Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on Simplicity. -- Plato
Do I even know how much stuff I have? The answer is “no!” I mean all the miscellany that just seems to have crept over my home. You know what I mean...the pile of unread magazines, the unorganized pile of coupons (I know some of them are already expired), and (ahhhh!) the “junk” drawer. How many sizes of screws do I really need in the house? And how many mixing spoons do I use at a time? And the bins in the garage...(shudder.) There’s one thing in seeing potential in miscellany, but when it gets out of hand, it’s just mess-a-lany!
When I start to feel like my stuff is controlling me rather than me controlling the stuff, it’s time for a change. I work around it -- I clean it -- I lose it -- I look for it -- I spend money on it! And why?
Today’s simplifying idea is to decide what’s important. If your house were lost in a flood or fire but your family and pets were safe, what would you truly miss? If you started over from scratch, what would you absolutely, positively replace? It’s an interesting exercise that shows what’s really important to you.
What’s important to me? My family, friends, pets, family photos, meaningful work and faith. I want a beautiful environment to surround my loved ones (and me!) I also want simple - and the peace that comes with it!
So...knowing what’s important and that I want a simple and beautiful life, I can get rid of a LOT of things (mess-a-lany!)
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