Welcome to Simply Organized Life! I am so glad you are here. Make your self a cup of tea and stay awhile.
All My Best, Carolyn
This month, I will share some of the simple things that we do at my home to reduce waste in our kitchen.
How are you doing as we transition into a time change and the coming winter season? While transitions can be challenging for myself and my family, I love the opportunity nature gives us to stop, look and listen. For me, the cold dark days are a great time to turn inward. I enjoy the cozy season and the slower pace.
For me, starting my day in as much silence as possible is always nourishing to my soul. However, my home is no monastary or ashram. My kids are noisy, our dog takes his watchdog duty seriously and my husband does what he does. I have to be very intentional in order to carve out the solitude I crave.
Clutter has no deadline. Now that the kids have entered their summer break and things seem to be on the up and up, it's time to put our house in better order again. My goal is to let things go and recreate the spaciousness I crave. Maybe now we can get back to our usual way of dealing with the things we no longer need.
After all that has happened in the last few months, I am hopeful, maybe, that we humans can do better than our 2019 normal.
What have you been reading these days? I am so curious to hear from you! I seem to be reading a lot more recently compared to a year ago. Last year at this time, I felt so scared and disappointed. When things all closed down in March 2020, I was in the middle of reading an Eyewitness Guidebook on Portugal. Obviously, that trip was cancelled.
Most of us look forward to venturing out slowly and cautiously. We look forward to so many things we did with ease in the past. Sometime last year, I am not sure exactly when, I started a "Post COVID Bucket List".
These can be hard times to keep a positive mindset, with many wrongs in the world and great suffering happening everywhere. At the same time, by taking care of ourselves, we are in a better position to right wrongs and to alleviate suffering. We can start with ourselves and work our way outward.
