This whole week we have not had to do any chores except laundry and washing the glasses and plates we us when eating. The whole house is about 90% clean and tidy, and so easy to keep that way because NO STUFF. Well, not a lot of stuff is in the house.
We are not completely done with minimizing but I would confidently say that we are most of the way there at this point. It feels great! It feels more than great. I find myself wandering around the house thinking I need to clean something or pick up stuff ect ect, but everything is in its place and I can sit down and enjoy my off time in the evenings, mornings and the weekends.
My next project is the front and back yards. I haven't done anything with them other then plant some trees. Next I aim to put down a couple of grow boxes and make a seating area. This one is going to be a challenge for me as I am not a Gardner nor a landscaper. Only the hardcore survivors of the plant kingdom survive my green thumb. Currently my African Violet is trying to climb out of her pot. She did so successfully once, I plugged her back into the dirt but she is now teetering on the edge of her planter and refusing to go back. At this point I fear I have no other choice then to offer a larger, prettier planter for her enjoyment and hope she decides to stay.
Getting the yard in shape is going to need a lot of weeding and will probably result in many tears and sunburns, but I am determined to get them in some sort of shape by mid summer. Armed with bug repellant, spray-on sunblock and lots of alcohol I will conquer the wilderness that is my back yard and bend it to my will. It's sad how domestic I have become. Happiness is to never have to face your younger self and see the disappointment on their face when they realize what you have become.
In my quest for a relaxing and growthy (I invented a word, in my world this word means 'lots of plants and flowers which have NOT been landscaped to an inch of their life) backyard, I look at a lot of Better Homes Magazine, Home and Garden, and of course IKEA. I am Scandinavian so IKEA always makes my nipples hard. Since I am minimizing I am trying to buy only the essentials: plants, materials for a seating area and some simple lighting. It's a little frightening as I have no idea what I am doing and am concerned that I will waste money, but right now we cannot use the yard and this endeavor will at least teach me something form the mistakes that I am bound to make.
Plan is to start this weekend.
Learning Designer in training. Sharing my experience in becoming a LD and all the wonderful resources I find on the way.
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