It's been a busy couple of weeks. Last week we went camping for the first time as a family, and had a great time. We found a lovely, quiet site 20 minutes from here, which was also within budget. I hope we'll get a chance to go again this month but I'm not sure we will yet. Camping is great because you are reminded of how little you need just to get on.
At the weekend we went to England and spent a few hours going through wills grandparents house, as they have both passed on now. We brought home his granddad's knitting machines, which at the moment look a bit daunting but which I am sure we can get the hang of. Also a lot of other useful things that we needed-some good cookbooks, tools, jam jars, a pair of wellies for me, tea towels, a toaster. A lid of things we have been needing for a while but haven't had the spare cash for.
Although quite a sombre morning, it's so enlightening and exciting to see how well and how simply Will's grandparents lived. Most of their things were old and well used, they didn't buy new things for the sake of it, they used what they had and used it well. They both had a lot of hobbies and skills, but they didn't have stacks of stuff that went unused. They lived long, and well. There is a lot we can learn from their lives.
When the girls go back to school on Wednesday I am going to begin my major sort out of this house. Many things have never really been sorted out or put in a proper home since we moved last year. Really, I haven't been organised in about six years, since I've been a mother, it's all been saved for later. I think having a huge clear out, finding a home for everything, and getting this house really clean will make all the difference to this bloody awful depression, as well as saving us all time, money and energy. And once I have sorted all of that out I can get back to decorating this house and making it really pleasant. I'm actually really excited, I can already feel the relief this is going to bring.
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