Books and Thoughts

I’ve searched all over the internet, looking for a post I read a long time ago on creating margin in your life.  I can’t find it, but the basic gist is that we need to have some white space and downtime in our daily lives.  Some need more of this than others {raises hand for more}.

We’ve had several very busy weeks in a row and not enough time to just Be.  The other day I found myself giving a friend that old, tired, worn out line about how tired and worn out I am.  Blech.  I hate feeling it, but when I start saying it, I know I need to find myself some margin.

I started reading Patsy Clairmont’s book, Twirl this week.

It’s an easy read, but thought provoking too.  She has a chapter called Decorate.  In it she talks about changing your attitude and rearranging the furniture in your daily life (figuratively).

I read that chapter on Thursday morning, which was perfect.  Thursdays are usually frantic, with too many trips across town to shuttle kids.

But after reading that chapter, I decided to rearrange the furniture of my Thursday.  I cut out some of the driving back and forth, added a visit to the coffee shop for lunch and work, and hit the grocery store in between pick ups for the kids.  This worked out so much better than my usual routine. Sometimes I just need to be shaken loose of my preconceived ideas.

Links

Mia and I re-read a chapter from Little House in the Big Woods this week.  That led me to show her this post on making Head Cheese from Simple Bites.  I always wondered what headcheese was.  Now I’m pretty sure I’ll never make it, but it’s interesting to read about.

This Christmas Pledge from The Art of Doing Stuff (via Greenbacks Gal) is an interesting idea.  Use November to get ready for December, so that in December we can relax and enjoy (aka have some margin in our life).  I’m in.  What about you?