Living Simply So Others Can Live

Simplify.

I hope that through this series over the past month and a half, that you have found more simple ways to live. Some of the ideas may not be right for you, but they may be right for some. Living a simple life takes energy to find, but once you find that happy medium, it is a joyous life to live.

So…

What is most important to you?

I hope that through this series, that you have been able to discover what is important to you. What you value. What are you choosing to do without? What do you need to let go of? However you answer these questions, whatever is NOT important to you, GET RID OF IT.

It is so easy to fill life with the unnecessary, the unfulfilling, and unsatisfying. Discovering what’s important, helps you live a purposeful life, filled with the dreams and desires you want to accomplish, as you walk through life.

In fact, while doing this series, I ended up getting rid of 2 large boxes of items we never used. Yes, I walked this journey right along side of you. Many of them being clothes that I haven’t worn in a year and would only wear out of guilt because I own them. I decided to donate them and keep only what I truly wear and appreciate. I also worked on going through our storage closets and purged of anything that I know I will never use. Some items may have been sentimental, so I put them in our keepsake bin. Making sure that each item has a place, for me, is utterly necessary when it comes to living a simple life. If I can’t find a home, it doesn’t belong in OUR home.

And finally, one of the biggest ways for my husband and I to live a simple life, is actually to get away. For us to truly take a break from the daily grind of life, we have to step away from it. That is why I am concludeing this series with a week’s break from blogging. I was going to schedule posts throughout the week, but I don’t even want to think about it.

To live simply, is being able to say no, to find true rest. It has been pretty hectic lately and we decided that before our first child arrives, that it would be a good idea to get away. So that we are! Nothing like celebrating simple living, than by staying in a studio condo, with simple amenities, in the sun of Florida! After doing LOTS of searching and finding the “simple” way of doing this vacation, we have found our answers and are looking forward to this much needed time away.

What changes have you made in your life during this series? I have decided to cut back one day of blogging, so now I am blogging 4 times a week (sometimes more, sometimes less), but I was getting overwhelmed by scheduling so many posts. So I decided to cut back on the number of posts, but hopefully improve the thoughts behind them. I also have found some time-saving ideas on how to better manage my time as a blogger. Life seems to always take some tweaking, but it is worth it in the end!

In what ways have you decided to live a more simple life? What tips do YOU have for living a simple life?

Enjoy a simpler life.

Live Simply So Others May Simply Live.