Friday, June 29, 2012

Friday Narrative - A Fresh Perspective

We just flew in this morning in the wee hours and tucked our kids in just before 4AM.  I am beat!  But what a lovely 10 -day vacation in Maui!  We played games and enjoyed TV and swam every day.  I loved that my kids got to play with their cousins and I got to spend time with my siblings and their spouses. 

We stayed in a 900 square foot timeshare unit.  It had two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a full-size washer/dryer, a full kitchen, a dining table with 6 chairs, a lanai with table & 4 more chairs as well as a couch/chairs in the living room.  It was pretty wonderful only having 5 outfits each and the few toys we could fit into our carry-on luggage.  I could clean up the entire place, including vaccuming, in about 20 minutes.  I did one load of wash a day and it was easy to stay caught up.  In short, it reminded me how little we need to live and still enjoy our life!  I am hoping I can ride this wave for a couple weeks and get rid of lots and lots of the day-to-day items I constantly pick up! 

Even more, this stay renewed my "one day" dream to live in a small space with all the kids.  It was really easy to manage in the 900 square feet and I could totally see us waking up, eating breakfast, homeschooling, and living in the space.  DH either smiles indulgently or rolls his eyes when I start waxing poetic about it, but whatever - A girl can dream! 

My dream is more like 600 square feet with one bedroom/bath and a huge sleeping loft upstairs with a second bath for four little girls. 

So look for some purging posts this week!

Katie

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