downsizinglife

I'm terrified of small spaces. Yet here I am, planning to downsize my life into something tiny.
My R18,500/month Joburg flat ($1,000 USD, £780) is slowly drowning me. Last month I missed a friends wedding because I couldn't afford the flight. I ignored a dental issue until it became an emergency. I haven't had a real holiday in 5 years.
I'm living in all this space, but I'm not actually living.
So I'm doing the thing that scares me: selling my stuff (goodbye, bread maker from 2019), looking at smaller places in smaller towns & choosing temporary discomfort over permanent stuckness.
Will I miss the space? Probably. Will I regret it? Maybe. But the real claustrophobia is being trapped in a life I can't afford, working harder just to stay exactly where I am.
The minimalist videos never show the messy middle—where you're not sure if you're brilliant or crazy. But that's where I am. And it feels more alive than anything I've felt in years.
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