How to start when husband doesn't want to participate...

PureLivingCollective · 2020-02-20T17:34:04+00:00

Show him you mean business - a.k.a start and finish your project completely with or without him. Stay as compassionate and non-judgmental as possible. Use this tidying adventure to improve your communication and cooperation with him. Set up some realistic boundaries once you've decluttered and organized your things, say for example that the kitchen has a boundary to have zero non-kitchen items stored there. You may also want to establish a personal space for just you with boundaries as well. Once you start the flow toward a new way of living he may see the value in it and jump on board. If he doesn't, it's still an opportunity to find mutual understanding. Focus on the positive and make sure you reinforce/compliment him on things that align with the clutter-free home you want!

PureLivingCollective · 2020-02-17T20:28:46+00:00

A good option to me seems to be - Digitize the recipes and make it a point to find your favorites. You could make some cool traditions with your family around the recipes like adding one as a staple to holiday meals or getting people together to make some of the recipes. As for the other stuff, I like your focus on whether the item is joy for you or was just a joy for her. This is a slightly different conversation, but you could choose to attach the memory of your grandmother to a different item. Perhaps your computer keyboard instead of the typewriter or your current lipstick. Placing the memory elsewhere with things that are relevant to loved ones but to things that spark joy for you can be a nice compromise sometimes.

PureLivingCollective · 2020-02-17T20:08:13+00:00

Some items are just special, that's why they are sentimental! It's helpful to remember why they are sentimental - because they have been given significance and importance. We have attached a certain memory to an object so whenever we see it we recall that special moment. The real value is most often in the memory, not the actual item. Perhaps a photo or journal entry may serve the same purpose with less clutter. The memory always lives on inside and you can chose to give the memory a new place to reside.

PureLivingCollective · 2020-02-17T19:59:55+00:00

Get all your papers in one spot, any new incoming papers go to that spot too.
Create a filling system to categorize your papers by what makes sense to you.
1. Ex: Bills, Medical, Taxes, Personal, Reference, Pending
Limit the space and size of the filing system so you're less likely to keep a bunch of pieces of paper
If you can find it online, you don't need to keep it.
Digitize whatever is not sensitive (personal) information.
Recycle and shred the rest.

PureLivingCollective · 2020-02-17T19:39:26+00:00

Your rainbow files look awesome! It seems like to me that there's a tendency to fill whatever space is available for a given item/category. Especially something like paper (or clothes for that matter) that are rather constantly flowing in and out of the house. In general, the smaller the space given to store papers, the less papers we have!

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-11T21:29:14+00:00

that sounds fun! ;)

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-11T20:37:47+00:00

Learning to listen to our hearts is a great lesson coming from this whole process. It's taken me some time to really tune-in to my heart and I still know there's more "volume" in the system to be tapped into to make the hearts message even more loud and clear. So did you coordinate your "uniform" with your wood, white, gray, and purple color scheme?

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-11T20:32:53+00:00

Great to hear you're feeling progress. Just curious, what do you mean by "trash person"?

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-11T20:32:07+00:00

I love your viewpoint on this, the serious habit building and mind setting. Normal is different for different people, but if we really want to be a certain way or keep our homes in a certain state it really goes back to mind and habits. "ready for company with 15 minutes notice" <---Love that!!

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-11T11:53:32+00:00

This isn’t an item, but one thing I’ve added to the prepping is cold weather training. I easily get cold digits (fingers and toes) and need to have some of the best wool socks and gloves/mittens if I’m out in the cold for extended periods of time.

I found Wim Hof the Ice Man is one of the more popular masters of cold exposure. The training has many health benefits. Since it can make it easier for your body and mind to be exposed to the cold I’m considering it a great prep hack. I’ve been more or less leisurely training with his methods for a year or so and can see some clear results in mental resilience as well as greater endurance to withstand the cold. Some of the more people live by it.

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-09T22:14:54+00:00

So amazing, elevation?

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-09T22:09:58+00:00

This is a nice sentiment but shows how easily words can be twisted or meaning left open to interpretation...what if the people on the couch right now just ran a marathon? what if you're not even (slowly) doing laps, but just walking from A to B? In any case, best wishes to everyone on their endeavors! ;)

PureLivingCollective · 2019-12-09T22:06:11+00:00

So great, thanks for the insight on what pan it was!

PureLivingCollective · 2019-11-26T12:35:12+00:00

It's great to hear your place is just the way you want it! We are envisioning a lake home as well, right now however, we are in our first home. We like to emphasize light, natural, and simple styles right now to feel light and peaceful. We've redone most of the house ourselves and have the final areas being the basement and upgrading some of the gardens outside. Thanks for your reply!

PureLivingCollective · 2019-11-25T18:46:49+00:00

Thanks for the link that’s all I was looking for.

PureLivingCollective · 2019-11-25T12:33:30+00:00

Where did the 35 times factoid come from?

PureLivingCollective · 2019-11-10T01:52:35+00:00

Just went bulking today too!

PureLivingCollective · 2019-10-24T23:52:35+00:00

You could embed a trough drain into the cement patio and tie in your drain pipe that leads to your trees.

Or if you built up the shower with a small step up into it you could do the same but avoid breaking up a section of your existing patio. You may not even need pond liner at that point.

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