In today's era of material temptations, people are often caught in an endless vortex of consumption. However, my mother was like a breath of fresh air and chose a minimalist life.
She abandoned a lot of unnecessary luxury and waste, and ran her life in a simple and pure way, and amazingly, it was such a seemingly ordinary choice that made her fall in love with a minimalist life.
In the past two years, I have been able to save 100,000 yuan painlessly. However, it is not that she relies on extreme economy and harsh self-restraint,
It stems from her pursuit and understanding of the essence of life, so that she can love the simplicity and purity of life. Let's take you into my mother's minimalist life.
1. The entrance is neat and tidy
Whenever I saw that my mother's floor mat was spotless, I was very curious, and I asked my mother to find out, and my mother said that she usually took off her shoes outside, put them in the shoe cabinet, and then entered the house.
After listening to it, I was a little surprised, this small detail is grasped, no wonder the mat is so clean, unlike my house, it is dirty when you step on it twice, and there are usually several pairs of shoes on it, and my mother's only mat has been used for 5 years, and it is still so clean.
2. Walk into my mother's bedroom
Mom's bedroom doesn't have its own style, but it seems warm and calm, except for a few photos of her granddaughter and some daily necessities, there are no extra ornaments, and there are no pillows on the bed.
Many people are curious, where did my mother's quilt and pillow go, of course, they were placed in the cabinet, my mother said that after storing the pillow quilt and flat sheets, the bed looks neat and neat, so it can be hidden.
Mom's four-piece set is also two sets in winter and summer, enough to change and wash at ordinary times, and I won't buy more, and a set of bed sheets and quilt covers has been used for 10 years and 8 years.
3. My mother's closet
My mom has all the season's clothes hanging in the closet, and she doesn't usually buy much clothes. Just like in the summer, you just need to have a few sets of clothes to change in. Most of my mother's clothes are simple and versatile.
And most of them wear skirts in the summer, my mother said that there is no need to buy pants this way, and the skirts are relatively cool. The upper layer of the wardrobe is my mother's bag, there are only two,
When you go out on an outing, you carry a schoolbag, and the other is a versatile bag that you usually use when you go out. These two packs have been used for no less than 10 years, and I have to say that my mother is really saving.
4. My dad's bedroom
My dad's room features a lot of cabinets, usually bed sheets and quilt covers, bedding and pillows are basically stored in small cabinets, so there is nothing on the bright side, because my dad's bed is customized by himself, and the size of the sheets at home does not match much.
My mom did it herself, changing the sheets or quilt covers she didn't use, and just gave them to my dad. My mother has always adhered to the principle that if you can do it, don't spend money to buy it, and she has always taken the route of thrift and thrift.
5. My dad's wardrobe
My dad's clothes are even more scarce, just enough to wear and change, and I feel that he bought clothes N years ago. My dad's dressing style is more concise, mostly sportswear,
The pants and clothes are used in a hanger, and my mother has matched them for him, and a hanger is a set. Summer clothes are placed in storage boxes, mainly cotton, without wrinkles, and can be worn when you take them out.
6. A corner of the kitchen
There are very few kitchenware in the kitchen, and there is only one pot for two people, a rice cooker, a microwave oven, and a steamer. There is no one of the various Internet celebrity kitchen appliances.
My mother said that less things are happy, which saves money and effort, and not to mention buying more and taking up space, but also to work hard to clean up. In the refrigerator, I never stock up on too much food, and I don't need to spend money on any storage boxes.
After eating, I will buy it, and the freshness does not take up space. The whole family has a garbage can, the garbage bag is also a plastic bag for buying vegetables, my mother said, the home is not big, if you want to throw things away, throw it in the kitchen, there are many garbage cans, not to mention the peculiar smell, but also increase the burden of housework.
7. A corner of the bathroom
The bathroom uses rolling paper, so I simply use a plastic bag as a paper towel to store it, and my mother is not inferior to this piece of waste utilization.
Usually in terms of washing clothes, she uses laundry detergent, saying that laundry detergent and laundry pods are quietly rising living costs, and the effect of laundry detergent is the same, so there is no need to buy expensive ones.
She will also take the water from the washing machine and put it in a bucket to flush the toilet, not to mention that she is really witty.
The toiletries in the bathroom are also very simple, almost a piece of soap to wash the whole body. Skincare is also minimalist enough, and a bottle of vitamin E will do the trick.
8. Two people who do not shop online
This ubiquitous online shopping advertisement, watching TV does not stop. But my mother never buys it, saying that it can't be touched or seen, and I don't know whether it's good or bad when I buy it, and it's inconvenient to go back and forth, and it's easy to consume impulsively, so people block themselves.
summary
In my mother's retirement, she cut down on unnecessary consumption and focused on the practical value of things. And the minimalist life made her both full and rich. It also made me understand that sometimes a simple life can reap happiness and wealth.