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In a world where we are always “super sizing” our life,\u00a0 I like to\u00a0reflect about our stuff.\u00a0 What is “enough”\u00a0 in our world of consumption, media\u00a0saturation,\u00a0and bigger is better.\u00a0\u00a0Here is a story to add awareness about upsizing and over buying.<\/p>\n

A friend recently renovated her kitchen. She moved the old (meaning 4 years old) refrigerator to her office, which is a renovated 1950’s bungalow.\u00a0 Once at the location, the refrigerator would not fit through the door!\u00a0 In order to take it in, the doors were removed.\u00a0 The refrigerator is very out of proportion with the rest of the kitchen.\u00a0 What does this say about our homes now and then?<\/p>\n

My friend said,\u00a0 “The very moment they were taking off the hinges to the refrigerator door, I thought this is bigger than what the family used here 50 years ago and now I have two refrigerators at my house and a freezer. What\u2019s wrong with this picture?”<\/p>\n

\u00a0As we think through our choices in homes and lifestyle, are we aware that we have added “more” to everything in our lives? This not only includes appliances! Homes on the average are double the size now as in the 1950’s.\u00a0 During the last 30 years, the self-storage industry has been the fastest growing sector of the U.S. commercial real estate industry, based upon the number of new companies, new facilities and amount of total square footage added.\u00a0 Our stuff is outgrowing our oversized homes too.<\/p>\n

This year I have chosen to purchase only items when needed, not when wanted.\u00a0 It is really not hard, but I must be mindful of the choice.\u00a0 I avoid places that make for easy over consumption or items that are not necessities.\u00a0 I can already see the difference in my budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So with this cautionary tale, start an awareness of less is more.\u00a0 Begin your uncluttered journey in saying no to more stuff.\u00a0 \u00a0A client recently told me, “I used to think that having more stuff made me a better person.”\u00a0 Your stuff is not\u00a0who you are, it really is just stuff.\u00a0\u00a0 How will you know\u00a0when is “enough” for you?<\/p>\n

Want more information about our oversized homes?\u00a0\u00a0 Read The Ever Expanding Dream House\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=5525283<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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