So, minimalism. It’s everywhere these days.
Why should you add it to your already overflowing to do list?
Because it’s what you need when you’re juggling several kids + your own need for space & quiet.
Here’s why you should let minimalism take over your life.
Imagine this
What if you weren’t stepping on toys on your path through the living room – because there were only 2 sets of small items out and the piles were easily walked around?
What if you never had a mountain of dishes staring at you, because you had the right amount in the cupboard for your meals that day?
What if you didn’t have to put away mounds of kid clothes because all their outfits fit easily into their closets and dressers?
What if you didn’t have a rickety mountain of kid books to re-shelve at the end of the day, because you only kept your absolute favorites?
(You decided that for the rest, that’s what the library is for.)
Imagine a tidy lawn – no deserted bicycles or water guns left out.
Imagine a closet and dresser that aren’t stuffed to the gills.
Imagine spacious counters, empty, waiting for new projects.
This is for you
You can have this for yourself.
More than that, you need to have this for yourself.
You don’t have the mental energy to deal with boxes of who-knows-what in your garage, attic, spare room, or closet shelves.
(Maybe you used to, but that was before you had this many kids.)
You’re juggling the far more immediate tasks of 3 (or more!) kids’ schedules, chores, moods, and laundry.
You need something different. A change.
We need this
As work-at-home mothers of above-average sized families, we need minimalism.
We need it to function well, not just survive as we raise our families.
Minimalism lets you take your family’s lifestyle down to the basics. What you need to eat, sleep, wear, maintain cleanliness, and get work/school/chores done.
“Just the basics” is a far easier state for you to maintain.
With one child, you could handle a cup or plate that didn’t make it to the dishwasher. When you have four kids, your post-meal table looks like a disaster zone!
You need something different. A change.
And the building blocks of that change?
Minimalism. For your schedules, your stuff, your priorities – every area you touch in life.
You see, minimalism extends to far more than just your stuff.
It is so much more than how full your cabinets are.
It also affects your daily time use, your schedule for the week, and the family calendar each month.
When you simplify your possessions along with your schedule, you gain much-needed breathing room in your life.
Let minimalism take over your house.
I promise – it will change your life as it has mine.
