I have really been feeling the need for a more simple life. I am not a big city girl, but I have also never really had the desire to live out in the woods, either. Lately, though, I can really see myself out on a big piece of land (or at least not 5 feet away from our neighbors) where my children can get out and play in the yard. Here we have a lake just a house away, with alligators, of course, so I never let the kids just go out and play without me.
I envy the women who have nothing more to do than play with their kids and clean their house. (I guess I am assuming that those women are out there - maybe I am wrong). I feel like I am always running....from home.. to the office.. to the store to buy supplies for the office.....I can't ever catch up. I am sure that the "craziness" of my life is my fault. I am task oriented and rarely do I count laying around the house with the kids as a task.
I am just tired of all the extra stuff.....tv....house clutter.....cell phones.....email.....shopping...and even the computer....
Am I making any sense? Maybe in my mind the solution to getting rid of all these "extras" is to live on a farm with my own chickens and a garden so I don't have to "go and do" anything, but then I would probably feel like my list of things to do at the farm was never done either.
This really sounds like I am not grateful for my life. I am soooo grateful for my life. I would probably go crazy without all of the "comforts" that I enjoy. I know I am so blessed with a great husband, good kids, the gospel, a beautiful home, a beautiful place to live, reliable cars to drive (and the money to buy the gas), health, and even an amazing business. I don't know how I could be more blessed than I already am.......I just wish I could simplify things a little. Does that make any sense?
Well, thanks for listening to me ramble. I think I will ignore my "lists" today and see if I can't simplify my life - if even for a day.
Standing as A Witness
6 years ago
3 comments:
Melica, i hear ya!!! I felt this way a few years back, and you wouldn't believe the stuff I got rid of to simplify. I mean, trash bags full. I felt like my life became easier, without all the stuff around me. Then we stopped many activities and did more playing at home together....or at the park, or on walks or scooter rides etc. We even stopped watching tv. since that time, we've gathered more and took on more but i feel more balanced. I think that technology can be tiring. Remember the days when you didn't have emails or phone messages to return? Try turning off your answering machine and not checking caller id to see who called. If someone wants you...they'll have to keep ringing you to get you. That alone feels nice every once in a while.
I too dream of a farm in the middle of nowhere. Maybe that's what we can do for a girl's trip? Go to a ranch and ride horses and leave our cell phones behind!
Thanks, Elaine. You are my inspiration. I think that a girl's trip into the middle of nowhere sounds fabulous! I'm even all for replacing a pool for a lake as long as I can be guaranteed that there are NO alligators! :0)
I can relate completely! I thought that when we moved to a smaller town, the pace of life would slow, too. That has not happened. Then I realized that it was ME that had to slow things down. I'm definitley still trying to do that--sometimes things are still overwhelming.
I've recently gone through the house "purging" and that has felt so good! Just to get rid of things we no longer want/need and free up space has helped so much!
I wish I could give up tv like Elaine--I'm sure that would free me up even more, but that's one of my guilty pleasures once the girls are in bed, and I just don't want to give it up..yet.
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