Luckily, I did find one. My mom bought me a book on my twenty-first birthday. It is titled, "What I Know Now-Letter's to my Younger Self" It is a book of short stories if you will, from women to themselves during their younger years.
I finally picked it up and started to read it. And you won't believe the quote that I found. It is almost like they stole it from my head...
"Less is more principle, I can't bear cluttered closets. A cluttered cupboard is cluttered mind." -Rachel Ashwell Creator of Shabby Chic. (I have never heard of Shabby Chic)
The quote is what I feel all the time. I know this is a stretch but the principle. "Less is more" is what I am trying to live my life by, in everything. I live by the 6 month rule. If you haven't used it in 6 months, throw it out! Of course there are exceptions, like holiday decor or special memories. I will admit that while I do have ever letter Roger has ever written to me, I did just throw out the flowers from our dating years because of the clutter.
I think this principle it key to the lifestyle I want to live. I cannot say that my ultimate goal in life is to have a very homey house or the nicest items because maybe that is not what I am called to have. I am not sure what I am called to have. I do not have cluttered closets, I do not have cluttered cupboards, but I feel like I have a cluttered mind. I want to live in this principle of "less is more" but to what extent am I willing to go to? Do I give up everything? I do not know the answer.
I am sorry if this blog post is confusing and all over the place. I am trying to figure things out and when I do that I feel like I need to write but I do feel bad that I need to put my readers through this randomness called my thoughts. So bear with me, maybe I will figure things out in a logical order. Although, I doubt it...
Until next time...
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