First post: My purpose here--Enough is enough.

Last Fall and Winter I spent an inordinate amount of time in my sewing room paring through everything, shedding items from my fabric stash, patterns, books, old sewing machines.  It wasn't just my sewing room, I was also going through the rest of my house.  As a matter of fact the crawl space called my name too and I tackled that.  I am still going through my house.  Some people can get rid of their crap in a week, http://unclutterer.com/ others take a bit longer.  The trick is to keep more stuff coming in. See http://zenhabits.net/15-great-decluttering-tips/

I frequent PatternReview http://sewing.patternreview.com/ where you will find the best bunch of sewing stuff acquisition enablers there ever was.  I have been a member for a good number of years and truly enjoy the message board.   I have posted about my sewing room redo there.   There is a member there that has waved her distress flag of stuff and I think that more and more people are starting to feel it is time to reduce.  To read the thread look here: http://sewing.patternreview.com/SewingDiscussions/topic/57119

While sewing does not necessarily lend itself to minimalism, it can be controlled and I have heard rumors there are people out there who participate in the hobby that do not keep a stash or have problems with sewing supplies taking over their homes.  Perhaps their talent for editing is natural.  Looking at sewing rooms on the Sewing Room Yahoo list http://groups.yahoo.com/group/yoursewingroom/, I can only surmise that there are plenty of us who don't have that genetic trait.  I view my growth in minimalism as a process, a tool.  It is not an overnight phenomena.  I don't know that I will ever get down to 100 things  http://guynameddave.com/100-thing-challenge/ like Dave does (100 things, really?  Is that just crazy talk? Is that just for people without creative hobbies besides writing, running, yoga and biking?)  However, I am not going to say it is impossible (okay, improbable) but if my house burned down, I'd reach it quick.

I decided to start this blog to talk about the stuff I don't buy, how I resisted and how I felt about it.  I will always discuss the things I do purchase and why and how I compensated,  I hope to keep accountable here and perhaps dispel some myths.  If anyone actually reads and follows this blog, maybe I can help others detach from the feeling they need or should have more.  Most of it will be in regard to a creative hobby.  My message to sewing beginners is to relax, you really don't need all that stuff and thousands of dollars in mechanical wonder to learn.  Another gal who uses minimalism to enhance her creative life and assist other people is Robyn at  http://minimalistknitter.typepad.com/mk/  please check her out, she is an inspiration to me.

Let's cultivate the attitude of Enough.