The Big 22!

Saturday was my birthday. So I thought I'd share with you what I did...

 First water with lemon juice

 A quick 30 minute work out

 Dishes, had a nice dinner the night before with friends and hadn't done the dishes yet.

Banana & wheat grass smoothie. Nutella too because it's my birthday!

 Homework, not fun.

Baby girl and I took a bath.

 A peel-it-off mask, hence it's clear.

 Read some books.

 Then we went to Idaho Falls for lunch and to find some boots. I wasn't successful though, if I'm paying the price for boots, I want the perfect ones!

 Baby girl dressed as a marshmallow!

Pizza for dinner, only had 1 slice.

 Yay for onion goggles! I've been telling Jimmy I want some for a year now.

 So excited about this book, tells you all about the edible plants. Can't wait to go foraging!

And then we took our couch seats to the 2nd bedroom where the computer is to watch Fiddler on the Roof. Just the 1st half though.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

The Material Possession De-clutter

Do you remember my posy about getting rid as a way to gain more meaning in life? Though I could have posted about it last week because I did the majority of it, I still hadn't look through every drawer, every nook in my closet, etc. Now I still feel like I can do more, but I feel at peace with the state that my house is in. I didn't take any before pictures except for my storage unit because that was the last place I de-cluttered and by then, I thought a before and after shot would be good. After two trips to D.I. with our tiny car, I still found more stuff to get rid of and probably still will. Here is just a small peak into my de-cluttering.

Before....

After....

So I am done with my material possession de-clutter, now onto my virtual de-clutter. I have 4 e-mails including my school one! Lots of stuff in my inboxes, and that doesn't even count my Facebook, blog, etc. So here is to the next place to focus on for mental clarity. I feel a little de-fogged but not completely.

How Others Live: Bernie the Wanderer

If you haven't ever heard who Bernie is, well he's one of my inspirations. A true vagabond at heart, at 30 years old he decided to build himself a boat and sailed all around the world. More recently he sailed from Canada to the Bahamas. He's also traveled from Canada to Mexica in 2003 in a wagon, pulled by his mule Woody and pony Maggie! And then again made a trip in 2004-2005 from North Carolina to San Diego, California. More recently he was the first to cross the Neatherlands in wagon in 2012. He also has a real home that stays put but it is still on wheels. Always ready for the next adventure and liking the idea of never staying put for too long he says:

"Everything I ever built in my life has/had wheels under it: from the boat I sailed alone around the world to the boat I built and sailed from Canada to the Bahamas to the wagon I lived in while voyaging from Canada to Mexico."


Here's his boat that he built

Some of his wagons he's traveled in...

This one has a wood burning stove!

Here is his more 'stay put' home, though still on wheels

If you want to learn more about Bernie, read his books, and see what he's up to then check out his website here: riverearth.com

Ideal Wardrobe Part 2

Ok time to finish what my ideal wardrobe is that is filled with mostly classic pieces that don't go out of style anytime soon. Hope you enjoy!

Skirts/dresses:

Classic Black Dress

6 fun day dresses

1 shirt dress

1 A-line dress

1 Maxi dress/skirt

1 jumper

6 A-line skirts

2 pencil skirts

Pants:

1 straight leg blue jeans (preferably dark wash & no holes!)

1 skinny blue jeans

1 white jeans

1 black cigarette pants

1 khaki pants

1 skinny cords

2 shorts

Outerwear:

1 trench coat

1 pea coat

1 blazer

Foot wear:

2 ballet flats (black/nude)

1 pair driving shoes

1 converse

2 sandals

1 black pump

1 tall boots

1 pair mary janes

Garden boots

Espadrilles

Minnetonka moccasins

Toms

And don't forget a pair of running shoes and flip flops!

Ok so this is my ideal wardrobe. Hope you enjoyed it!