Being that I am on canoe trips often, it has taught me to scale down what I do bring. The weight is a major factor with portaging. So I get use to leaving many things behind. It is a great feeling for me to streamline what I really need.
Recently I went to my girlfriend's cabin. The only thing I brought was my banjo, a good book and a pad of paper. The cabin is quite simplistic. Just the basics and I found it inspiring to start streamlining my home again.
I have this goal, that I could pack up my home in 24 hours notice. The more things I let go of that I 'think' I may need one day, the greater freedom I feel.
Well maybe one day I will be like one of the Jain monks that walks from town to town naked owning not even clothing. Just a feather to dust off where they sits so as not to kill anything. I think the Jain monks do carry something else but I can't remember what the other thing is.

Bare essentials Bonnie