Motto

Lately I have been trying to simplify and focus. As in everything. Keeping things simple and on track. So I decided to adopt the three simple words "keep things simple" into my daily motto.  I added a kicker at the end to reinforce the fact that I am not dealing with rocket science here and I'm wasting more energy and time by over thinking, over doing, over stressing, and trying to please, please, please and make my imperfect world perfect.  I now tell myself daily or many times a day to "Keep it simple stupid". The last word offers a bit of insult, putting my passive aggressive nature to good use.

I'm going to try, really try, to keep it simple in everything I do. Working out, relationships, work, food. If I can stay focused and keep everything simple, limited, and in check not buying into the emotional bullsmack how can I not succeed?  If I can pull this motto off and apply it long term - I'll be so bleeping happy!

I've decided no shopping and buying crap just because I am bored or depressed or don't feel like doing what I really should be doing. In short that means lifting my fat ass off the sofa.  If I don't need something, I'm not going to buy it just to have it. If I already have it, but don't use it, I'm going to sell or donate it, but I'm not going to get rid of it only to re-buy it later. That would just be stupid and history would just be repeating itself for me. At least I'm acknowledging my fault, writing it down and admitting it to the world. That has to be part of some twelve step program!  There is nothing worse and it drives me completely nuts when a  friend (OK, I've been known to do this too) will declare how she cleaned like crazy, filled 50 trash bags of crap to cart off to the curb or donate only to shop, shop, shop days later for the same junk. I must add that most of the stuff that filled those 50 + bags was her husbands or kids, which resulted in much crying and insult. I'm all about getting rid of the old and useless (items) for a little bit of fresh and new, but with limits.  

So wish me luck on embracing my new motto. I just may crack if it doesn't take hold.