The Little Things

 SEE YOUR S P A C E

LOVE YOUR HOME

C R E A T E 

A 

PLACE

FOR YOUR WORK

THAT BRINGS YOU HAPPINESS

thoughtfully c a r v e out

a room, a corner, a wall, 

whatever it is your have been 

blessed with. . .make it into 

a space you love

with everything you need to be

that kind of creative you are.

but...

what about all the 

L I T T L E

 things!!!

D I V I D E  &  C O N Q U E R 

 m y  f r i e n d 

D i v i d e  &  C o n q u e r.

It is never easy for me to figure out what to do with

all the L I T T L E things in life.

Although needed , they are a constant source of angst 

in our otherwise simplified Home.

If it were possible to sew for example. . withOUT needles,

thread, a sewing machine, 

the little tools needed when i make many mistakes

while trying to sew on a whim without a pattern.

( cuz that's how you sew right? )

If it were possible to sew with nothing but a magic wand 

and my limitless imagination believe me. . . that is the option 

i would take.

but since i still can't F I N D my magic wand

i will continue to sew quite poorly with

the stuff needed to do so.

 . . .

I find it much easier to suddenly start a new project

if all i need is indeed where i can see it and use it.

This olde giant muffin tin is working at

keeping things visible, tidy and cute all at the same time! 

Depending on the size of your drawer, shelf and tools

you could use other size tins... but this is a seriously

sweet way to keep all those little things from ganging up and

attacking me when i open the drawer.

yes yes.

Think IN-side the box.

It would be hard to stay organized without boxes.

 My little desk drawer boxes of choice. . .

the awesome little white one that an i phone comes in. :) 

white jewelery boxes

cute baking bread boxes and cups

( as seen above ) 

random olde tiny boxes 

that you will only find at an antique store

if you're looking for something else.

things NOT to try to organize or keep in boxes...

c h i c k e n s.

let them be free to wander!

KEEP.

  . . . . and then SOMETIMES. . . 

life gets very . . . .

busy.

i hate busy. . 

but there is no slowing of a toddler

or of leaky roofs or falling down trees...

 it just IS.. .

and we must KEEP up with the madness that is life.

 

 every now and then it slows no matter what.

and we try to take a deep cleansing breath as

all pauses for a tiny tiny blip moment.

 

 it would be so lovely to live in the stillness of a picture.

in that split second everything WAS perfect. 

it was a split second though. . and the second AFTER. . 

a fall, the laundry, lunch, a diaper, the fire needs a stoking, a needed cup of tea. . . 

...the swirling whirling...

 

STAND STILL.

and wait

for the LORD

to help you.

 

 snow

  brave chickens

 to KEEP.

to persist.

to do.

to keep doing over and over.

to try .

to continue in a specific way.

to remain.

to continue to be.

to continue to maintain.

to keep up with.

to sustain.

to be Faithful.

to act.

 

to have a habit of.

to preserve.

to watch over and defend.

to perservere.

 

to take care of.

 to cause to remain in an established way.

to continue on .

 

 go through your closet at least a few times a YEAR.

seasonally if you will.

keep a few totes of things you love but do not often wear.

keep them out of sight, then going through them will be FUN

and you will feel like you went shopping!

if you keep it in your closet all the time it will just get boring 

and you won't EVER want to wear it.

also . .  there are people who would love the things

you don't wear at all.

get them OUT of your life and into someone else' .

 

 keep it simple

(yes.  .. easier said then done ) 

keep at it.

do you LOVE it ?

do you NEED it?

if not.. FIND A WAY to get it OUT of your life. 

 small town love

 

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