*Needs*
It is so amazing how little we really need. It is so amazing how, when everything is in boxes, you miss so little. I really want to pare down the things that we own. There are some things that will be stored-Christmas things and some keepsakes. Everything else should either be used and displayed or gotten rid of. Even my scrapbooks. I am trying to keep them in prominent places so that they can be enjoyed. Even half-done scrapbooks.
It is quite amazing how much we think we need, but really don't. We haven't had television for two months now. And it is awesome! Sure, we watch a lot of movies and West Wing on DVD. However, we aren't consumed by television. If you have to stop everything to watch a certain show-it's an addiction. There are a few shows we would love to watch, but we decided we can watch them on DVD. Lost will come out with Season 2 soon enough, and I'm sure NCIS will as well. We will rent those that we just want to enjoy once (CSI, Survivor, etc) and plan on purchasing those we could watch over and over (The West Wing and LOST). We have the second and third seasons of The West Wing already. They were more than 50 percent off at Target. Meaning, we got two for less than the price of one. And two seasons for less than a month of cable. Or an antenna. So nice.
We don't need a land line. Our cell phones work just fine for us. We pay a little more than the price of one land line, but would want one cell phone anyway. It's just great!
People don't need as much as they think they do. I'm not against comforts or a little splurging. However, I want to simplify my life. And one of the ways I can do that is to get rid of a bunch of crap. If it isn't used or looked at it's going to St. Vincent's or in the garbage. Depending on where it is better suited.
It is quite amazing how much we think we need, but really don't. We haven't had television for two months now. And it is awesome! Sure, we watch a lot of movies and West Wing on DVD. However, we aren't consumed by television. If you have to stop everything to watch a certain show-it's an addiction. There are a few shows we would love to watch, but we decided we can watch them on DVD. Lost will come out with Season 2 soon enough, and I'm sure NCIS will as well. We will rent those that we just want to enjoy once (CSI, Survivor, etc) and plan on purchasing those we could watch over and over (The West Wing and LOST). We have the second and third seasons of The West Wing already. They were more than 50 percent off at Target. Meaning, we got two for less than the price of one. And two seasons for less than a month of cable. Or an antenna. So nice.
We don't need a land line. Our cell phones work just fine for us. We pay a little more than the price of one land line, but would want one cell phone anyway. It's just great!
People don't need as much as they think they do. I'm not against comforts or a little splurging. However, I want to simplify my life. And one of the ways I can do that is to get rid of a bunch of crap. If it isn't used or looked at it's going to St. Vincent's or in the garbage. Depending on where it is better suited.
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