6 Hidden Benefits of Minimalism and Why Your ’Stuff’ Might be Holding You Back!

Lighten your load, lighten your mind

When we left the UK in 2010 to pursue our nomadic dreams, we sold everything we owned (for the princely sum of around $1000 if my memory serves!)

Our extensive book collection, all my daughters toys, furniture, bikes, ornaments, kitchen utensils - almost everything except our computers, a suitcase worth of clothes each and a couple of ‘memory boxes’ left in my sisters loft.

After 14 years of being semi nomadic and living in Phuket for a time while my daughter graduated high school, we did the same thing all over again when we left in June this year.

Once again a couple of ‘memory boxes’ were left in a friends closet and we set off with a suitcase each (other than my 18 year old who had two cases plus extra bits in both mine and her Dad’s bags!)

At first our goal was simply to lighten our load to make travel easier - fewer bags to lug around, less hassle at airports, and a simpler way to move from place to place.

But what I didn’t expect was how much lighter I would feel in other ways.

Letti…