I realized the other day that I do not seem to fully enjoy my flowers except for when I am watering them. I thought to myself—why have something if the only time you enjoy it is when you are taking care of it?
Some things I am thinking about…
-not being so busy that I am only taking care of but not enjoying the people in my life {husband, future children}
-minimizing what I have around the house…only keeping things around worth investing in for their enjoyment 
I so wish I could keep a plant, ANY plant, alive!
ReplyDeleteI think if I gave up TV, I could get a lot more accomplished. Like all those projects that I've started and never finished. LOL
ReplyDeleteyou don't suppose I could give up the dishes, do you? sigh... lol. I could probably get a lot more done if I gave up The Internets. But then again I'd also be giving up a lot of my sanity from chatting with other women instead of just a 2 yr old all day, so I doubt I'd enjoy my newfound free time...! lol!
ReplyDeleteOne thing i really SHOULD do is a great big PURGE in my craft room. It's such a disaster I'm doing no crafts at all. Buuuut I'm having a crafting party on thursday (for my birthday. I'll be eighty. I mean, twenty three. LOL) so I do have a deadline, so it will get DONE!
Girl, you hit the nail on the head. I try every day to find balance in all the things on my list and still fit me in or time to enjoy those said things on the list. It's a never-ending battle. Wait until you have kids and your list doubles. Then it gets real tricky. (Don't get rid of the daisies)
ReplyDeleteI hear you. This seems like a never-ending crusade, at least for me. I would love reading more about how you go about pursuing simplicity in your life. It's something I want, but have a hard time actually doing. :)
ReplyDeleteI decided a while back to only have the things I love and only do the things I love. I believe it is a state of mind. I like the sayings "change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change" & "change your thoughts, change your life". Your daisies are beautiful... I enjoyed them, thank you for taking care of them!~Jacque
ReplyDeleteThat's quite thought provoking. I have so many hobbies that I don't have time for half of them. But I can't seem to give any of them up. But you make an excellent point. All the time spent on those hobbies is time away from friends and my husband and there's a skill in balancing it all. I think it's time to declutter some things in my life. Thanks for the fresh perspective.
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