So I'm starting my journey towards a minimalist summer in a home about one-third the size of my current one. I want to be VERY intentional about what I bring.
I just starting organizing my home office and separating out the hopefully few things I'll need up there. I need to be cognizant of what I truly need, but also realize I don't want to get stuck not having something essential. For context, my "home office" will be combined use with a guest room (daybed). The room is about 10 x 10. One small closet.
Home Office:
I will bring:
- small box of different sizes of paper clips and binder clips
- about 3 rows of staples and a stapler
- tape/desktop tape dispenser
- folders
- my two desk organizers
- a few assorted rubber bands
- one pair of scissors
- printer paper
- folders
- clear plastic sleeves
- a dozen pencils with erasers and a pencil sharpener
- maybe a half dozen G2 Pilot pens
- highlighter
- dry erase board & dry erase markers
- pencil holder
- my little book of passwords
- checkbook
- my bullet journal
- my laptop
- my printer
- my landline phone & headset (I am stuck with the need for a professional telephone/headset when spending hours on the line with interviewees. Just won't feel comfortable with my cell phone alone.
- one banker's box to put my project materials in
- shipping tape & regular tape
- a couple of envelopes (not many)
- a couple of sheets of different kinds of labels & label maker
This list seems long. Does anyone have suggestions for shortening? Anything I'm leaving out that you think I've forgotten for a home office?
By the way, the title of this thread is obviously inspired by the Joshua Becker blog. I follow it on Facebook, and I've found his posts to be very relevant, useful and pithy (another word for "minimal")