Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong decade. Like I was meant to live black and white in the 50's. Just ask my family. I am a wanna be June Cleaver. I love everything about the good old days. Mostly I love the simplicity and I wish we could get back to that. Don't get me wrong. I couldn't live without my iPhone or my cable tv. But there's just something special about visiting face to face and spending time with your family instead of being glued to the screen.
Lately, I've been spending a lot of time day dreaming about changing the way my family lives and does things. Like, I wanna have a garden. We {meaning my husband and father-in-law} did this a few years back and even though I was a brand new mama and didn't get to help out as much as I would have liked, I still found it really rewarding. Picking beans, stringing, breaking, and canning them. Shucking corn and freezing it. Don't get me wrong, it was serious work but when I opened those jars at Christmas and received all those compliments it was more than worth it.
I also want to spend more time in the kitchen learning how to make things from scratch. Oh what I wouldn't give to have my Mamaw still around to teach me how to make her cornbread muffins, or her meatloaf. I mean it was amazing! I wanna bake pies, and make jam, and teach my daughters how to sew a button. I'm also interested in composting and raising chickens. But those of you who know me, know that I am sooo not ready for all of that. One step at a time Autumn! One step at a time.
It's kind of hard for me to put into words exactly what I mean by wanting to live a more simple life, but I'm excited about it. I wanna slow things down and enjoy what the Lord has blessed me with. I want to share so much with my little girls. I want them to know how to do things for themselves and for others. I want them to know and understand that we're only here for a short time and we must make the most of it.
So here's to a future filled with homemade recipes, garden fresh veggies, reading about raising chickens, and simple livin'! Won't you join me?
It's a totally worthy goal!!! My in-laws have an extensive organic garden - I'd like to do the same someday :)
ReplyDeleteoh wow! part of the problem is making the time:)i know. lame right?
DeleteI am right there with you. We have started a little garden (even though we really have no clue what we're doing), and are going to get a couple of chickens. We've even talked about composting, but again, I have no clue how to do all that. I read that book that we talked about a bit, but I have a lot more reading and researching to do. That made me laugh...research so I can live a simple life :)
ReplyDeleteha! i know seriously...but it's kind of a shame. i'm just not sold on the chicken thing...i'm kinda scared of them:)
DeleteAmen!!!!! I know EXACTLY what you mean when ou say simple!!! I endlessly long for that too!!!! Loves this post:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hanna...also, I just would like to be a little more self sufficient like our grandparents were. Ya know?
Deletei know exactly what you mean and can so identify with what you are saying;)
ReplyDeletegina
Easier said than done right? But i'm gonna give it a go!
DeleteGardening is good therapy! I love digging in the dirt and am looking forward to May 1 when I can get started planting!
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a little one here with Ella Cate...she said she wants to plant carrots. Ha! She won't even eat them!
DeleteI feel the same way. I think that when we live simpily it tends to keep up home with our familIes being the center. I have been dreaming of some backyard chickens lately.... My friends think i am crazy..... Haha
ReplyDeleteI know right? I'm just afraid to go get the eggs. Ha!
DeleteI think it is a beautiful idea and you arent alone. The more complicated and advanced the lives become the more many of us moms want to slow things down and stop to appreciate the real things that bring us joy.
ReplyDeleteWell said!
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