Hi everyone, welcome back to my very
special how-to guide around minimalism. Your
very straightforward steps, as to how to
apply minimalism in your life. Where we
take our love and appreciation of minimalism to a far deeper level. Now as part of
this playlist through original
minimalism and money. Already talked to
you about how to declutter your home. And we've even talked about minimalism and
travel. And today we're talking about
minimalism and handbags. Now if you haven't
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bell if you haven't already. So first of
all my tip is to pull absolutely
everything out of your bag. Leave it
completely empty. And look at all the
stuff that you've been carrying around.
The next step is to put back in that
handbag the absolute essentials. Normally your phone, your wallet and your keys. And then
look at what remains. How much stuff have you been carrying around that you don't
really need. Or don't understand, why
it was there. Why didn't you get rid of
it in the first place? We want to learn
from our observations, so that we stop
repeating history. Through any crumpled
bits of paper or rubbish. Make sure you
discard them considering the environment. Or put it in the recycling bin. When it
comes to putting those things back in
your handbag. Think about compartments, is
there a way that you can put something
back into a compartment or a pouch or a
wallet that keeps your handbag organized.
So when you quickly need to grab
something, you can grab it efficiently.
And also start applying some rules in
your handbag. If you're going to have
food
in your handbag. Make sure you take it
out at the end of every day. You don't
want your handbag being stained and full
of crumbs. It's really unhygenic, and it's
a breeding ground for insects, and of
course all those crumbs start to stain
and damage the things inside of your bag.
When it comes to putting those extra
things back into your handbag. Stop and
think and ask yourself,. How can I
minimize this? Do I really need all these
individual things in my handbag
cluttering it making it a disorganized
and weighing down my bag? Look at how you
can simplify it. For example if you have
your wallet, your mobile phone, a
notebook, your keys. What are the things
you can do to more efficiently? For
example you can get rid of that notebook. You can use the dictation in your phone.
You can use the note system in your
mobile. You can maybe even look at
getting rid of your wallet for example.
You can get one of these pay tags or use
Apple pay. Simply making your life so
much neater, so much lighter and so much
more organized. The next step is to think
about the environment. I've talked about
this in previous videos. Which I will
also link in the video description box
below but I always keep with me one of
these reusable tote bags. Now being
canvas it actually folds up into a
really small pile, that can pop into my
handbag. But whenever I'm at my
supermarket, I don't even need to grab a
basket to walk around the aisles.  I just simply use this and because it's not too big, it
stops with you from actually buying
things that I don't really need. I can
only fit a certain amount of groceries
and products in my bag. So it also
reduces my consumption. Now of course I am not telling you to walk around with a
really empty handbag unless that's
what you really want. But make sure
you're putting back into your handbag
the things that you love, value, use and
appreciate. Now for me one of the really
funny quirky things that I always carry
around in my handbag are my metal
chopsticks. I absolutely love asian food.
In particular Japanese food. But I get
really frustrated seeing restaurants
that have wooden chopsticks. Because they can only use
once and they end up in landfill.
So if I am at a Japanese restaurant, or i'm
grabbing some takeaway I will always use
these bad babies. And I always carry them
in my bag. And it feels really good
every time I pull them out and use them.
So much so, that I've actually had
restaurants ask me where I got these and
they've ended up buying them themselves.
So that they can reuse them and stop
using their wooden chopsticks themselves.
The next thing to think about is the
size of your bag. Do you really need a
big bag? I find whenever I you do use
a be bag. I tend to fill it up with stuff.
I feel obliged or pressure to be putting
all these things that I don't really
need in my bag. Just to simply fill it.
Stop and ask yourself what do I really
need for the day. Do you really need
to pack a jumper and a jacket in my bag?
Or can I get away with just having
a crossover bag where I have two free
hands spare to get me through the day.
Stop and think about what you actually
need rather than just going on autopilot.
Now on that subject of having big bags
and small bags.
Stop and have a look at your handbag
collection. Does it reflect what you
actually need? Is it suitable for your
lifestyle? Spend time looking at what
you've got. Work out what you need what
you can potentially discard or what
you've got duplicates of and you can let
go. Quality versus quantity. Get a handbag
that you really love, is really well-made
and reflects your value system. Whether
it be a vegan made bag, or whether it be
a high-end luxury leather bag. Make sure
you absolutely love, value, use and
appreciate it and treat it with respect.
And then my final tip isn't actually
necessarily around minimalism and your
handbag. But it came from a Russian gypsy when I was once having my fortune told. Which
is not something I do on a regular basis.
And she said to me,
never ever leave your handbag on the
floor.
It is incredibly disrespectful to the
flow of money and your message towards
money in your life. Always pick your
handbag up either put it on the table or
hang it up on your chair. Now I really
hope you've enjoyed this video around
minimalism.
I would love to know what minimalism things you do with your handbag. But also
I'd love to know if you have any special
topics you want to explore as part of
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