When I started living more simply I didn't know what simple living was. All I knew was that I didn't want to work and for me that presented a dilemma. You see, I am a working class girl. So if I wasn't going to be working, what would I do? It was important that I continue to work in some way so I was really pleased when I realised that I could change the way I lived by working in a different way. Not only would I have a simple philosophy, I would also express myself by simplifying my everyday activities. I didn't know it then but I was about to reinvent myself and my life and I would never look back.
This week's flowers are camellias and clivia.
It became clear very quickly that changing one thing lead to another and that most household activities were linked. Learning how to stockpile, made me look at the way I cooked, that linked to my budgeting and how I spent my time. Wanting to reduce the amount of waste we threw out and the amount of packaging we brought into our home lead me to knitting dishcloths, which lead to knitting jumpers, and sewing in all its various ways. So instead of planning what I would do, I just did what I was interested and that lead me on to the next thing and the next.
A fruit loaf made last week.
We all know this journey never ends and that there is no one size fits all - each and every simple life is different. I am interested in knowing what lead you to your simple changes and how you have simplified. If you have a blog, please leave a link so I can read a bit about you in the coming days. This is a fascinating subject and I am sure that discussing it like this will help others who are thinking about change but haven't taken the plunge yet.
