Minimalism Monday - Backslid But ......

 

I know, I know... I need to practice what I preach, so to speak. Although I know there are really no "great excuses" we all give one but it all comes down to only one thing, laziness. 

I know I can say that I was working and to busy but I remember when I could clean the house, keep the lawn, work two jobs, write five blogs a day and interact with other bloggers. Some will say its as simple as the year 2020 being a horrible year but I won`t because people had more time to devote to the home this year. For me 2020 is the beginning of a new life and yes it was nothing more than being lazy because I didn`t want to keep up, I wanted to follow my heart and that was Robert. 

In December I go off my lazy and cleaned up the office, the most neglected room of all, it was nasty and I was ashamed of myself for allowing it to get so bad. I had already cleaned the kitchen but that got messed up again when I took everything out of the office, except the heavy furniture, and put it in the kitchen. What was to go, what was to come back in, all of it had to be organized. But one I got it organized it all fit perfectly and looks awesome. When I got it done the kitchen was back to normal, not spotless but clean.

Next was the front porch, I had empty flower pots, potting soil spilled and just plain old junk sitting around. I took a couple hours and cleaned it up. Now I am proud to go out and  sit on that porch.

Although I backslid and got off track, I am back and the year 2021 will continue to be a minimal living year, with recycling and clean as the main goal for my home. I remember how easy it was to live with less stuff, or just organized stuff and still have time to actually live life.

How are you doing with your minimal hoarding life? 

By Andria Perry

Photo by Andria Perry