Comments on: The Simple Things http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/ Learning to live well while laughing out loud! Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:56:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Sami http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Sami Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:27:58 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-424 Hi Chania Girl, I totally agree. With simplicity comes freedom I think - less stuff to look after, clean, maintain, store, fewer decisions, less to think about, etc, etc. Chris and I do the same before buying anything. We've been especially focused on keeping stuff to a minimum since coming back from living in Canada. We took it as a fresh, clean, uncluttered start. Hostels are great for meeting people. I <em>lived</em> in one for about 3 months when I first moved to Canada. Hi Chania Girl,
I totally agree. With simplicity comes freedom I think – less stuff to look after, clean, maintain, store, fewer decisions, less to think about, etc, etc. Chris and I do the same before buying anything. We’ve been especially focused on keeping stuff to a minimum since coming back from living in Canada. We took it as a fresh, clean, uncluttered start.
Hostels are great for meeting people. I lived in one for about 3 months when I first moved to Canada.

]]> By: Chania Girl http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Chania Girl Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:54:57 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-419 Some of the happiest times in my life have been when I have had the least amount of things, and even now, my life in Greece has far fewer things, far fewer conveniences than my life in the States. And for these things I am grateful. My fiance and I are very lucky, because we both enjoy the simpler things in life. We ask ourselves before buying something: "Do we really need it? Do we really love it?" You can imagine, we don't have a lot of things (but somehow that still equaled a whole truck load when we moved?). Anyway, when we travel, we stay in hostels. It's cheap and we get to meet a lot of amazing people from all over the globe. Sure we could stay in a nice hotel (and we do sometimes), but mostly we prefer the camaraderie of meeting fellow travelers and get our joy from the places we see and people we meet on our travels. Some of the happiest times in my life have been when I have had the least amount of things, and even now, my life in Greece has far fewer things, far fewer conveniences than my life in the States. And for these things I am grateful.

My fiance and I are very lucky, because we both enjoy the simpler things in life. We ask ourselves before buying something: “Do we really need it? Do we really love it?” You can imagine, we don’t have a lot of things (but somehow that still equaled a whole truck load when we moved?). Anyway, when we travel, we stay in hostels. It’s cheap and we get to meet a lot of amazing people from all over the globe. Sure we could stay in a nice hotel (and we do sometimes), but mostly we prefer the camaraderie of meeting fellow travelers and get our joy from the places we see and people we meet on our travels.

]]> By: Sami http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Sami Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:10:54 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-415 Hi Vin, Thanks very much. It is refreshing. He's a one of a kind that's for sure. It would be great to see others follow in his footsteps. Hi Vin,
Thanks very much. It is refreshing. He’s a one of a kind that’s for sure. It would be great to see others follow in his footsteps.

]]> By: Vin | NaturalBias.com http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Vin | NaturalBias.com Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:58:22 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-413 What a refreshing contrast to those of us who have become corporate slaves and rely on our paychecks to pay for big houses, fancy cars and a bunch of other stuff we don't need! I went to Hawaii for vacation once and came across a guy who lived in the middle of nowhere who simply wanted to disconnect from society. At the time, I thought he was crazy, but now I understand. :) Great article! It's definitely too easy to lose sight of the simple things in life. What a refreshing contrast to those of us who have become corporate slaves and rely on our paychecks to pay for big houses, fancy cars and a bunch of other stuff we don’t need!

I went to Hawaii for vacation once and came across a guy who lived in the middle of nowhere who simply wanted to disconnect from society. At the time, I thought he was crazy, but now I understand. :)

Great article! It’s definitely too easy to lose sight of the simple things in life.

]]> By: Sami http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-412 Sami Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:15:37 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-412 Hi Kirwin, Haha, yeah, if we'd wanted to go to Botswana, the stupid GPS probably would have sent us via Josh's place!! Wow, that's a big (but awesome) move to simplify your life. Moving will also help with the decluttering side of things. I bet you find it's a huge relief to be away from the Jones! Hi Kirwin,
Haha, yeah, if we’d wanted to go to Botswana, the stupid GPS probably would have sent us via Josh’s place!!
Wow, that’s a big (but awesome) move to simplify your life. Moving will also help with the decluttering side of things. I bet you find it’s a huge relief to be away from the Jones!

]]> By: kirwin http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-411 kirwin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:53:28 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-411 I hear Botswana is really nice this time of year. ; ) I absolutely prefer the simple things in life. Something we're doing to simplify our existence is our plan to move to a new area (the town where we went to uni.) Our town right now is beautiful, but unfortunately it's pretty materialistic and status-conscious. It's hard not to get caught up in it. DH and I imagine a simpler "who are the Jones?" existence. I hear Botswana is really nice this time of year. ; )

I absolutely prefer the simple things in life. Something we’re doing to simplify our existence is our plan to move to a new area (the town where we went to uni.) Our town right now is beautiful, but unfortunately it’s pretty materialistic and status-conscious. It’s hard not to get caught up in it. DH and I imagine a simpler “who are the Jones?” existence.

]]> By: Sami http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-409 Sami Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:15:29 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-409 Hey PP, You're welcome. Glad it helped. Yes, I used to be a bit of a shopaholic myself. Moving to another country and back again cured that (too much stuff to deal with and transport otherwise)! Hey PP,
You’re welcome. Glad it helped. Yes, I used to be a bit of a shopaholic myself. Moving to another country and back again cured that (too much stuff to deal with and transport otherwise)!

]]> By: Positively Present http://lifelaughsandlemmings.com/the-simple-things/comment-page-1/#comment-407 Positively Present Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:13:25 +0000 http://www.lifelaughsandlemmings.com/?p=2716#comment-407 Wow, it sounds like quite an adventure. I wish I could say I enjoy the simple things in life, but I think I'm still working on that (must overcome that shopping addiction first!). This post was a great reminder for me of how important the simple things are...a reminder I'm always in need of so thank you! Wow, it sounds like quite an adventure. I wish I could say I enjoy the simple things in life, but I think I’m still working on that (must overcome that shopping addiction first!). This post was a great reminder for me of how important the simple things are…a reminder I’m always in need of so thank you!

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