30 years old.
36 ramekins!
Which while very cute for food presentation, they are a pain to wash, because they always have residue left on them after the dishwasher. And they take up SO MUCH SPACE.
So why was I keeping them?
“I might use them again”(Really? I haven’t used them in 15 years)
“They cost money “ (Like maybe $30 from the dollar store)
“Maybe my kids will want them when they’re married” (Trust me, they don’t)
“They make me feel like I’m Martha Stewart”(Okay, maybe I need therapy😉)
So while I’m feeling a bit unsettled about giving them away, I’m also feeling proud of myself that I’m letting go of something that takes up a LOT of shelf space and doesn’t serve me.
So while I’ll never get to the uber- minimalist level of my cousin (and to be honest, I really don’t want to live that way), it feels good to give these away to someone who will actually use and enjoy them.
