The Not So Perfect Home
Don’t you just love the signs of spring? It got a little chilly last night and we had to bring the down comforter back out. I had washed and put it away for the summer because it had gotten quite warm a few weeks ago. It’s a good problem to have!
One thing that has been on my mind a lot, even though I have a whole website devoted to this, is the joy of living with less. I don’t want people to get the idea that Dan and I live in this house that has nothing. I don’t want people to get the idea that we are “done” decluttering. I don’t want people to get the idea that we have it all together. We are often talking about what should stay, what should go. I am blessed to be married to someone who realizes the value of decluttering and keeping only what we need. But trust me, we are FAR from finishing. Living a life of less and being content, is an ongoing process. I have heard some say “Kristin, your house has got to just be perfect.” Our house will never be perfect – but to us, it is our home. It is what WE want to make it. It may not have a lot of clutter or “things,” but that is something we personally value. Every person has their own level of contentment and their level of what it is “enough.” I don’t want others to think that we live in a “perfect” home. What I personally LOVE to do, is helping others figure out what there contentment and “enough” level is. THAT is my passion. Granted some of that comes out of decluttering and asking the tough questions, but everyone is different. To each their own, right? So if you ever have ANY questions about how to obtain a life of being okay with “enough” or are looking for true contentment, I would love to talk to you. I am not an expert, but it is a passion of mine. I believe God desires orderliness. I feel we are to be good stewards of what we have. If we don’t even KNOW what we have, how can we be good stewards of it? If we have too much, how can we be good stewards of it? Over the past few years, God has been convicting me of this – the fact that I didn’t know about everything we had – that we had doubles of things we had no need for. I felt convicted to get rid of the excess. Again, are we done? No. But that is something I continue to work on between me and God – what a joy it is to be able to go to God for guidance. I often go back to my faith and seek God for what He would want me to do. I hope this all makes sense!
Not that this is real exciting, but I am gaining an appreciation for those who have to do this daily – live on a lactose-free diet. Over the past while, I could tell that something wasn’t quite right – finally took the step to go to the doctor and now it’s time to figure out what’s going on. First step? Lactose-free diet for 2 weeks. Not that this is that big of a deal, but if anyone knows me, you know my absolute love for cereal. Almond milk is now my best friend! If it’s not lactose, we are going to try gluten. So we’ll see! I know those who have food allergies have to be so careful – my respect for them is only increasing! So if anyone has any tips, I’d love to hear them!
I want to encourage you to do some spring cleaning this week! The weather is nice, open the windows, turn on some tunes, and have at it! Where to start is the millon dollar question, right?
