Simplifying!

It feels SO good to go through my things and P-U-R-G-E ourselves of "stuff!"

I've been reading this blog by a mom who is simplifying her home: theyearofless.blogspot.com
 It's inspiring!

Also reading the book The Best of Cheapskate Monthly by Mary Hunt which you can find here.

These are fabulous resources!

I am trying to live with less things to bog me down, steal my attention and keep me from feeling freer and like I can have joy without acquiring things.

I even got rid of my Facebook and got a brand new one with only family and a handful of close friends so I won't be on there very much because there isn't much to look at.  I made it boring on purpose :)

Last week I went through most of what we had and got rid of many items I realized we didn't use.

My rules:

• Toss books we don't open and most likely never will (even if I bought it because "I've always wanted to read that") 
• Get rid of "extra" things: yoga mat I never use, clothes I never wear, shoes I never put on 

•  Get rid of things I can use now on the Internet: Dictionary, A Bible with 4 different verisons, Thesaurus

Tim even spent time getting rid of video games he doesn't use (and sold them to a game trader to buy himself a new X-box controller).  I'm SO proud of him!

And in the process, our church raised about $500 in a yard sale for Laundry Love to support families who need laundry done for free.

Ahhhh.... now go get rid of your stuff & tell yourself you'll be happier and more satisfied with life if you just have LESS!