Keep It Simple Sassy!
In case you haven't noticed, I've been simplifying my life. I've been getting rid of possessions left and right, I'm spending less, eating everything that's been sitting in the pantry, and just got rid of cable. I'm also letting my subscription to Time lapse. I am now down to one magazine, Real Simple, and I only have 3 issues of that left before I let that lapse too.
I don't like looking around my house and seeing something that reminds me of all the things I have to do. Magazines I'm supposed to find time to read, items to clean, food to feel guilty about because it is not being eaten, tasks that need to be done. I'm at my most stressed when I glance around my apartment and see everything I'm supposed to be doing but am not.
Taking away my TV will be good for that. Instead of spending an inordinate amount of time being "entertained" I can do the things I need to do. Or read. Or watch a video I specifically chose on Netflix, not some sitcom that chose me while I flipped around hoping something good would come on (which usually doesn't happen).
Tonight, in addition to continuing the clean sweep of my files, I think I will clean off my dining room table and make that the spot where I eat my meals instead of leaning precariously over the coffee table. It's not even in a different room. I think it's time I start sitting up for meals, not leaning over.
This is fun. I'm doing things I've been thinking about doing for a long time but never had the impetus or hootzpah to do it. I recommend doing whatever you've had on your list.
In case you haven't noticed, I've been simplifying my life. I've been getting rid of possessions left and right, I'm spending less, eating everything that's been sitting in the pantry, and just got rid of cable. I'm also letting my subscription to Time lapse. I am now down to one magazine, Real Simple, and I only have 3 issues of that left before I let that lapse too.
I don't like looking around my house and seeing something that reminds me of all the things I have to do. Magazines I'm supposed to find time to read, items to clean, food to feel guilty about because it is not being eaten, tasks that need to be done. I'm at my most stressed when I glance around my apartment and see everything I'm supposed to be doing but am not.
Taking away my TV will be good for that. Instead of spending an inordinate amount of time being "entertained" I can do the things I need to do. Or read. Or watch a video I specifically chose on Netflix, not some sitcom that chose me while I flipped around hoping something good would come on (which usually doesn't happen).
Tonight, in addition to continuing the clean sweep of my files, I think I will clean off my dining room table and make that the spot where I eat my meals instead of leaning precariously over the coffee table. It's not even in a different room. I think it's time I start sitting up for meals, not leaning over.
This is fun. I'm doing things I've been thinking about doing for a long time but never had the impetus or hootzpah to do it. I recommend doing whatever you've had on your list.
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