Maybe Im more like my mom than I thought.

We've found this blog to be quite inspiring: http://www.becomingminimalist.com/ It is written by one of my youth pastors from high school. I wouldn't ever consider Joel and I to be minimalists at the present, but we are definitely starting to see some of the benefits. Minimalism is defined as being stripped to the essentials. I like the idea of having a home that is clutter free, organized and rid of things we dont use. Joel likes the idea of saving money and not buying things we dont need :) So, even though our motives for possibly becoming a bit more minimalist are completely different, I think we can learn to meet somewhere in the middle of this process.

The above blog talks about starting with a room in the house, minimalizing it, and moving on to the next room. So we've started. It has been completely surprising to see the things I keep around for no reason other than "I might use it someday". Everything from empty boxes to plastic jewelry I never wear. We started with the bedroom and have moved onto the basement. Here are some pics of the junk we are selling/giving away that has now given us so much more space and freedom! I realize it sounds boring, but it has actually been quit interesting.

Keep in mind we just went through the whole "getting rid of things" 7 months ago when we moved. Still we were able to find this much junk!

My nightstand drawer....a stuffed animal from when I was born, tanning glasses (which I dont plan on ever needing again), the kind of pacifier Jack spits out, and a dead battery. All so useful!

What the little man thinks of all this.

P.S. I will try not to bore you anymore with our saturday cleaning stories.