Moving into Minimalism

For some reason last night I decided to stay home and ended up watching this documentary about Minimalism (http://www.theminimalists.com/). I had NO idea this was actually a thing and that it existed as an idea or movement. I'm just gonna quote their definition and the actual documentary in english with spanish subs:

Minimalism isn't about any of those things, but it can help you accomplish them. If you desire to live with fewer material possessions, or not own a car or a television, or travel all over the world, then minimalism can lend a hand. But that's not the point. Minimalism is a tool that can assist you in finding freedom.

I could not even finish that documentary and was already picking up old clothes I had not worn in years. The next day I went and donated all of those, kept "only" about 20 t-shirts (I'm still working on that) and threw away hundreds of objects I had kept for over 10 years for no reason at all. It's not like I got rid of every single thing I had accumulated in the past, but I did let go a good amount since they were not serving any purpose.
I like collecting things (have a big collection of old trading cards, some comics and music CDs) and I did not throw any of those away. I'm clarifying that since I've talked to people who refuses to go through this since they justify that "every single object they own has a purpose and is being used regularly". Indeed as the documentary tells you, together with those thousands of videos you can find online about minimalism, the aim is to only keep things that are currently serving a purpose and make your life better and happier.
Since I moved to north america I've been skeptical of buying too many things but I still did every once in a while. I first moved to Canada and got a bunch of furniture when I rented my first apartment. During the following year and a half I did not purchase that many big things, which I'm happy about but still got some stuff. A year and a half after, I moved to Washington state and for some reason moving all of my stuff took an entire and exhausting day (moving only from Vancouver, BC to the Seattle area), I could not believe the amount of things I had accumulated in just a year and a half -- And consider I had got to Canada with only 3 suitcases! I crashed at a friend's house for about 3 weeks until I got my own place and it turned out to be a furnished studio -- The price and location made it worth taking it -- That's when I realized I was not going to be able to bring most of the furniture I used to own. My friend ended up getting my coffee table, TV stand, and even my bed frame. I moved to a studio with a table, a mattress and a mattress base together with --still-- a lot of unnecessary stuff.
Somehow this video has opened my eyes a little, and I hope this is just the beginning to a better life somehow by caring less about things. Hopefully it's useful to you as well.
See ya next time!