Rented Spaces: A Reflection on Digital and Physical Clutter
Explore the Rented Spaces Philosophy with Lita Goddess of Growth. Learn how to discern what to rent as a tool and what to own as your legacy. A journey from digital & physical clutter to a sovereign, intentional life. Start building what truly lasts.
We live in a world of rented spaces—from our cloud storage to our streaming services. My philosophy isn’t about rejecting this reality, but about mastering it. It’s about knowing what to rent as a tool, and what to own as your legacy. I help you build the sovereign income that pays for the rented tools, so you can focus on creating what truly lasts.
I am on a personal journey of transformation, and if you are reading this and it resonates, I would love you to join me. Our business is not ‘over there’ or in the cloud, but right here, exactly where we are seated. As I look around, I am working on a table I have fashioned as a desk, with three screens. Two are used for the job that supplements my income, and I type on the screen where I manage my business and personal life.
There’s order—I wouldn’t say perfect order. I’ve just acknowledged that my clean-up of digital accounts is ongoing, facing two-plus years of videos and data accumulated when I was livestreaming five to six days a week. There are countless emails from years of surfing and signing up to companies for brands and products I purchased or liked the sound of, but never got round to truly connecting with. There are also the many emails I distinctly remember unsubscribing from, who seem to have bypassed their own GDPR security measures.
I’ve spoken previously about energy. At fifty, I acknowledge there is not much that will be taken with me on my forward journey from this life. There’s a deep desire to declutter. Interestingly, I see myself in a bigger place with more space and less stuff. Nothing to wipe or dust—or very little, anyway.
This reflection extends to my physical space. The government has encouraged households to create an emergency bag ‘just in case’. I have so many ‘just in case’ purchases; some have been great, others have been stuck in my loft since moving to this little cottage five years ago. This month is my fifth anniversary here. I moved during the 2020 pandemic, one of the first permitted to leave my home due to having an exchange of contracts in place. My mother and I travelled in a chauffeur-driven car I had arranged, as the cost worked out better than a taxi.
I paid for two vans to take my two large wardrobes from my spacious one-bedroom apartment. I arrived at the cottage—a property I’d decided to purchase online—to find both wardrobes were too big to fit in the bedroom. I had upgraded to a three-bedroom cottage, but while the room count increased, the practical space did not. The majority of my kitchen items ended up in the second-largest room, along with one wardrobe the delivery people spent hours reassembling. The other wardrobe went into the third room, which served as my office and dressing room. By 2023, I sold it to make space for a queen-sized bed, advertising for a Monday-to-Friday lodger.
Before that, I was helped to put boarding in my loft to store things that fit comfortably in my old apartment. My new house, though pretty, has less storage. Today, I have things in my loft I haven’t used since 2020. A friend helped me take suitcase loads of clothes to charity shops; some in Glastonbury even turned me away as they receive so many donations.
I kept what I thought I would use, but I need to return to the loft. I’ve since learned that new builds often have little to no storage, as builders maximise profit from each space. I also discovered the third bedroom isn’t a legal size for a bedroom; it can’t be rented out separately. There’s no space for a queen-sized bed and a wardrobe, so I opted for the bed and a single hanger for occasional stays. The second room fits the remaining wardrobe and a bed, but there’s no space to exercise or work. My main bedroom has no wardrobe. I’ve created storage under beds and plan to build cupboard space on the walls. It’s a cottage—cute and small, but not practical for a family, and alone, I am struggling for space. Hence the desire to clutter-clear.
Rented space is where my reflection started. I reflect that for rent to make sense, I need to be strategic and create income streams that pay for the overflow and the excess, whilst also narrowing down and eliminating what I do not need. It is all part of the same journey towards a lighter, more intentional existence.
We will find whilst we are working towards to building our careers, our business, often ties directly to the universal human experiences of home, storage, and the desire for a simpler life. Inside truly reflected outside. Hence the desire to clutter-clear. This entire reflection is the core of my Rented Spaces Philosophy. For rent to make sense, I need to be strategic and create income streams that pay for the overflow…”