The Rules of CT Club
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Yesterday, 1 March 2010, I set out to accomplish a goal that I’ve been attempting to do periodically since I was kid. I want to reduce the amount of stuff I own and live a minimalistic lifestyle free from gross consumerism. Last yeor, I stumbled upon a blog post called the 100 Thing Challenge. Can you live your life with only 100 things? The rules are flexible to suit any varying degree of minimalism: from austere to cozy-yet-still-minimalist. With the challenge set, and the rules at my discretion, I have begun a journey that will take me to a clutter-free home, but a clutter-free body and soul as well.
I’ll be calling the 100 Thing Challenge “CT Club” since it’s faster to type and more fun to say. The C comes from the Roman numeral for 100.
Here are my rules (so far) for attaining my 100 Thing goal:
Rule 1: I will blog about CT Club.
Rule 2: I will blog about CT Club.
Rule 3: The rules are at my discretion, and can be edited or eliminated as needed.
Rule 4: I will dedicate at least 100 minutes a day to decluttering.
Rule 5: Start large, finish small. It’s easier to get rid of big things than it is to get rid of smaller, sometimes more nostalgic things.
Rule 6: There is no Rule 6 nostalgia!
Rule 7: Stay on target. Don’t lose focus on little distractions. (Social media, I’m looking at you.)
Rule 8: Create base categories of activities I enjoy and assess your stuff around these categories.
Rule 9: If several smaller things can be reasonably contained within a single larger thing, then I can count the whole group as one thing. (I have to justify my books and music somehow.)
I had some more, but life’s little distractions erased them from my short-term memory. No problem though.
With a base set of rules in place, I can get to decluttering. I’ll keep you appraised.
