What's running your life?

What's running your life?

Not my house but, you get the idea :)

We are getting down to the wire, amazing how much STUFF you accumulate! And although we've moved 3 times in the last year I continued to haul things around believing that I'll deal with it in the next house.

  My approach to personal and family items as we prepare for this adventure, it has been an adventure. Every child received a bankers box for their own personal items that they absolutely love, if they don't love it or if it can easily be replaced it doesn't make the cut. For myself, because now I have not only my own things but the treasures of their childhood. I've 3 questions I ask myself when sorting; Do I LOVE it? Do I use it? Can I replace it? If it doesn't fit into those categories than it goes on to a new home. Our shed is the size of a closet to say it's 5x5 would be generous in size. I am the keeper of my children's childhood momento's. I find myself consistently getting stuck as I reminisce them playing with the item or wearing the item. I have pictures that they drew as they were learning to draw, you know, when it transitioned from scribbles to obvious arms, oversized heads and really long fingers. I find myself struggling to discard these. Some items I come across I don't even like, they've just been there for so long that I've held on to them simply because of habit or familiarity rather than desire or function. Letting go of these items has been difficult almost painful only because its been there for so long. But, in the end...I found, I rather like not seeing them around and an unexpected weight has been lifted!!  Funny I wasn't even aware it was burdening me....
The saying, "Things you own begin to own you"...all too true!
Here's to taking back my life!! Hope you'll join me and de-clutter a little in your part of the world!

Deep love!
Leilani

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Not what I was hoping for....

   Do you ever get that feeling that your headed in the right direction? Only to find that your idea of what "should" happen doesn't?
   We are getting ready to leave South Jordan, Utah to explore and experience the world on a whole new level of faith. We had purchased a 37 foot RV to be apart of our adventure. I figured it would take care of all the necessities of caring for our large family. Well, over the past few weeks we have struggled in every fashion imaginable with the RV and on this past Sunday out of complete frustration i called a family meeting. My hubbers and I asked the kids who wants to keep working on the RV? Not a single hand went up. Then we asked who wants to scrap it and just go with tents? Every hand went up. So, we unanimously decided to release the RV from our experience. Everybody's spirits perked up and began to take on the other tasks with great vigor.
Interestingly, my hubby confided in me that he always felt that we'd just be in tents for awhile. I too had to admit that was my first impression, however I didn't see how realistically this could be accurate. So, I bedded down the impression and tried to make the RV idea fit.
   We are still headed out. We are still on our way, we are still taking all the kid's, we are still taking the dog's. And we are still letting ourselves experience the adventure of a lifetime, life! Even without the RV. Life is about changes, nothing ever stays the same, the only thing we can really control is how we respond to it.
  The desired end result is still the same only the pathway has changed :)
Here's to hoping you choose to be happy, faithful, and adventurous!
Leilani