this afternoon, we went to the beach. while soaking in the sun, i realized how far i still have to go to become minimalist. i looked around at our belongings strewn all over the sand and counted over 50 items:
- 3 large inflatable devices
- 19 small plastic toys
- 2 chairs
- 6 towels
- 2 coolers
- 1 pop-up tent
- 3 cell phones/camera
- shirts/sandals/shorts
- soda cans/bags of chips/fruit snacks
- 3 bags to carry everything
the goal was to have 3.5 hours of relaxation – and we needed 50 man-made things to make that happen. we’ve got so far to go.
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How do your children feel about living the minimalist lifestyle?
This reminded me of a cartoon I drew of my husband. You can see it at: http://stayathomdad.blogspot.com/2010/06/number-6.html
It was a blog project that I started and didn’t really finish, but I like this one in particular.