Extraordinary in the Ordinary

The life I create and the life I want don’t always seem to be the same. Certain tasks have never come that easy to me, but I believe hope with the end goal in sight and a plan to baby step my way to the goal that I can change a lifestyle of messiness and hoarding (just to clarify here…we are talking MILD hoarding…nothing like what you see on shows like Oprah or Dr. Phil) to a life style of SIMPLE ABUNDANCE. Think about it. How much time do I spend taking care of stuff or putting stuff away or even having to move stuff so that I can clean? Think how much easier cleaning would be with no stuff to have to put away or move out the way. So today I am going to write about the life that I want…the life I am going to create.

I want a home that is clutter free….not full of stuff…and what stuff we do have…a place to put it away. I don’t have to stop and think where can I put this. It will have its very own place if it is important enough to keep.

I want a home that is inviting. I want pictures, warm lighting, and plants. But wait…plants need a lot of care…maybe not plants.

I want candles everywhere…even in the bathroom for the long baths I love to take on Friday nights. I want to enjoy the simple pleasures of a good book…nothing on my list to do…candles….a bath….puzzles…and all the things that bring me peace.

I want a yard filled with greenery…a little on the wild side so there is no upkeep. I want tall trees to act as a privacy screen and shorter shrubs to cover the fence. I want to be able to open my windows and like what I see. This way I can just enjoy the outside plants without having to have them inside.

The less I have the less I have to do.

Inside:

• I need to think carefully on every purchase that I make. If in the end, it will take from my life, don’t buy it.
• Devise a plan to get rid of the stuff that I have now…do it daily.
• Pick up after myself….daily.
• Throw out…daily.
• Pick one small area and set my timer to go through it….daily. Throw it away if I never use it. It will create a place for the things that I do use and want to keep.

Outside:

• Remove shed.
• Spray for spiders on plants in sandbox.
• Move deck.
• Find shrubs that I want to use. Plant shrubs…tall and medium…around the perimeter.
• Move bushes from patio to other places.