Clutter

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Lately as I browse through blogs and enter new restaurants, I notice that minimalism has become "the" thing. I see photographs of chic apartments with tons of negative space and barebones decor with usually that one accent piece. Simple, pattern-less clothing cuts accented by simple shoes. White, black, and grey reign.

Yawn.

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Stuff in too many books into that bookshelf, throw in *way* too many plants that are needed, mix patterns and prints, and add about five more-than-necessary pictures on the wall and I'm digging it. Call it "bohemian" or "busy", but we all know it's clutter.

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I feel like with a home full of clutter, it has a story to tell. Things from bygone trips and old friends hang up on the wall or sit as bowls on the counter, and everything has some sort of history. I like places that look lived in, and make me want to get to know the people living there.

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Books

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While I love reading, analyzing, and thinking about books and what I've read, I also enjoy the pure aesthetics of them. I'm one of those types of gals that I don't think will ever succumb to a Kindle. I love going to libraries and bookstores. I love sharing them and bringing them into the bathtub with me. I love getting them new and I love getting them used. I just love them.

That being said, it saddens me that I'll probably have to leave most of my collection behind in the Philly area and start new in Victoria. The space and energy it would take to transport all of my books would be too much. I guess I can look at it as a fresh start!

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