Rachel Wilkerson Miller

Because I think there's this mindset of like, oh, buy nicer things, but buy less of them.

And like, sure, but if you can't afford to buy nicer things, you might still need to try to buy less and treat it well.

And I think that that mindset really helped me

hone what I like for starters.

I think so much of the, I'm buying this and why did I buy this comes from not really knowing yourself or knowing your intention.

So I think just getting in the habit of like taking this a second to ask yourself, what does this mean to me?

And I think with your home in particular, it's very easy to feel sort of influenced by what you're seeing online in a

That doesn't really make for a home that like feels cozy or that you actually want to be in.

I don't know.

Sometimes I watch these home tours of celebrities and I'm just like, where's your stuff?

Yeah.

Like where's your stuff?

Because it doesn't feel like they chose it.

And I think that's the big thing is you choosing something.

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