live a minimalist lifestyle

so as i entered previously- in 2 weeks i am moving to colorado.
the biggest reason this will help me to live in minimalist fashion will be because i am going to be living in a tent.
i am both excited for this and nervous.
i am completely 100% sure that i can live in a tent for 4 months, but i am not completely sure that i can live in a tent for 4 months and not kill my boyfriend (who will be living with me), and my dog (who will also be there). i have never lived anywhere but in a house, and i am a little nervous about things like ticks and mosquitos, but what i am a lot nervous about are bears and mountain lions.
i am also getting rid of so much. when i think about the fact that i’ve gotten rid of two truck loads, and i am still finding things, i can’t believe how much i had, and how much i still have- even though its not all physical items.
i thought that doing without material objects would mean i was uncomfortable and in need, but the truth is i feel so much better, lighter, and happier now that i don’t have to traipse through stuff all over the floor all the time (even though the stuff i still do have is usually on the floor…. now there is room for it to be.) so as i continue to pack and prepare, and get rid of more junk, i will keep thinking about this goal, and how much it has already changed my life, and i haven’t even finished accomplishing it yet.

i am moving to colorado!
this is my catalyst!
i am so very incredibly motivated to
get rid of so many things.
things i thought i needed,
but don’t.
i have already started filling boxes with
things i am not taking.
now if only i can stick with it…. :)

yesterday i found 43 things, and it was exactly what i needed.
i feel that this is the push i have been looking for, and all of you who are trying to live with less material objects are just the support i need.
i am so encouraged.
i have decided to give everything that i don’t use away first.
yesterday this led me to getting rid of 3 garbage bags of clothes, along with a box full of shoes, plus things like stuffed animals, records, etc. when i am finished with this, i will then move on to other things- things that i THINK i need, but really don’t. i feel that this might create some sort of a challenge, becasue i am programmed to think that i need all kinds of tables and chairs and extra clothes and drapes and books and cds.
hopefully this will be life altering, and burden lifting.
is there anyone here that is in the same place as me? or if you are farther along at living a minimalist lifestyle, do you have any advice?