You know something, I had plans for 2011...I mean big plans...plans that included simplifying my life in all areas, focusing on needs not wants, enjoying good health, family, friends etc and blogging about it. That DID NOT happen!
Oh I simplified, but I didn't blog about it. Why you ask? Well the short answer is that I didn't think it was exciting enough for anyone to actually care. So I gave up. I mean do you really care that I cleaned out my closets or that I managed to get rid of the boxes in my basement that I have moved 3 times and never opened? Do you care that I cut out processed foods and STILL struggle to eat unless I'm at home? It appears from what I am hearing that you do...you actually DO care. So today I begin blogging again.
So what do you need to know from my experiment last year? You need to know that simplicity is NOT simple. It's hard...I mean uber....Arnold Schwartzeneger Terminator hard. It is an ongoing battle between you and society....an ongoing "gone back to highschool popularity contest" hard. It is a constant battle between those adorable glittery Nine West Slingbacks that you might wear once...but they are soooooo on sale and actually enjoying the room in your closet and wearing EVERYTHING you own. It is a constant battle between enjoying a simple soup of locally grown vegetables and organic bread and stopping at McDonald's on your way home from a busy day to scarf down a BIG MAC while texting and driving.
Simplicity is not simple but it IS deeply satisying. So give it a shot. Start with one thing...get rid of the late night stops for a Big Mac....actually cook one night a week....use a crockpot.....talk to your family while cooking....better yet....get them to help. Eat something warm and follow it up with cookies because everything is better with cookies....start simply and see where it takes you.
I wish you a simply beautiful 2012...with cookies!
Oh I simplified, but I didn't blog about it. Why you ask? Well the short answer is that I didn't think it was exciting enough for anyone to actually care. So I gave up. I mean do you really care that I cleaned out my closets or that I managed to get rid of the boxes in my basement that I have moved 3 times and never opened? Do you care that I cut out processed foods and STILL struggle to eat unless I'm at home? It appears from what I am hearing that you do...you actually DO care. So today I begin blogging again.
So what do you need to know from my experiment last year? You need to know that simplicity is NOT simple. It's hard...I mean uber....Arnold Schwartzeneger Terminator hard. It is an ongoing battle between you and society....an ongoing "gone back to highschool popularity contest" hard. It is a constant battle between those adorable glittery Nine West Slingbacks that you might wear once...but they are soooooo on sale and actually enjoying the room in your closet and wearing EVERYTHING you own. It is a constant battle between enjoying a simple soup of locally grown vegetables and organic bread and stopping at McDonald's on your way home from a busy day to scarf down a BIG MAC while texting and driving.
Simplicity is not simple but it IS deeply satisying. So give it a shot. Start with one thing...get rid of the late night stops for a Big Mac....actually cook one night a week....use a crockpot.....talk to your family while cooking....better yet....get them to help. Eat something warm and follow it up with cookies because everything is better with cookies....start simply and see where it takes you.
I wish you a simply beautiful 2012...with cookies!
