This week has been all about the bare minimum. On the weekend, the kids & I took Stuart to the airport, where he flew off for a week of training in another city. The day before he left, I was finally felled by the nasty cold that everyone else had last week. Not to sound whiny, but being on my own with 4 (healthy, energetic, bouncy - thankfully) kids, while I crawl around feeling miserable is not my idea of a fun week.
It was good for me, though, as these things often are if we're willing to learn the lesson hidden inside. Because I had to let go. Let go of my wonderful meal plans, clean house ideas, crafting goals... Admit that I'm imperfect, yet again, and that that's okay. I'd venture to say, it's better than okay, actually.
I came across the quote posted on my fridge over at Perfect Sentiment, just when I needed to read it. It says, "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak." Exactly what I needed to hear, and my nice clean fridge door (about the only household project I accomplished all week) is just the reminder I need.
Unnecessary:: Perfect meals, spotless home, exciting activities, doing it all "perfectly"
Necessary:: Lots of tea, snuggling in bed with 4 kids & a dog, reading good books (still), watching an old movie or two
How about you? What's necessary for you right now? What's not?