Since we’ve been talking about simplicity, this week’s Homekeeper’s Journal is all about simplicity in life and thought. 
The Homekeeper’s Journal is a way to keep track of your thoughts, in journal form, online. I have given you the prompts, written my own responses, and given you a Mclinky to use to leave the link to your own Journal entry. A link back here is nice but not required. Its also a great way to get traffic moving to your blog and share your thoughts with others.
Simplicity means …. not complicated! Easy. Restful and peaceful.
I could probably simplify my kitchen by …. getting rid of some gadgets, adding more storage space. My kitchen is pretty stream-lined as far as how it is arranged and how it functions. Its taken me years to get it that way. I get rid of things constantly it seems, but I still feel like there is too much in there. The problem is, I use all of it.
My life needs simplifying in these areas …. I’ve worked a lot of years to simplify my life, so its not too bad right now. If I had to reach for one area though I’d say the area of things and stuff continues to plague me in one way or another. One reason is that we live in a tiny house and six people and their things take up a lot of room.
I tend to go overboard with .. or, I can’t seem to find a balance with… decor.Its that simple to identify. In my heart I want a simple, plain house. But what I end up with could definitely be called my “style”. Lots of reds, greens, browns, woodsy, country victorian. It ends up feeling crowded to me so I struggle to make the house warm and inviting without being over-crowded. Most of the time I think I fail.
My favorite simple dinner is ….any kind of pasta and sauce, salad and homemade bread. Or soup!
My spiritual life needs simplifying especially in this area …..right now I need some simplicity and focus in relationships, Relationships can be so complicated. I was talking to my husband last night about our ladies Bible study and my Sunday school lessons which were both about relationships. I don’t trust people in general so I don’t have close friends because of that. I need to simplify that area and simplify the area of trusting and making close friends.
Now its your turn!
1. Make your own entry at your blog using the prompts that are in bold type above.
2. Finish out the prompts with your own words.
3. Grab the Homekeeper’s Journal picture above and use it on your blog with a link to CHK.
4. Come back here and put the link to your blog post in the Linky below.
About Sylvia
Simplicity to me is just being able to stay home! I love it when I do not have any errands or rushing kids to events. I have 1 friend and that’s just the way I like it. We are very close and talk everyday. I prefer to be with my family. My daughter just moved to college. The one thing I miss about her is our daily chats. My son and I enjoy many simple things, such as cooking together, going to the farmers market and watching movies at home. I love my simple life! What’s hard is keeping society out of it. It creeps in every now and then.
Simplicity means: peace of mind, not being stressed. Do with what you have.
I could probably simplify my kitchen by …. not to buy so much ‘stock’. I am always scared to get out of food so 2 cubboards are filled cans, pasta and other stuff. I also have 2 cubboard full with spices, herbs etc. I want to trow it all out and set some fresh herbs by the window.
My life needs simplifying in these areas …. my walk with God is sometimes very complicated. I always feel like I have to deserve His love and work hard for it. And (of course) it’s never enough. I would like to have the trust I can just be myself and go to Him just as I am.
I tend to go overboard with .. or, I can’t seem to find a balance with… Buying cheap things sometimes clothes are on sale and I buy a lot for the children, of course they wear them but they could do with less. Their wardrobes are bigger than mine…
Boiled Potatoes, Carrots and fried chicken and salad, I love salad.
My spiritual life needs simplifying especially in this area ….. Having friends (especcially a Christian female friend) has been my prayer for more than 5 years now. My heart is broken everytime I think about that. I find it so hard to go trough everyday without a friend who I can trust and I can call when I need it. Often I don’t even go to church because of this. Everytime I try again and I come home crying because nobody paid attention to me. I am struggeling a lot in this area. I am even thinking of changing churches. I am still not sure what to do.