Living Simply
November 7, 2007 | by brett | Permalink
Whether I like it or not, I have been influenced by living in a RV for the last four months. In the RV, I had two overhead compartments for clothes and books, and one drawer underneath the refrigerator to store shoes. I learned to live simply.
When I returned home to Phoenix a few days ago, I did four loads of laundry. I stuffed clean socks into an overflowing, bedside drawer. Boxers poured out from the drawer below the socks. The closet did not have enough hangers for the new t-shirt additions I had picked up from various stops around the country. The simple lifestyle I had assumed on the road did not roll over to life at home.
So yesterday, I decided I needed to make the changes to live simply. I canceled my cable TV, leaving a desolate, 50 inch TV in the living room. I cleansed my closet, donating a hundred and nine items of clothing to goodwill. The products that took up space in the cabinet below the bathroom sink are long gone. Today, the daunting tasks of the garage and kitchen loom.
What started as a way to avoid reflecting on what happened over the previous four months actually turned into my first realization.
That realization is that I can, and want to live simply. And that we shouldn’t take up more space than what is allotted.
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November 7th, 2007
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November 8th, 2007
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Steve Says:
November 8th, 2007
Wow… Thanks for sharing this personal side once again. In my work, when I am overwhelmed, I go through my desk, my cabinets, and my entire office and just throw stuff away. I can think more clearly that way. Then, the most important tasks are more easily seen and accomplished. Thanks for keeping up on the postings. So where is the video of you cleaning your house? Just kidding.
Jay Whiting Says:
November 8th, 2007
Just don’t throw any of my stuff away. I’m trying to figure out how I can get in out to L.A. Much love. P.S. Let me know what you need from me for the book at any time. Hope all is well in Phoenix.
Kelly G Says:
November 8th, 2007
You are practicing good feng shui!!!!!! Clean out the clutter in your life and things become much more clear!
Kelly G Says:
November 8th, 2007
P.S. Don’t worry Jay, I think only 9 of those 109 items were Dodger blue !
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