Day 55:<\/p>\n
For Black Friday we bought- absolutely nothing<\/strong><\/em>. I\u2019ve been working towards simplifying life and in the words of Marie Kondo- only having items that spark joy. Over the last few weeks I\u2019ve purged closets (twice now), drawers, boxes, and the pantry. I\u2019ve tried to donate to those in need of items whenever possible and it\u2019s been really satisfying to get things organized and added bonus if we can provide an item for someone . It\u2019s not easy to keep a handle on owning excess \u201cstuff\u201d, especially when your mom is always bringing over things she just picked up like serving platters, skillets, random kitchenware\u2026. But I am working towards being intentional on what gets brought in to our house and not buying things just\u201d because we don\u2019t have one\u201d.<\/p>\n So, this year I am saying no to the air fryer\/toaster oven combo, the ninja coffeemaker, the chunky Amazon sweater that keeps popping up my newsfeed, the holiday pillows and decor even though they are calling my name. We\u2019ll see how we keep this up. My Achilles heel are books and fleece sweatshirts and I also have spent a small fortune at Zullily\u00a0 since discovering the app -because, deals.<\/p>\n Positive Thought of the Day: Golfed with my dad for his birthday, brother, and cousin for the first time on a beautiful Texas fall day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Day 55: For Black Friday we bought- absolutely nothing. I\u2019ve been working towards simplifying life and in the words of Marie Kondo- only having items that spark joy. Over the last few weeks I\u2019ve purged closets (twice now), drawers, boxes, and the pantry. I\u2019ve tried to donate to those in need of items whenever possible … <\/p>\n