simple.

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.

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!

laughter.

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"all you need in the world is love and laughter. that's all anybody needs. to have love in one hand and laughter in the other." ~august wilson

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.