I know I haven't posted anything in a while, but I've been super busy. I had the usual tests and such to study for and for anyone who knows me a test can be a big deal for me. I get nervous and a ton of other emotions going on...well anyways...this isn't what this post is going to be about today.
I was walking through the bookstore on campus Friday (the 8th) and I was looking at the bargain book table. (You can find some of the most awesome books there). Well on Friday they had signs up saying that the bargain books were half off the marked price. Well in front of me was a book that I had looked at many times, but I just never really bought it. It was originally like $6.50 or something so for half off I thought why not. This book was Simplify Your Life by Elaine St. James.
Here is what the cover looks like.
I thin the thing that attracted me to the book honestly is the cover, and it looks much better in person than this picture. The cover is this really pretty fuchsia color with a tree kind of drawn in pink behind the words "100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things That Really Matter."
Anyways...this book has "100 ways to slow down and enjoy the things that really matter." So I figured I really need to "simplify" my life, even though I somewhat feel that this word has become too cliche. My mind is always racing and my anxiety is always getting the best of me and maybe its because there is too much going on in my life...too much business. Maybe that's what's wrong with everybody's life...we think we need too much. There are things that I have that I look at and say "oh I might need this one day"...but I never really need it.
So I'm going to try to follow as much of her advice as possible. Anyone who knows me will know that this is going to be hard for me. It's going to be hell giving up some things. There are certain things that I have that either I feel like I worked too hard for or I just flat out don't want to give up, but I need to learn to give up somethings. I won't be throwing most of it away. I can donate it or give it to someone. My grandmother will usually take anything I give her. It just has to be done. Now I will admit, there are going to be somethings that I refuse to give up, and that will just have to be acceptable. (I am NOT giving up Diet Coke, my crafts, my shoes, or the 10 magazines I have with Lady Gaga on the front of them...sorry it just isn't happening.)
The real reasoning behind this is that I was talking to Phill today and he told me that he feels like we need a bigger apartment (keep in mind that just a year ago we moved into a slightly bigger apartment and it does have plenty of room for us). But anyways...he told me that we both just have way too much stuff...which is true. The best way to deal with this is to get rid of it. And I promise, it will probably be a lot harder for me than him. We both really need to be more organized and more creative with the space that we do have. And (ackhum...Phillip) we need a bigger dresser....our dresser is the one Phillip had in college and it's barely big enough for him...much less me and him. And I know that 6 drawers sounds like a lot, but the drawers are only like one foot wide, just over one foot deep and 6 inches tall.So yeah...we need something a bit bigger.
But annnnyyywwayyys! I'm going to keep you guys updated on how this "simplification" is going to go
Anyways...this book has "100 ways to slow down and enjoy the things that really matter." So I figured I really need to "simplify" my life, even though I somewhat feel that this word has become too cliche. My mind is always racing and my anxiety is always getting the best of me and maybe its because there is too much going on in my life...too much business. Maybe that's what's wrong with everybody's life...we think we need too much. There are things that I have that I look at and say "oh I might need this one day"...but I never really need it.
So I'm going to try to follow as much of her advice as possible. Anyone who knows me will know that this is going to be hard for me. It's going to be hell giving up some things. There are certain things that I have that either I feel like I worked too hard for or I just flat out don't want to give up, but I need to learn to give up somethings. I won't be throwing most of it away. I can donate it or give it to someone. My grandmother will usually take anything I give her. It just has to be done. Now I will admit, there are going to be somethings that I refuse to give up, and that will just have to be acceptable. (I am NOT giving up Diet Coke, my crafts, my shoes, or the 10 magazines I have with Lady Gaga on the front of them...sorry it just isn't happening.)
The real reasoning behind this is that I was talking to Phill today and he told me that he feels like we need a bigger apartment (keep in mind that just a year ago we moved into a slightly bigger apartment and it does have plenty of room for us). But anyways...he told me that we both just have way too much stuff...which is true. The best way to deal with this is to get rid of it. And I promise, it will probably be a lot harder for me than him. We both really need to be more organized and more creative with the space that we do have. And (ackhum...Phillip) we need a bigger dresser....our dresser is the one Phillip had in college and it's barely big enough for him...much less me and him. And I know that 6 drawers sounds like a lot, but the drawers are only like one foot wide, just over one foot deep and 6 inches tall.So yeah...we need something a bit bigger.
But annnnyyywwayyys! I'm going to keep you guys updated on how this "simplification" is going to go
Goal #1: Reduce The Clutter In Your Life
This pretty much means what it says, get rid of everything that you don't want or need anymore.
Goal #2: Use Dave's Uncluttering System
Ok I have no clue who this Dave character is, but apparently he has an uncluttering system that's good to use...I suppose I will have to try it!
Goal #3: Use "Speed Cleaning" to Clean Your House
Ummm...pretty much self explanatory....
So as I start to complete each of these goals I'll write more about them. I'll write more about what the book says to do and what I did. There are going to be a couple of things that I'll have to read up more on, and I'll write about those too! Wish me luck!!
XOXO,
Kat
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