Minimalism is…

“…an intentional poverty to arouse a depth of the spirit that normally lies dormant…But you can’t do that and claim to be minimalist while checking Twitter on your Macbook Pro…or can you?” Julien Smith.

“…about stripping away life’s excess in favor of what’s important, which is different for every person.” The Minimalists, Joshua Fields Millburn.

“…[things you own saying], ‘Appreciate me. Take care of me. Do right by me and I will do right by you. Treat me well and I will be the only one you will ever need.’ ”  a philosophy professor.

“…[a way] to make…day-to-day existence easier. To save money, to save time, to focus on what’s truly important.” Kristin Glenn.

“…not only about white walls and empty spaces. It’s about eliminating the distractions that keep us from fully appreciating life.” Miss Minimalist, Francine Jay.

“…an experimental tour into the nature of attachment… or some would say detachment.”  Minimalist Packrat, Tanja Hoagland

“…There isn’t anything wrong with owning stuff. The problem is when we give too much meaning to the stuff we own without questioning why we own it.” The Minimalists

“…You don’t own things just because you can afford them, and you don’t own more cars, clothes, gadgets or gear than you need for the kind of simple life you desire. You loosen your attachment to things and cut clutter from your home, your brain and your life in general.”  So Much More Life, Gip Plaster

“…the intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of anything that distracts us from it.” Joshua Becker

“…making room in our lives for the things we enjoy.” Sandcastle, Linda Sand

So here’s some of the things we enjoy in our current apartment:

Dave’s piano with the funny little lamp he bought to light his music. He moves the lamp up onto the piano when playing. He keeps his music collection and his headphones in the cabinet.

Our favorite photos from Dave’s college photography class final. He got an A but that’s not why we’ve kept these.

A thank you gift I received for being there for family in an emergency. I love the colors of this vase.

A picture painted by my mother using all brown tones which her class instructor said would never work. 🙂

Our bathroom scale which weighs exactly the same as the ones at my Weight Watchers meeting and which makes visitors wonder why there is a clock on our bathroom floor.

And the sandcastle our daughter gave us that became the theme for this blog.

Yes, that’s a candle sitting on the kitchen counter behind the sandcastle. It can burn for many hours if (when) we have a power outage here where there are winter storms. Some things need to be useful as well as enjoyable, you know.

TTYL,

Linda