An essential part of my
purging of the house is my
wood stove. This weekend
I've burnt journals,
drawings, paintings and art
pieces, mine and my daughter's.

This process of elimination
has always the effect of
keeping the best for what
I have. By burning old
pieces of art, only the
best is kept, making my
'portfolio' always looking
better. I want to create a
book of my stuff at one
point, simply to get rid
of even more stuff.

When my uncle died, we
lost a lot of his art,
nothing was classified, or
photographed. A lot of his
painting got given away,
some were lost in moving,
I am not too sure where is
the crux of his collection. 

It would have been nice to
have some sort of
post-mortem creation of
his portfolio. A book that
bring all of his visual
art in one place. So I am
thinking that I should do
that for myself. Once all
the art is in on place,
and I am ready to travel
again, simply get
everything scanned, and
made into an art book,
print on demand, have a
digital copy, and voila.

Reducing my possessions
feel very healthy and
creative. What do I want
to leave behind, what do I
want to keep. Can I make
this smaller, simpler. Who
will care about all of
that stuff.

I am born in a culture of
stuff. I didn't choose to
have all that stuff. Some
people would say that I am
lucky that I have so much
stuff. I am not sure it's
a good thing to have too
many object to manage.

Some people's brain might
work well with stuff. It
creates a lot of anxiety
for me, which makes this
process of purging the
house to enjoyable.

I'm almost done with the
bedroom floor clear up,
once that's done, only the
main floor will remain to
be done. A little bit
every week! And by not
watching the tv, I have
all this time to continue
this process.