27 February is my 3rd anniversary. Of what? Discovering minimalism? Life simplification? How exactly is it defined?
I don’t think it can be defined.
(photo taken by Joanne Wright 23 February 2012)
I had a completely different post planned for today, but sometimes you just need to know when to down tools and get some rest. Tonight is one of those nights, in fact I am so tired I can hardly type.
Today is Mothering Sunday in the UK. It’s been a busy day!
1. Early wake up call, two very excited children with handmade cards for Mummy jumping on the bed. Daddy vacuumed the glitter off the bed twice afterwards.
2. The BigTop was in town so we headed off to the circus. However I spent most of the performance sitting in the car with second born, who took an instant dislike to the whole thing. Children can be so unpredictable, this was the third circus we had visited in less than 12 months, no issues previously, third time not so lucky.
3. Choosing Tea at Big Sis’ house – all very lovely as always. But as always we all ate too much and are subsequently very very sleepy!
Kid’s are now tucked up in bed (and me not far behind – it’s not even 9pm yet!), so just a quick post from me with a couple of photos to mark the occasion…
Firstly the card I sent my Mom – it is really difficult to get a card with ‘Mom’ on it in the UK – it’s normally Mum, Mother and even Mam but hardly ever Mom… Luckily there is a very talented lady in our Village who makes cards for the local florist and she had thought to include…
My Big Sis went one better and actually cross-stitched her handmade card with Mom on it… Forgot to take a photo of that one though….
Had to finish with the two pictures I took of the kids and their handy work. Didn’t realise how blurred the one of Dan was, but he’s a little monkey and will never ever stay still… I was lucky to get this shot…
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY EVERYONE
I am a little bit shy of the label ‘minimalist’, this is probably because I am not a minimalist. I’m not sure what the true definition of a minimalist is – but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t fit into it.
This is an impromptu post, and was inspired by a comment I made earlier on the Becoming Minimalist blog written by Joshua Becker. I’ve always been incredibly intrigued by his blog, but have never read through it properly – just a passing glance when it has been mentioned on other blogs. Now that may sound awfully strange, but it is all rather close to home for me. I know that the blog is about a family practising minimalism, and I have heard and am aware it’s awe-inspiring, my small steps and efforts seemed insignificant in comparison.
This post is also inspired by a question posed to me by Deb over at Life Beyond Stuff - she asked
“I’m interested to know why you shy away from the term minimalist for yourself? Everything you say in your comment and a lot of what’s in your blog seems to fit the label (if we used labels, which of course we don’t). How is simple different from minimal?“
So if I’m not a minimalist what am I? Continue reading
This post is a little self-indulgent – I promise I won’t make a habit of it!
Actually this post was born through the need to have a ‘batch errand’ day. My thinking was that by posting about it, it would make my day more productive. (See below: My errand basket hanging precariously from a snowy tree branch)
I was a Mum on a mission last night and feeling rather olympic!
Thursday is my favourite day of the week – no idea why. It is also my planning night. Continue reading
