Organization and Simplicity Add Peace

Summer is the time of year that all my projects start to feel a bit overwhelming. In the spring I’m inspired and feel a bit invincible because everything is starting fresh after what seems like a long winter. Now things are dry and it seems everything needs watered, weeded, mowed and generally tended to. It’s time to clean out the barn and, since we live on a farm, there’s a ton of dust that needs to be cleaned up in the house.

Recently my husband and I went away for a few days. It seemed innocent enough, we just needed a little break. Coming back, however, has proven to be more of a chore than we had bargained for! Some of my plants were dying after just a few day of inattention. There is dust everywhere and just the packing and unpacking process seemed overwhelming. The yard is needing mowed and we just want to turn around and go back to “vacation”, where ever that is.

So this whole process has me thinking about getting things more organized and self sufficient so that we can take a break once in a while without being so overwhelmed. This year our final child flew the coop, so to speak, and now we have more time to head off into parts unknown with the motorhome or the four wheeling rig so it’s time to get home settled into a more organized routine. A routine anyone can step into for a few days and keep running. With this in mind I am searching Amazon for a few organizing helps and I’ve made a list of some of the things that are interesting me. I’m also in the mood to minimize some of my belongings and am starting a pile of “to be donated” items as well.

I’ll be going through my closets, office, kitchen and even the yard and garden to minimize and organize. When I’m out on a little excursion I realize that I’m able to live with a lot less “stuff” so I’ll be donating some of what I have and I’ve found these bins that will help me to organize some of what is left after I purge. If you’d like to take a look at these click on the image and it will take you to their Amazon listing. (As an Amazon Associate I do earn a small amount from qualifying orders.). I really like the fact that these handy bins open from the front or the top so you can so easily access their contents.

I will be working on this project for a while so I will let you know if I find other items that are useful in this search for a more simple useable and less stressful lifestyle.

Stay tuned!!