While I’ve come to appreciate the process of organizing my belongings, tools, and space, in conjunction with cleaning/tidying up, I feel it takes up more of my time than I’d like it to. Perhaps I feel this moreso this week, since I’ve been making a conscious effort to streamline my studio and my life in a way that cuts out unnecessary actions on my part, as well as distractions.
I’m one of the jack of all trades types, though I am leaning strongly into my path as a painter [on canvas]. This means that I want to simplify my space and my belongings so that it’s more conducive to myself painting more, and further molding my life around it.
This week I have rearranged my studio space (and bedroom). In the process, I am cutting down on things that I own, like unneeded electronics, clothing, and dishes/cookware. I am dysfunctional in life to some degree, so I have to learn to work around that dysfunction and make my environment work for me.
Sure I’ve had minimal belongings in the past. Each time I move or go on an extended road trip, I would make a point to get rid of as much as possible, but it’s been three years since anything of that sort. So I’ve gotten more comfortable where I am. In that time I have pulled the trigger on buying many items to “make life easier” or pursue certain endeavors.
More recently I have come to the conclusion that I just need to paint and cut out most everything else, because painting is the very thing I know I will do the rest of my life. I’m passionate about it and experience personal growth each time I do it. For photography, I only own a Fujifilm X100f which I very much enjoy. I sold the last lens for my Canon camera on eBay yesterday.
I look forward to “completing” this organizational and minimization process so that I can focus on what truly matters to me. Funny enough, I’ve noticed I’ve been getting rid of my chairs too. My computer chair, so I now just have my laptop on a shelf which I can stand at to use it throughout the day. This is better for me since I am less likely to sit at it for long periods of time (I do have a stool nearby just in case I need some relief from standing). I also donated my only standard cushioned living room arm chair back to the place I bought it from. I found it would only ever collect items on it, like jackets… I really just have one chair now, and that is at my easel for painting.
Anyway, that’s how my spring is going! How is yours?
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