tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post7006938531919129968..comments2023-08-21T18:11:11.784-04:00Comments on Carrie's Busy Nothings: The Simple LifeC.G. Koenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13711072064525912284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-10992926625067169152012-09-14T05:37:19.455-04:002012-09-14T05:37:19.455-04:00Great post, Carrie! There is definitely a fine lin...Great post, Carrie! There is definitely a fine line between purging what you will truly never wear or use anymore, and just getting rid of things because it starts feeling good to have less. Everyone has to realize where their cut off points are and hold to them. At some point, my husband started to cross into the "I want all of my belongings to fit into a show box" mentality -- but I am so not there, nor do I think I want to be. <br /><br />But I am definitely grateful that I stumbled into the WM project (thanks to you) because it made our decluttering process so much easier as we made the transition from the farm to the city.<br /><br />It's so very easy to let the little expenses drain your bank account in a hurry -- and I think it's something all of us struggle with. Tiffany @ No Ordinary Homesteadhttp://www.noordinaryhomestead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-79065539538412114192012-09-13T11:48:15.243-04:002012-09-13T11:48:15.243-04:00This perspective is so helpful to me. I think you&...This perspective is so helpful to me. I think you're really landing on something that's troubled me about the idea of living minimally. Having purged a lot of things, I absolutely see the value in living with less. But you're right that sometimes those old things have a use, and if we truly have the room for things we might truly use, I don't want to just get rid of them in the name of having less. I think you're finding a really nice balance. Right thinking always leads to right action, doesn't it?Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04227597091783239454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-25912810406923315592012-09-13T10:10:24.757-04:002012-09-13T10:10:24.757-04:00Isn't it interesting how this change in perspe...Isn't it interesting how this change in perspective has kind of an addictive quality....not in a negative way. But it is like you get focused on using up what you have before replacing and it tends to fill your thinking. I have about five shirts that are on their last legs. It has become a game to me to get those shirts into my regular wearing rotation and each time they come out of the laundry to look them over to see if they can take one more wearing. It doesn't feel like deprivation, it feels good to have used something completely. I do find myself sending up a prayer of gratitude more for what I have used up than I do for all that still fills my closet.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899893125552679366.post-11788965566604949862012-09-12T14:11:50.655-04:002012-09-12T14:11:50.655-04:00I like how you bring in the idea of stewardship. I...I like how you bring in the idea of stewardship. It's something we can ALL work on improving, no matter how much or how little we have. I think it's okay to keep some "extras" around, as long as our purpose in doing so is honoring God through those extras, rather than simply doing what's easy or comfortable.Elizabeth Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00681448814813694801noreply@blogger.com