I’m in a mood. A bit melancholy, a bit unmotivated and in need of a change. Under it all is the desire for a clean slate. A Fresh start. I’m looking forward to making the final separation between personal blog and business blog (I sure do love you guys!). I want to get rid of all my clothes and start from scratch. Redefine my style and only own clothes that fit. I want the rooms in my home to be organized and void of useless clutter. But still homey. I would LOVE to chuck all my kiddos’ toys and just save the few most played with items. Which is a total sham, because Christmas is almost here and our children will be spoiled with countless more gifts. This bothers me as well. We have too much.
I want to simplify.
There is a book out right now called 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess. The book reviews are off the charts, and maybe one day I’ll read it’s pages. I can guess the conclusion. The author’s family dramatically simplified, had a rough time, but it was a mostly good wake up call, and they are changed. I think we already know we don’t need everything we have. And things we think we need, we would be fine without.
As I enter this season of excess. My focus is to be present, to simplify and to give.
What’s yours?
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Paige says
Great post! I have been feeling to same. We recently moved in with my dad while we try and sell our condo, we put almost everything into storage and only brought what we really needed to his house. When we finally move again I don’t even want the stuff in storage, it’s so nice to not have all that clutter. PS I never got a chance to email you and say THANK YOU for the rose art giveaway. My kids were so excited to receive all that fun stuff!
Betty Palmer says
I have one bedroom upstairs that is totally without anything in it. Nothing in the closet, no furniture ( I gave all beds and stuff away ) and it feels so good. I hope
to do this to all the rooms upstairs except for one and I will use that as a guest room. Now my sewing room is different — it has a purpose — to make me happy!
carlee says
i have been thinking a lot about the EXCESS of Christmas…you don’t want to tell people how to give, but on the other hand you want to protect your family’s beliefs and values…i don’t know – it just is so hard sometimes to go against culture…let me know if you figure it out 🙂
Andrea says
I’m not sure it’s possible to live simply in our culture with 4 kids. People just give them so much stuff. And they bring so much stuff home. And then they find rocks and sticks to decorate with. It never ends!!