My original idea of "simple living" wasn't cutting it for me. I had to face it - what I considered simple living really meant not having a job so that I would have time to do the "simple" things - like being able to wash, iron, and hang my clothes out to dry on the clothesline, having a big garden where I can grow all our vegetables to eat and can and freeze, making my own quilts, clothes, potholders, rugs. I realized that those things are hard work and time consuming in their own right. Oh, and keep my job! Somehow, I had to make "simple" even simpler.
Interesting that getting women into the workforce was supposed to make life simpler - easier - washing machines, already made no-iron travel clothes, microwaveable meals (gag), etc. Well, I could do a dissertation on my take of that concept - yes, I admit that I am not Superwoman!!! - but I don't really have time in my new simple life to get a PhD right now! (At least, not yet!)
So, since I don't plan on leaving my job (barring a lottery win), I have to figure out how to balance things. Work aside, my remaining free time has to be divided into routine chores/tasks, health (eating, exercise, rest), relationships, hobbies, mental nourishment and spiritual growth - a lot to do in a little amount of time.
I will continue my blog, SimpleKatStyle (posts will be a lot shorter than this - keep it simple), with more of a focus on life's simple pleasures - and we shall see together where this leads.
I will also be launching a new blog in the near future that focuses on Stitching - the hobby that may turn into something more, God willing, for it is what my heart truly yearns to do more of.
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| Dale Chihuly at Dallas Arboretum - simple shapes glow in the beauty of nature. |
Keep it simple - Kat
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