Showing posts with label less is more. Show all posts
Showing posts with label less is more. Show all posts
7.10.11
Hey! Graham Hill and I are on the same page!
Remember my first post...
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT (less than 6 minutes) to watch this TED TALK!!!
LESS stuff IS MORE time, space, freedom, money AND IT ALL COMBINES TO GIVE YOU PEACE OF MIND!!
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT (less than 6 minutes) to watch this TED TALK!!!
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| http://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness.html |
5.10.11
THE Modern Family UNIT...
...has in many ways stayed the same, true to its essence, faithful to its objective through the years. The changes it has experienced have had to do with adaptation to social and environmental situations.
I can only speak for the family I have and am raising (a husband, two children-boy and girl-, and two pets- a dog and a fish), but not mentioning in length doesn't mean I don't acknowledge and respect all forms of FAMILY UNITS.
From where I see things, the most important change we've had to adapt to is the LIMITED SPACE we've got to live and enjoy a full life. This I've come to appreciate even more now that I'm living in an apartment on the 4th floor with no garden anywhere near.
It has become a very important part of our daily lives to make the most of the space we've got with functional, or better yet, multifunctional items.
So now, I'll search the web for ideas on living a modern/green/uncomplicated/uncluttered joyful life...
I can only speak for the family I have and am raising (a husband, two children-boy and girl-, and two pets- a dog and a fish), but not mentioning in length doesn't mean I don't acknowledge and respect all forms of FAMILY UNITS.
From where I see things, the most important change we've had to adapt to is the LIMITED SPACE we've got to live and enjoy a full life. This I've come to appreciate even more now that I'm living in an apartment on the 4th floor with no garden anywhere near.
It has become a very important part of our daily lives to make the most of the space we've got with functional, or better yet, multifunctional items.
So now, I'll search the web for ideas on living a modern/green/uncomplicated/uncluttered joyful life...
Contrary To Popular Belief.../Contrario a lo que se Piensa...
La lista de necesidades en casa crece semana tras semana, junto con los hijos.
Anotamos en esa lista muchas cosas que tal vez no sean verdaderamente necesarias sino que mas bien las deseamos.
Hemos confundido querer con necesitar..
I WANT, I NEED, I HAVE TO HAVE...
Pero hay que marcarnos prioridades! PRIORITIZE and then go shopping!!
I've go a house back home but right now I'm living in an apartment in a crazy city very far from my hometown (long story).
When we were about to move my husband said,"Bring only the essentials!"
What are the ESSENTIALS when you've got a house that has everything you need under any situation.
So I sat down and asked myself, "How can I identify what my children's and my essentials are?"
I made a chronological list of my daily activities and everything neded to get us through the day.
I've go a house back home but right now I'm living in an apartment in a crazy city very far from my hometown (long story).
When we were about to move my husband said,"Bring only the essentials!"
What are the ESSENTIALS when you've got a house that has everything you need under any situation.
So I sat down and asked myself, "How can I identify what my children's and my essentials are?"
I made a chronological list of my daily activities and everything neded to get us through the day.
That really helped me decide what was important and what wasn't.
When I got here and started to unpack it was surprising to see that nothing was missing, I had everything I needed and it all fit into 6 cardboard boxes. From then till now (a year later) I haven't added anything to MY ESSENTIALS. I'll soon be heading back home, to my big house. My family and I have talked about keeping it simple like we have been doing.
You know, clutter is a FENG SHUI no-no.
Remember, the more you have, the less you are aware of what you have and the more you feel you need.
DID THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?
When I got here and started to unpack it was surprising to see that nothing was missing, I had everything I needed and it all fit into 6 cardboard boxes. From then till now (a year later) I haven't added anything to MY ESSENTIALS. I'll soon be heading back home, to my big house. My family and I have talked about keeping it simple like we have been doing.
You know, clutter is a FENG SHUI no-no.
Remember, the more you have, the less you are aware of what you have and the more you feel you need.
DID THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?
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