Kiss life

I watch the kids with envy sometimes.  Jasper's biggest concern is putting his pants on so the zip is at the front.  Eli is satisfied if he can get his considerable store of boogers to his mouth before lunch.  Zach would trade it all for 5 minutes alone in the fish tank while Cheyenne sees world peace and obtaining a lollypop as equally valuable  achievements.

KISS.  Keep It Simple Stupid.  A great strategy for life.  I've spent the last 12 months endeavouring to simplify my existence.  To whittle down life to the barest essentials, allowing me to focus on the things that matter and free up time, that slippery little sucker.

I'll admit the journey has been predominately more enlightening than successful, at least measured by the goals I started with.  The problem I discovered is that I did not have a concrete plan for my free time.  Sure, I had a generalised intention, but nothing specific.  Spare time it seems is like water.  If you don't have a container prepared it will slip through your fingers.

My advice for life simplification?  Find somewhere you want more time.  Write it down, be specific.  Then when you adjust your timetable you have somewhere for that time to go.  Now I just need to work out whether I give up blogging or showering....