I wandered onto Rhonda’s blog to get these way cute embroidery patterns.  I stayed to read more of her musing about simple living. Her Two Simple Things post includes this challengs:

As soon as you finished reading this blog today, I have a task for you. Your first small step: sit down with a pen and notepad and think about the kind of life you want to live. Picture yourself in your ideal location doing what would make you happy. What is complicating your life? What do you need to change in your life to achieve what you want?

It reminded me of that Elsie Flanigan layout I linked to last week which said, "This is your life. Are you who you want to be?"  (If I was a good blogger I would go dig it up to hyperlink, wouldnt I : / )

Rhonda says today can be the first day of the rest of your simplified life. She also echoes my recurrent thoughts:

I’d be lying if I told you that simple living is easy. It is satisfying, rewarding, healthy, beautiful, it makes you feel happy and content, it’s substantial and important and necessary, but it isn’t easy, especially when you start. But it’s a wonderful and significant way of life and I hope all of you decide that even if it isn’t easy, it is how you want your life to be.

Simple.  Not to be confused with easy.

Anyhoo, if the idea of simple, sane living intrigues you but you feel you are buried under with no hope of digging out then give yourself an hour and go read the Down to Earth blog with a pen and notebook. See if she can’t change your mind. : )