Hi! I hope you are having a FABULOUS Sunday.
Here is something I have done this week to simplify my life...
I cleaned out some kitchen cabinets!
My husband had been using multiple shelves as a storage place for leftover party paraphernalia. Plates, plastic utensils, paper napkins, birthday candles, etc. Most emblazoned with Disney Princesses or Spiderman. It was such a jumbled mess no one ever went near it.
When you begin to embrace voluntary simplicity, you have to avoid the urge to hoard. My husband and I are frugal and we hate to throw things out that may have use. We don't want to waste money or consume more landfill space. So we often hang on to things to use them up when others might throw them out.
That is not a bad habit. It is in keeping with the concept of voluntary simplicity to use all resources wisely. But you do not use them wisely if they are kept in a disorganized mess that everyone avoids! Some semblance of organization is important to make sure you are storing for later use and not just occupying more space needlessly.
So I took some time this week to take down all the stuff my husband had kept on these shelves. I went through it all, took out stuff that didn't really belong, and reorganized the stuff that was there. I got the stuff down to just one shelf. And now it is organized and ready for use.
In fact, my husband is taking our girls on a father-kid camping trip through our church in about a month. This stuff is going to be put to good use then. He'll need a table cloth, napkins, plates and utensils. It will make his life easier on the trip to use disposable stuff, and we already have these items on hand. That is what I call a win-win.
Here is something I have done this week to simplify my life...
I cleaned out some kitchen cabinets!
My husband had been using multiple shelves as a storage place for leftover party paraphernalia. Plates, plastic utensils, paper napkins, birthday candles, etc. Most emblazoned with Disney Princesses or Spiderman. It was such a jumbled mess no one ever went near it.
When you begin to embrace voluntary simplicity, you have to avoid the urge to hoard. My husband and I are frugal and we hate to throw things out that may have use. We don't want to waste money or consume more landfill space. So we often hang on to things to use them up when others might throw them out.
That is not a bad habit. It is in keeping with the concept of voluntary simplicity to use all resources wisely. But you do not use them wisely if they are kept in a disorganized mess that everyone avoids! Some semblance of organization is important to make sure you are storing for later use and not just occupying more space needlessly.
So I took some time this week to take down all the stuff my husband had kept on these shelves. I went through it all, took out stuff that didn't really belong, and reorganized the stuff that was there. I got the stuff down to just one shelf. And now it is organized and ready for use.
In fact, my husband is taking our girls on a father-kid camping trip through our church in about a month. This stuff is going to be put to good use then. He'll need a table cloth, napkins, plates and utensils. It will make his life easier on the trip to use disposable stuff, and we already have these items on hand. That is what I call a win-win.
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