Updates & inspiration.

Okay, I just had to laugh at the Pork Roast in the Crock Pot. When I am in a clean and orderly mood, I tend to find myself popping in a roast in the crock pot...just makes the house smell all homey...and makes me feel like Im a good SAHM...Hah!

Yeah! for order!!! Congratulations on a day well done!

We're a family of 5 living in 1400 sq.ft. I totally understand about deciding what is important and what needs to go. I function much better in order too. :-)

order.....it's a good thing. will we be seeing some of your new creations in 2Peas garden?
happy creating!

I know how chaotic moving is, and how long it takes to get fully settled and unpacked. We moved into a house that was about the same size, but one that was fully finished. Our last one had a huge unfinished basement we would just throw everything into. It was crazy how much crap we had to weed out to fit into our new place. crazy! Good luck with settling in :)
R

Thanks for sharing that CJ. It is so cool!

good for your for getting your space organized. Man it isn't easy. We just moved and I am still trying to figure out a space for it all. Glad your back to what you love... creating pages.

Love that CJ of Loni's...so beautiful! We just went through all of our stuff and purged sooo much...felt great.

We're in a 2500 sq ft house. I would love to move to something smaller (in the 1300 - 1600 sq ft range), but DH won't hear of it. We actually discussed this last night and he said that until the kids (two of them) are grown and we're on our own, he can't imagine living in less space. Pshaw.

When you figure out the secret to keeping everything orderly would you please let me know?! With three kids and a house SMALLER than your 1300 duplex it's IMPOSSIBLE to keep up!! Glad someone has a feeling of peace about their business. :-)

My home is about the same size... maybe a few feet more. It definitely makes you move schtuff out when you have to, and store things in the attic. : ) I don't know your email addy, but I wanted to ask you if sometime you'd post about your new point and shoot that you mentioned getting- the Canon Powershot? I think that was it. How are you liking it? Thanks Ali!

Been there, done that...only it was from a house your old size into a 900 square foot apartment! Not fun! We had a garage sale, sent truckloads of stuff to Goodwill, and filled a dumpster full of stuff to throw away as well! But it taught me a lesson in simplification that I am still trying to live by even now that we are in a somewhat larger house again. It is very cleansing to just get rid of that extraneous stuff!

Glad you're getting settled in and good luck to the both of you in Chris' new endeavor. You mentioned "The Artist's Way." Have you read it? Do you do the morning pages. I'd love some insight about the book, if you can.

Ali, I don't know what your reason was for downsizing, but obviously it all comes down to family in the end.
We downsized( I think we did) from a sprawling house in the country (England)with half an acre, but life throws so many curves,doesn't it.
Almost seven years on, we are now pulling back some of the hard work, both physical and mental that we both put into our family. We have just finished, well really you never do,upgrading our 1800sq ft US home.
It does come with a price though . . . family is back home.
Good luck to your family,I really enjoy your work on Two Peas, and reading your blog.
You go girl
Jewels

Your move to smaller digs sounds challenging! I have been on a rampage lately trying to get a couple bags of STUFF out to Goodwill everyweekend until Christmas. We are also sizing down Christmas this year....just so we don't get so much STUFF. Who needs STUFF??
The inspirational links today ROCK! Love the pages, esp, the circle journal pages! It's not pretty to see me drool over my coffee so early in the morning, but man, that was nice to wake up to. Makes me want to scrap, too, but alas, I have to go to work and do my lunchlady gig.
Thanks for your very inspiring blog and sharing your creativity!!!

You know, Karl and I may be moving early next year and we'll need to be in an apartment for a while before we buy a house in the new city. Everyone keeps saying "Oh no an apartment." but I keep thinking "Cool, an apartment...we can get rid of so much crap!" Maybe I'm weird but I'm really looking forward to getting rid of the clutter.

As someone that lives in a small house, I can sympathize. Trust me - it sucks! LOL!

Those CJ pages are beautiful! (but then I am a clean & simple girl)
I think living in a smaller place is doable as long as you have storage :)
I just miss having the space to entertain - yeah it doesn't happen often but now I'm pretty much limited to summers when we can have BBQs in the backyard.

It feels so great to clean and organize, when the house is in somewhat of an order - if feels like a holiday! Your art journal is incredible, just beautiful!
Andrea

Who needs STUFF?! The more space you have, the more clutter you own. Time to 'cleanse' your living space and live simple!