This past week has been all about settling back into the PNW, home schooling, and all the things that come with being stationary in an RV. It’s been a bit of an adjustment, but when we’re practicing simple living, things always go more smoothly. Here are our happenings for the past week:
I spent a slow Saturday really thinking about all things How to be a Minimalist as well as my other author works and where they’re going. Before each quarter of the year comes to an end, I tend to do this, hoping to get clarity on what I want to accomplish during the upcoming three months. Feels good to have a refreshed plan. Sometimes it’s hard to take alone time when we’re on the road, so this was a much-needed day for me.
My husband and I watched a couple of episodes of Unsolved Mysteries. I wanted to watch the rest of The Game Changers, but whatever! It was still a fun little date night.
I used up some food from the pantry and freezer. It felt good to use some things that had been tucked back, but also to make space. With all of these blackberries everywhere, I’m hoping I can pick some for the freezer and make some jam as well.
Since many of our home school curriculum books are on back order or are taking a really long time to ship, I designed fun, simple, creative school plans for the week and also took the opportunity to use some books we already have. Going through our books so thoroughly made me realize we’ve already got a lot we can use, so I’ll be holding off on ordering most things for a bit so we can use up what we’ve got.
Pandora Disney channel, anyone? That’s what my kids turned on all week while playing board games. I now know music from movies I’ve never seen, ha!
We decided to cancel two subscriptions this week. Not only will we save money, but we don’t need to be wasting time using these services.
Now that we have electricity all the time, I’ve played the piano (weighted electric keyboard) several evenings. It’s relaxing and therapeutic at the same time, plus, I think it’s a calming sound to help the kids fall asleep and bring peace in our home. My kids started lessons with me again, so we’ll all be playing the piano a lot more often!
Between the cooler weather and having access to electricity at all times, I’ve been using my Instant Pot SO MUCH MORE. It’s awesome to be able to whip something up so quickly. Beans, rice, soups, and stews have all been so tasty this week.
What about you? What have you done to practice minimalism and simple living this week?
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