"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction." ~E.F. Schumacker
I'm really on a quest to keep it simple--life that is. I used to be the queen of multi-tasking and that just won't do anymore. I'm burnt out on that. I want to be present in every moment. So that's been my quest for the past few months. So imagine my joy when I stumbled across Joanne Heim's book "Living Simply: Choosing Less In A World of More." She offered simple solutions for keeping life at a manageable pace and offered some great ideas for how to live a sweet little life. If this is one of your goals, go get the book and check out her blog: The Simple Wife.
Simplifying for me has meant:
- cutting back hours at work so I can breathe a little
- leaving room in my schedule for leisure, time with friends, a day at the park with Rhyan
- saying no to things I don't really want to do
- cutting my magazine subscription list waaayyyy down!
- and using my crock pot like a mad woman so there's not the mad-rush to fix dinner after work.
And I'm enjoying the simple life. Tonight I got to "help" i.e. sit and watch Rhyan (with his skates on) put the United States puzzle together for the 127th time (he knows all the states already!), flip through the latest issue of Real Simple which just came in the mail today and I got to whip up a sweet little treat for a mid-week dessert.
