Carpe Diem!

As you may have noticed, I've taken pause with my blog. Sometimes we just need some time to iron out the details in life and that takes all the energy. It was that kind of pause. So, here we are, almost one year later; life rolls on in the Eaton house. We have made the bold and drastic decision to "downsize" in the traditional meaning of the word. We will either a. sell b. give to a charitable agency or c. trash half of our belongings over the next 2-months in order to accomplish said downsize (moving 2500 square foot of stuff into a 1300 square foot of stuff space). I, for one, am extremely optimistic and hopeful about the process. Maybe it will remove the excess weight from our girths. We have been found guilty of true Americanism in this house: excess, excess, excess. Sickening. So, I am extremely excited for the big "purge" and hoping I will feel lighter, more free, less tethered and generally better, once it's over. Am I the only one that gets tired of cleaning it all, moving it all, organizing it all, dealing with it all? STUFF is entirely over-rated. The downsize will hopefully stuff our wallets a little more too. We're making an economical move and I feel good about that! Why such a huge sacrifice, you might ask? I'm a lucky girl. Everyone in my family is willing to deal with tighter quarters and budgets in order for me to return to school without piling on the debt. I'm starting out slow; one or two classes this fall, get my feet wet. Then on to full time student in the fall of 2012. Ava will trot off to Kindy and I'll trot off to college. Full circle feels really good. I hope to earn a psychology degree in less than 4-years and then... I have some well thought out plans and aspirations, but we'll start here with the first step and maybe my dreams will come to fruition. I've been waiting quite some time for "my turn". So excited it's finally here and that I'm able to embrace it with those I love in full support! Thank you fellow Eatons!