live a simple life

I’ve been thinking a lot about that word lately. I don’t necessarily think that you have to be a minimalist to lead a simple, uncomplicated, non drama filled life. But with anything there is always going to be complications and we just need to know how to deal with them properly to reduce stress and what not. I think I’ve pretty much mastered that.
I think if I wanted to be a true minimalist I would have to get rid of every book I’ve read, every DVD I’ve seen, and a bunch of other random crap. Don’t know if I’m quite ready to do that yet. Though today I am going through my clothes to get rid of some things I no longer use. So that’s a good start. I do this about once a year anyway and try not to buy too much during the year. This will be fun today.

So lately things have seemed calm and easy. I’m guessing that’s a good sign. I’ve developed a routine basically. Days my husband works I wake up, make him breakfast and lunch, go back to sleep for a while (since I’m not legally allowed to work yet), read, wait for him to get home, be with him, make dinner, sometimes we go out, and just relax. Then I have my volunteering job on Thursdays at the animal shelter, and Tuesdays and Thursdays when the husband works all day, I do a lot of reading and cleaning. I haven’t really made many new friends yet, so that keeps it simple, but gets kind of lonely. Everything is simple, but not always exciting, but I’m working on that. You still have to remember to have fun right? Not that I don’t have any, haha, just a little more would be nice.

We’ve also been working on still settling in to our new place and such, but keeping it easy. Also with me moving from Texas to Canada, it’s been a little bit crazy, but I don’t let it get to me.

I guess I don’t really know how to go about this. I feel like it requires getting rid of stuff which is one thing I’m doing. And it helps if you’re moving, which I am. Stop buying clothes I don’t need, I’ve sort of stopped collecting toys, which is a big issue with this goal. My husband and I are both toy collectors. I dunno, I guess this is a start…get rid of stuff.