Sometimes it really is that simple ... all we need is a little sunshine!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
So much ...
If I had to list my roles I would have to start out with
1. mama, and
2. wife
Then there would be
3. work-at-home-mama
4. homemaker (cook, cleaner, bottle-washer!)
But, somewhere in my list of roles, I would have to add
8. Ridder-of-stuff
We live pretty frugally and I don't buy a lot of 'stuff'. Gone are the days when we would go to our local Target store just to see what was there, and invariably come home with bags of stuff that we never knew we needed!
These days we are a cozy family of five living in a pretty small house, and there are times that I feel we are just drowning in 'stuff'. Despite my best intentions, and the nearly constant flow of things leaving the house (whether it be through selling items, giving them away or freecycling), we just have so much 'stuff' left to live with.
I'm rather envious of friend's homes that are less cluttered than mine. Did they collect less? Give more away?
Or do they just have better storage than me?!
For now though, I'll just continue with my role, as the family's Ridder-of-stuff.
What are your favorite ways to find new homes for your no-longer-needed stuff?
1. mama, and
2. wife
Then there would be
3. work-at-home-mama
4. homemaker (cook, cleaner, bottle-washer!)
But, somewhere in my list of roles, I would have to add
8. Ridder-of-stuff
We live pretty frugally and I don't buy a lot of 'stuff'. Gone are the days when we would go to our local Target store just to see what was there, and invariably come home with bags of stuff that we never knew we needed!
These days we are a cozy family of five living in a pretty small house, and there are times that I feel we are just drowning in 'stuff'. Despite my best intentions, and the nearly constant flow of things leaving the house (whether it be through selling items, giving them away or freecycling), we just have so much 'stuff' left to live with.
I'm rather envious of friend's homes that are less cluttered than mine. Did they collect less? Give more away?
Or do they just have better storage than me?!
For now though, I'll just continue with my role, as the family's Ridder-of-stuff.
What are your favorite ways to find new homes for your no-longer-needed stuff?
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Early morning
I've always been an early riser; I love the anticipation of a new day, the clean slate of looking at the day ahead.
Mug of tea at my elbow, I'm stealing a few minutes to knit, to prepare myself for the day ahead, to breath deeply, and look ahead with anticipation. Yes! - always anticipation!
Mug of tea at my elbow, I'm stealing a few minutes to knit, to prepare myself for the day ahead, to breath deeply, and look ahead with anticipation. Yes! - always anticipation!
Monday, September 17, 2012
A Nature Shelf! (September 2012, week 3)
If this week's Nature Shelf had a theme, it would have to be 'preparation is key'.
Somehow the idea that I would have to do something to be ready for the new week, and adding an item representing the animal kingdom, totally escaped me, until I found myself scrambling at the last minute. Not good.
But I found a couple of sweet little birds that I had tucked away, and made a little nest out of some wool roving ... and there we have it; birds in a nest. Which is really more spring-like, than representative of approaching Fall, but it's something at least!
Somehow the idea that I would have to do something to be ready for the new week, and adding an item representing the animal kingdom, totally escaped me, until I found myself scrambling at the last minute. Not good.
But I found a couple of sweet little birds that I had tucked away, and made a little nest out of some wool roving ... and there we have it; birds in a nest. Which is really more spring-like, than representative of approaching Fall, but it's something at least!
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