Katsmeow
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This is a video where this guys describes his apartmnet. It was interesting:
GIZMODO - The Tiny Transforming Apartment That Packs Eight Rooms into 350 Square Feet on Vimeo
I do find his lifestyle too extreme for me and I wouldn't be happy with that amount of space and possessions.
That said, over the past few years I have found that I am happier with less "stuff" and a smaller home than I had in the past. I do find more happiness with less. It has been a process. 3 years ago we were living in a 4500 square foot house with a guest house and 2 double garages in which we did not park. One garage was solely used for storage and the other partially. Now we live in an about 3000 SF house and we can park in one side of our garage. We got rid of so much stuff when we moved. At one time we had about 20 book cases, now we are down to 3 plus the ones in our son's room. Even with all we have gotten rid of, I still have stuff that I know we have but I don't know where it is. The article did inspire to pick back up on my decluttering and just getting rid of stuff.
I found this article helpful in suggesting to get rid of stuff rather than "organizing" it:
A Secret to Happiness? Don’t Get Organized. « The Happiness Project
GIZMODO - The Tiny Transforming Apartment That Packs Eight Rooms into 350 Square Feet on Vimeo
I do find his lifestyle too extreme for me and I wouldn't be happy with that amount of space and possessions.
That said, over the past few years I have found that I am happier with less "stuff" and a smaller home than I had in the past. I do find more happiness with less. It has been a process. 3 years ago we were living in a 4500 square foot house with a guest house and 2 double garages in which we did not park. One garage was solely used for storage and the other partially. Now we live in an about 3000 SF house and we can park in one side of our garage. We got rid of so much stuff when we moved. At one time we had about 20 book cases, now we are down to 3 plus the ones in our son's room. Even with all we have gotten rid of, I still have stuff that I know we have but I don't know where it is. The article did inspire to pick back up on my decluttering and just getting rid of stuff.
I found this article helpful in suggesting to get rid of stuff rather than "organizing" it:
A Secret to Happiness? Don’t Get Organized. « The Happiness Project