In this day and age, can you imagine a woman with only one underwear, a dress, and four pairs of panties in her closet?
Youheum, a girl who lives in the United States, is one such person.
Youheum, who lives in Texas, was originally like other young girls, who liked to buy and buy, like beautiful clothes and shoes, and often bothered that the wardrobe could not fit.
But six years ago, after reading a book by The Japanese minimalist life writer Fumio Sasaki, she found that she was not actually happy in the constant pursuit of materialism.
She began to try to reorganize her life, reduce all unnecessary things, and focus on what would nourish her inner being.
Once such a minimalist life is "enlightened", there are fewer and fewer things in her life.
Six years later, she has reduced her wardrobe to 15 pieces of clothing.
Each piece is a carefully selected necessity.
A long skirt:
One pair of cotton and linen shorts, one pair of yoga pants, three pairs of casual pants.
A long sleeve, a short sleeve, a tight top, and an ordinary T-shirt.
Three short coats of different thicknesses, a long trench coat, and a windbreak jacket.
In terms of underwear, there is only one piece of sports underwear:
Four pairs of underwear:
Three pairs of socks:
A swimsuit:
Four pairs of shoes with different functions.
Every piece of clothing will be "used efficiently".
It's really bad and can't wear it, so it will be replaced.
In six years, 15 pieces of clothing were enough for her daily life.
The bathroom consisted of only two simple wooden toothbrushes, a wooden comb, and natural soaps she had made herself.
Some recyclable plastic bottles are left behind, which can be reused.
In the kitchen freezer, the vegetables are placed directly without any plastic bags.
The condiments purchased in bulk are placed in old glass bottles and can be reused.
Because I usually practice vegetarian food, the kitchen does not have too much oil stain.
After the usual handmade soap is lathered with a rag, the kitchen utensils can be cleaned.
In the corner next to the kitchen was her bedroom, where a hammock was hung.
In addition to saving space and materials, she also enjoys the feeling of relaxing in a hammock.
No sofas and no coffee tables in the living room.
There was only one yoga blanket and a few cushions that she used every day.
If a friend comes to play, she has several folding round stools to use.
On the balcony there were vegetables she had grown herself
The most "luxury" in life is probably the climbing frame she built for the cat at home.
If you are traveling, you only need to bring a change of clothes and utensils with you.
After practicing a minimalist life for 6 years, in addition to environmental conservation, Youheum feels that his spirit has also been reduced and healed.
She devotes a lot of energy to exercising, feeling nature, and managing her inner being.
Beyond the simple material life, there is a rich spiritual world.
In fact, the minimalist life is not only a material thing, but also a variety of desires that people are cultivated and spawned by the outside world.
While desire is always endless, the satisfaction brought about by consumption is short-lived, and the feeling of not being able to ask for it is anxious.
Only by learning to temper one's desires can one's heart derive happiness from contentment and peace.
Minimalist life is not only a burden reduction on one's own heart, but also a burden on the environment.
Lauren Singer, from the United States, for example, is a minimalist environmentalist.
She is most famous for putting the garbage she has produced in her life for 8 years into a glass jar.
You know, an adult makes an average of 1.5 kilograms of garbage a day, and Lauren used to be like that.
It wasn't until 2012, as an environmental science student, that she learned from the classroom about the scale and harm of human production of garbage.
Since then, she has been determined to live a "zero pollution, zero waste" life.
From frugality to luxury, from luxury to frugality.
The convenience brought by various plastics and disposables is difficult to give up, and it is not simple to live an environmentally friendly life.
But after fumbling for a while, Lauren did.
First of all, it is necessary to reduce the generation of garbage from the source.
Don't buy non-recyclable, overpackaged products.
Without the use of disposable plastic bags, the plastic waste in life can be greatly reduced.
To this end, Lauren has developed the habit of bringing his own cloth bag whenever he goes out, and no longer uses the various free packaging provided by the store.
Bring your own bag, you can also remind yourself of environmental protection and savings when shopping.
Don't buy products you don't actually need to avoid waste.
The various glass jars in the kitchen can fully meet daily needs, and the plastic left behind can be reused.
The second is to reduce the purchase of "new products".
From clothes and furniture, to electrical appliances and books, you can buy them at second-hand stores.
Second-hand shops are not only environmentally friendly, but also cheap.
As long as the eyes are stable and fierce, you can wear your own beautiful style.
The third step is to make the consumables environmentally friendly.
In order to reduce the contamination of various detergents, Lauren learned to make her own soap and so on.
Today, she can very skillfully use simple ingredients such as soda powder, coconut oil, lemon and soda powder in an hour to make the soap, toothpaste, dish soap and so on that she needs to use for a week.
She also opened her own video account to teach everyone how to make these natural cleaning products, which are very popular among netizens.
In terms of menstruation, she also adapted to using a menstrual cup.
The correct use of menstrual cups can be used for 5 years, which can save a lot of sanitary napkins and tampons.
In addition, she also learned to compost at home.
All food scraps are recycled and composted to grow flowers, vegetables, etc.