Am I being a bad boy? I received a lot of minimalist items for Christmas.

First off, I want to say that I'm a mini-minimalist. And by that I mean I am trying to be more minimalistic. It is a flux, and I'm not where I want to be. I want to be more nomadic. I want to feel unencumbered by material possessions. But I know I can still accomplish this goal without completely eradicating all possessions. <br><br>That being said, my wife and her family know about my growing desire to become more minimalist. And I think they believe that being a minimalist is just about having fewer possessions. They also know I'm quite frugal (I hate spending money).<br><br>So for Christmas this year, I received "minimalist" items to go with my "minimalist dream". <br><br>Is idiotic as it is, I got:<br><br>- a minimalist phone case from my wife, because she wants me to protect my phone. <br><br>- a minimalist wallet from my wife, because she wants me to be able to carry my credit cards around in style.<br><br>- a minimalist watch from my mother in law, to go with the wallet.<br><br>- a minimalist backpack from my father in law, so my shoulders aren't sore.<br><br>- minimalist paint for the walls in my new home, from my wife. She wants to paint the house birch white, and thinks a minimalist color will go with my minimalist lifestyle.<br><br>- a minimalist desk from my sister in law, because she knows I love to work and my "minimalist desk" from IKEA might not be good enough.<br><br>- a minimalist chair, from my sister in law again. She knows I work from home a lot and I have a bad back, and she wants me to be able to sit comfortably in my minimalist chair.<br><br>- minimalist art created by my nieces and nephews. "Minimalist" art is just a picture with white space in the middle.<br><br>I love this family so much, but I feel like I've failed.<br><br>This "minimalist" way of life is not just about being minimalist, it's about reducing the overall amount of possessions I have. I don't want to have a minimalist version of every possession I have. I just want to have fewer possessions. That's all I've ever wanted. <br><br>And now, I have all this crap that I don't know what to do with. <br><br>Am I being a bad boy? Should I just start using it all? I feel like it defeats the purpose of what I want to do. <br><br>I also don't want to hurt their feelings. I know they want me to be happy, and they think they're doing that by giving me this. <br><br>So this is my dilemma.