Simplify

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.  ~Hans Hofmann


Life isn't always simple, actually it never is. Things started to get crazy for me not too long ago. Being a mom, wife, cooking, cleaning, laundry, making time for play dates, helping in class....the list could go on. It started to wear me out. I love being a mom & wife...more than anything. I just didn't want to be the mom that was going crazy saying yes to everything, but that's exactly what I was doing. I said yes to everything. I'd even volunteer for things I knew would make things harder on me. So I decided it was time for a change. I pulled back from everything. I couldn't think of any other way to do it. I stopped doing play dates, I missed some Sunday's at church because of sick kids and hubby working, I didn't give anyone the opportunity to ask for me to say yes.


I became a home body.


I also became happier.

I was not living like I wanted. I needed a new plan. I needed to simplify my life. In came a couple friends who helped me organize some things in my home. What a difference organization made for me. I am making my home work for me. It isn't chaos like it was. I am not frustrated with daily chores. I have a routine for laundry, a calendar that you can see from across the room, and a command center that keeps me informed. 

It's simple.

I can say yes, but I can also say no. I need to say no sometimes.

I feel like I can make more time for the people I miss so much. Pulling back kept me from a lot of close friends. I needed to do it for me and my family. 

I'm a better mom today than I was yesterday.

I'm a better friend today than I was yesterday.

I simplified my life so that I could simply live.