Simplify.

May we never let the things we can’t have, or don’t have, or shouldn’t have, spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness let us not forget it, for one of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have.

- Richard L. Evans

I deleted about 30 non-active people from my friend list.

The bedroom windows are open, and I’m listening to Enigma. Nice.

0 messages. Everything else is sorted. Woot.

From 16 messages to 2 flight confirmations.

From 103 messages to 16.

I went from 1,478 messages to 103.

Some of the stuff I need to hang on to, but I’ll put those in appropriate folders soon.

• Downgraded my car insurance to the safest minimum.
• Recycle as much as possible.
• Freecycle.
• Leave all the lights off except for the room I’m in, and only after dusk.
• Replaced all my lightbulbs with CFLs.
• Use a stainless steel water canteen instead of water bottles.
• Keep my thermostat at 68 degrees in the winter.
• Periodically sort through old clothes and donate what doesn’t fit, doesn’t look good or hasn’t been worn in over a year.
• Take my lunch to work three days a week.
• Drive a car that has 112,000 miles on it, and still runs.
• Pay my bills online, and get electronic statements.
• Wash all my clothes in cold water.

• Make dinner for the week.
• Get a bike.
• Watch less TV.
• Finish all the food in my kitchen before I go grocery shopping.
• Consume less.
• Delete everything in my inbox. I mean everything.
• Take more walks outside.
• Downgrade my cable package to the bare minimum.
• Donate all these magazines to the library.

Anyone else have other suggestions? Thanks!

Like listening to the rain fall outside my living room window.

the big picture is far too intimidating, so i’m going to focus on small things for the time being.

first up, finally ebay all of the things laying around that i no longer want/wear/need.