Things and Stuff and Junk and More Things!

I think it has been about two years since I've gave becoming a Minimalist a lot of thought. Don't laugh! I'm actually very serious. lol Ok we can laugh for a moment. Now back to this nonsense. Two years ago I really started thinking about how everything around you (material things) affect you. Honestly, from your time, to your relationships, to your stress and your over all health. So I've gone back and forth with this decision and I really am leaning more towards it then away from it. Basically becoming a Minimalist for me anyway, would free up so much of my time and just make so many different stress disappear. I decided to do a Pro and Con list ;)


Pros                                                Cons                                    
                            
More free time                                                    Less to do
More time with my family                                 Might lose that cozy home feel
More time with Dave ;)                                      Fear of finishing something
More energy                                                       Might feel useless
Less stress                                                          Might feel bored
Less stress about time
Less stress about planning
Days would be easier to enjoy


So there you have it. The pros are looking pretty nice and even put me at ease as I read them. Why in the world I'm afraid of finishing things? I couldn't tell you. lol I guess it just kind of makes me nervous. Finished. The end. See, freaks me out! lol Really going to buckle down and gives this a lot of my thought for the next couple of days and when I figure it all out I will explain just what Minimalist means to me. ;)
     

Holidays arriving

Well It's almost that time again. Thanksgiving, Christmas, turkey, presents, shopping, decorations and madness! lol I often wonder why the holidays always start out so nice and then turn into madness. Michelle and I are planning something new this year for our family Thanksginving. A scavenger hunt! I always wanted to do a scavenger hunt but this one I'll just be planning. Should be lots of fun! These are the plates we're painting for the team that wins. I took this very cute turkey from a diecut and scanned it to my computer so I could print it out. We still have a lot to do but it's coming along pretty nice!