i've been feeling really inspired to simplify our life over here. if i were to take pictures of what our apartment looks like right now i'd be too embarrassed to show you!
i feel like we have too much stuff, and we have even more stuff being stored at ben's parents' house. i want to live with less, want less, need less, and buy less. it's so hard living in a world of "more" when really i just want a simple life with as few items as possible.
tomorrow the kids have a snow day (the kids i teach) so i'll be spending my day deciding what needs to go and what needs to stay. this goes for literal items as well as parts of our daily life. just as some clothes, books, and other random items will be donated, so too will activities in our lives that are not doing their part to create a happy and healthy home.
our food needs to be simplified, too. i've been lazy about cooking and my body knows it. i need good, real food from scratch that i can feel happy about when it's on my plate. sometimes i'm so tired i cannot imagine cooking, but when i do i feel so relieved that i'm eating good organic food that i cooked myself. i can't wait to have a house someday with a garden of fresh veggies. for now, i have to buy as fresh as i can (which is so hard in a new england fall/winter) and cook as real as possible.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
visuals.
my blog has almost no pictures.
i never remember to take pictures of anything.
i don't carry a camera around or anything, and anytime i need or want a picture of something i tell ben "hey get your phone out and take a picture of that". i then promptly forget about the picture.
but this blog will be super boring if i dont' start taking pictures. so maybe if i write it here that i need to start taking more pictures to show the blog world, then i'll actually do it.
up next: more blogging, more photos. watch out world!
i never remember to take pictures of anything.
i don't carry a camera around or anything, and anytime i need or want a picture of something i tell ben "hey get your phone out and take a picture of that". i then promptly forget about the picture.
but this blog will be super boring if i dont' start taking pictures. so maybe if i write it here that i need to start taking more pictures to show the blog world, then i'll actually do it.
up next: more blogging, more photos. watch out world!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
celebrate.
in the midst of stress, exhaustion and the mundane every day life, i am looking for things to celebrate.
this week i will celebrate:
-a student who giggles at the silliest things
-preschool hugs
-great afternoons
-a husband who does dishes
-coffee with a dear friend
-in-laws who i feel so lucky to have
-music
-inspiration to be more present in my life
-a husband who can cook breakfast.
-and who will learn to cook with me.
daily life has plenty to celebrate. this week i will focus on the little daily celebrations. like remembering to blog today.
this week i will celebrate:
-a student who giggles at the silliest things
-preschool hugs
-great afternoons
-a husband who does dishes
-coffee with a dear friend
-in-laws who i feel so lucky to have
-music
-inspiration to be more present in my life
-a husband who can cook breakfast.
-and who will learn to cook with me.
daily life has plenty to celebrate. this week i will focus on the little daily celebrations. like remembering to blog today.
Monday, October 10, 2011
getting it all done.
sometimes i fall into the trap of thinking i have to do it all.
somehow i'm supposed to come home after being with kids all day who don't know how to listen (literally, we have to teach them to pay attention to us--not their fault) and spend time cleaning and getting my husband to listen to me.
why do i feel like it's my job to make sure everything is "just so"? who said that as a wife i have to make sure everything is clean and in order? granted i do have to cook because i would end up doing it regardless.
as i did the dishes this morning, i found myself wondering why as a wife i think these things are my responsibility. to be fair, i almost never do dishes anymore. that chore has somehow morphed into being what ben does and i'm honestly very okay with that. but the rest of it? well, i somehow manage to make it my burden.
i made a list of all that i want to accomplish this week. and then i decided what things to give ben to do. out of a list of about 30 things, i think he has 7. why? why do i think it's fair to give him only 7 things to do, and burden myself with the other 30? we both work. we both get tired at the end of the day. we both live here and pay to live here.
i need to stop thinking it's somehow my responsibility and start leaving more to share with him.
what really ends up happening is i get so overwhelmed with all i think i have to do that i end up doing nothing, already so exhausted by just the thought of the list.
being a wife doesn't mean it's my job to clean or do anything else wives end up doing. it means i'm part of the team. so it's time to take some burden off of me and share a little. to be fair, this has nothing to do with ben and all to do with me. he doesn't notice when i skip out on things.
somehow i'm supposed to come home after being with kids all day who don't know how to listen (literally, we have to teach them to pay attention to us--not their fault) and spend time cleaning and getting my husband to listen to me.
why do i feel like it's my job to make sure everything is "just so"? who said that as a wife i have to make sure everything is clean and in order? granted i do have to cook because i would end up doing it regardless.
as i did the dishes this morning, i found myself wondering why as a wife i think these things are my responsibility. to be fair, i almost never do dishes anymore. that chore has somehow morphed into being what ben does and i'm honestly very okay with that. but the rest of it? well, i somehow manage to make it my burden.
i made a list of all that i want to accomplish this week. and then i decided what things to give ben to do. out of a list of about 30 things, i think he has 7. why? why do i think it's fair to give him only 7 things to do, and burden myself with the other 30? we both work. we both get tired at the end of the day. we both live here and pay to live here.
i need to stop thinking it's somehow my responsibility and start leaving more to share with him.
what really ends up happening is i get so overwhelmed with all i think i have to do that i end up doing nothing, already so exhausted by just the thought of the list.
being a wife doesn't mean it's my job to clean or do anything else wives end up doing. it means i'm part of the team. so it's time to take some burden off of me and share a little. to be fair, this has nothing to do with ben and all to do with me. he doesn't notice when i skip out on things.
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