Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
That was the question my husband asked me when I told him that I have decided to run a website with this name.
Now, mind you, he has his reasons. The fact that I came up with the name around three in the morning, probably put the question to the whole minimalist thing. Including my sanity.
A MINIMALIST? WHAT IS THAT?
I came from an Indonesian family of ‘hoarders’. I say, hoarders, because they loved collecting stuff, and refused to get rid of them. Well, at least my late mother was one. The house where I grew up has always been colorful with lots of things. Tons of decorating items, lots of plants, bright colors, and a messy kitchen. They are not minimalists at all.
HAVING MY OWN SPACE

If you read it up to this line, you might notice how I used past-tense describing my wish of a walk-in closet. Yes. It was a wish in the past. I don’t want that anymore. The thought of having a walk-in closet makes me dizzy. The imagination of me having to do colossal spring or winter cleaning, or folding many laundries gives me shiver. When it comes to clothing, I have reduced so much and keep things I love or need. In fact, I have started to reduce a lot of everything.
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
WHAT CHANGED – PART ONE
In 2016, I had finally read Marie Kondo’s first book. Yes, I was one of the Konmari victims. Go figure. Her method, although isn’t minimalism itself, speaks to me. Konmari was the first step into my minimalism journey. My first eye-opener to reason with the value of my possessions and be more intentional with my purchase. By the time this book became a hype, I couldn’t understand why. People raved about it, some people even quit their jobs and claimed to have this epiphany of life. Some became hardcore minimalists. Thinking that was much, I ignored the book. I wasn’t sure how I come to find the book again, or why I decided to read it. I know I was in Chiang Mai, a beautiful city north of Thailand.
IT DIDN’T WORK
WHAT CHANGED – PART TWO
EVERYTHING SEEMS GREAT, BUT….
HOW GRIEF CHANGES YOU

The song is ended, but the beauty lingers on.
Irving Berlin
THE AFTERMATH
STARTING THAT MINIMALIST LIFESTYLE
SO AM I A MINIMALIST?
Are you a minimalist?
Brain Stories
What do you think?