Pack Rat or Minimalist Cloze Test

Hello, my name is Danielle and I'm from the US. Today I'll — choose —answeringanswer the question, are you a pack rat or a minimalist?

I would — choose —definitelydefinite consider myself to be a minimalist, now. Though in the past I was definitely a pack rat. Now I think it's really — choose —importanceimportant to have — choose —clearclearly space and to have very few — choose —possessionpossessions. For example, I think I only — choose —ownowning 25 — choose —articlearticles of clothing, and in the past I used to — choose —ownowned over 400, so I have — choose —makemade a lot of — choose —changeschange from — choose —bebeing a pack rat to now being a minimalist.

But I think it's very nice to be a minimalist, and I just — choose —wantwanting to get rid of more — choose —thingthings so that more of my house is clear and clean. That — choose —makesmake me — choose —feelingfeel really good.

In the past it was not like this, though. I very much used to be a pack rat. Whenever I — choose —movedmoving, I would have to — choose —tooktake so many things with me, and that's — choose —probablyprobable the main — choose —reasonsreason I — choose —becamebecoming a minimalist is because I got — choose —frustratingfrustrated by — choose —havinghave to take so many things with me everywhere that I — choose —gonewent. So, that's my answer.