Just a simple question ...

Hello! Alexa here, pursuing all things simple in scrapbooking and life ...

Reaching a new stage in our family  life has afforded a great opportunity for thinking about ...

• what we need, as opposed to what we might hanker after
• how to restructure our time, as opposed to going along unthinkingly with familiar routines
• what our priorities are, as opposed to commitments we've continued to observe without wondering whether they are really appropriate or possible any longer

Here in the blogosphere, I'm sensing a shift in some places from eager and enthusiastic consumption in the direction of a simpler make-do-and-mend, use-and repurpose, make-do-with-what-I've-got ethic. And in my own mental and physical spring-cleaning, a page of simple questions have shaped themselves. Some I have come to through reading and thinking, some have been gifted to me by Eleanor (here at it's a Creative World), Melissa, Darcy and Cheri. I've taped mine beside my computer screen; perhaps I need to print a small version for inside my purse too! I'm sharing them here, on a pdf (see below the picture) in case they're of use to you too. (The stamping and doodling is mine but don't look too close because you'll discover that I haven't quite mastered the art of not going over the llines yet.)

 

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Hoping this list might be useful for pondering whenever anything new is on the threshold of your life - whether it's a purchase, an activity or a commitment (or, as DH suggested, tongue-in-cheek, a relationship!). And thank-you for popping in today!

Comments

[Kim]

I find myself thinking along these very lines these days... infact, I feel like you plucked this from inside my head... very strane! But I guess these are the times we live in... I find that my crafting is starting to include more useful things too, crocheting blankets and knitting tops for my kids...
I love this blog, by the way, I never comment but I love to read it every day! I find it very inspiring!
Hugs
Kim
x

[Cheri]

Thanks for the download Alexa!

[S]

Yes, this is definitely a frame of mind worth adopting. Thanks for putting it down in words and sharing it with us.

[Melissa]

Thanks for the download Alexa! And for the link back to my blog - what a lovely surprise today. It's definitely worth thinking about each new thing we bring into our homes.

[Scrapdolly]

Thanks for that (could have done witht his before I shopped today)
But i am def going to print it out and put it in with my credit cards