Monday, September 4, 2017

Simple Living. It’s No Fad. It’s An Adventure!



It comes as no surprise that the idea of ‘simple living’ is spreading like wildfire. Some people might say we’re all just jumping on a fad. Ok, maybe it is a fad. But maybe it’s our souls screaming out for a just bit of freaking peace and quiet. Maybe it’s our hearts whimpering in agony that we can’t travel to that one place we’ve always wanted to see, because we’re buried in credit card debt. Maybe it’s our very beings head-banging in misery, wondering why we have a dozen flashlights but we can’t ever find one when we need one. Maybe it’s our inner child wondering why we’ve created so much extra work for ourselves with all the crap we own, that we have no time to play. Dramatic, I know. But, my inner child is a bit of a drama queen. But seriously, in this age of high pressure jobs, long hours, stressful commutes, retail overload, readily available credit, and socioeconomic pressures, it’s no wonder that so many of us just want to take it down a notch or two and b-r-e-a-t-h.  It’s no fad – it’s an adventure!

So let’s take this ‘Simple Living’ adventure together, whatever it means to us. Simple living does mean different things to different people but that’s what makes it such a wonderful idea. It’s a philosophy built on unique people and their creativity. If you were to ask to ask ten people for an idea on how they might live more simply, you’d likely get ten very different answers – ten unique perspectives. You might get responses ranging from ‘live in a travel trailer’ to ‘go through three totes in storage and reduce them to only one tote’ to ‘drive myself to places that require more than two buses to get to’ to ‘take a day hike twice a month, no matter what’. We will be asking this question a lot and sharing many ideas, based on the answers, here on this blog.

Many of the ideas you will find here will be well, ‘simple’. You likely won’t find complex plans for building a photoblasting hydromotising phlebo phlabo system on this blog because we’re not mind blowing science geniuses. Unless, of course, a mind blowing science genius joins the team someday. One never knows. But until then, you’ll find tip on minimizing, multi-function gadgets, reducing, simple pleasures, shopping, cooking, etc. We hope that you will enjoy what you find here, share us with your friends and share your simple living adventures with us.

Wishing you a simple life,

1 comment:

  1. I'm sooooo that lady trying to consolidate the closets full of totes! I look forward to seeing what you post.

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