Spring cleaning your house is an annual event but have you ever given your life a Spring cleaning? Lately I have been trying to do just that. In the winter I am all about nesting, hibernation and comfort. I find myself going out less, eating more and to be honest, other than my yoga class every morning, getting a little lazy. If it is too cold I use that as an excuse not to get outside and get my 10,000 steps and instead take my pups for walk in the cul de sac. I am less strict about the pasta, pizza and copious amounts of chocolate I consume. Once I see the buds on the trees and the daffodils swaying in the wind I know it is time for me to get going and get motivated.
The last few weeks I have found myself eating more vegetables, salads and fruits, I have limited my pizza and pasta to one meal a week. I have been cleaning the cobwebs out of my mind, as they say, by getting outside, walking by the shore or thru the neighborhood and taking note of the blooming trees, and even the weeds. I have cleaned out my closet and gotten rid of the pieces that no longer fit or suit my style.
I am back at the library, bringing home stacks of books instead of spending time scrolling thru Instagram and Pinterest. I am growing tired of the changes in the algorithms of social media and lack of control over the things I see and the people I interact with. I personally have always preferred the connection with the people I have met thru blogging as opposed to the “perfect” world and images of Instagram and Pinterest. That said, I have purged my feeds, and have unfriended, unfollowed, and unliked people and pages that don’t connect with or like their message.
I am making plans for upcoming trips and looking forward to warm sunny days and time with family and friends this spring and summer. I have a little more spring cleaning to do on myself but this is what I have been up to lately.
Do you spring clean your life as well as your house? What are some of the things that you do to make a fresh start for spring and summer and shed the weight of a long winter?
I hope that you have a great day!
I am of the same frame of mind these days. Great to realize there are others who have very similar values, and thoughts. Linda H.
My parents would spring clean the house each year.
I sure enjoy your ‘life lately’ posts Elizabeth. I stopped by to check in and your writing has such a warm tone, I felt like We were having coffee together and having a quick chat. I can relate to the slowdown with exercise and the looseness with food choices and I think there’s an ebb and flow that happens with the seasons. And in my case the emotional cycle of grief. I’m strangely ok with it right now. I hope your Mom is doing better. We’ve had crazy week and are looking forward to a calmer weekend. I hope you have one too sweet friend.
Leslie
I am living a parallel life here in the Midwest. Yes – seeing the little shoots come up through the ground sort of nudges me into more exercise and less carbs. Hahahaha. And it feels so good to deep clean things around here that I sort of ignored all winter. I may never fall in love with instagram–esp with all of the influencers with a million followers who cry about their numbers dropping. I always feel like…seriously? Do you know how long it took me to get my 2,000 real followers? I ignored social media for way too long and wasn't able to catch up with all of those early adopters. I'm so glad blogs still exist!