Haven’t I Written About This Before? (simplify, simplify, simplify)

Once again, I need to simplify. From my diet and exercise to how I spend my time, and especially all the little things I do every day that don’t really need doing. I’ve written about this before, many times. I even wrote an entire blog post as a note to self - to do fewer things. It’s always there at the back of my head: I’m doing this, but it doesn’t need to be done. I’m much better than I used to be, though, many years ago (I guess midlife has something to do with it; my time sure does feel more finite now). I have, truly, stripped away a lot. And yet… it feels like it’s not enough. I’ve vowed this so many times – less organising, more living. I reread an old blog post where I was questioning how much time I spend tweaking, tinkering and tidying things in my digital world. And here I am, again, still doing exactly the same thing. I enjoy it, which is part of the problem. But as I wrote back then, if the internet disappeared tomorrow, I’d have literally nothing to show for hours and…