less is more

Anyone else on complete inspiration overload? Between all the blogs I follow, instagram, facebook, pinterest, twitter etc... I am on overload. One of my biggest goals for this year is to learn to live more simply. It's hard to do this when every where I go I am hit in the face with some new trend (and I'm a sucker for trends!), DIY project, paint color I want to paint my house, outfit I want to buy, etc etc etc This is not helping me one bit! To balance, none of these things are bad in themselves but sometimes I find myself defining my value and life around what I have or what I've done and not who I am or striving to be. 

This is when I know it's time to step back and re-evaluate myself. Now that we have Kynlee my days at home with her are very important to me. I take my time with her very seriously and strive to make the most of it. I am sometimes overwhelmed on my days at home because I look around and see all the things I want to get done in my house, projects I want to work on (thank you pinterest) and what not but never find time to do. Or make time to do I should say. But I have to step back and make a conscious decision to spend my time with Kynlee- whether it's playing with her, singing to her, loving on her- whatever I have to do. I want her to know that she is what's important in life, not the things I get done around the house (outside of general upkeep- I can not breathe in a messy space so cleaning my house daily is a must!)

I'm going to challenge myself to live more simply and to learn to be more content with what I already have. I feel it will leave me a much more free and peaceful person.

So here's to my newest motto for 2012:

Anyone else want to join me on this venture?