Rush, Rush, Rush

I went through my daughter's room with her and took out most of her toys. We were both sick to death of the disaster her room was. No matter how many hours I spent helping her clean it and showing her how to put her things away, it was always a mess. She just couldn't manage to put anything away when I asked her to. My philosophy is this: If kids can't take care of their things then they have too many things. Of course this doesn't only apply to children.

If we, as adults, can't take care of our things then we have too many things. It is beyond me why people have enormous homes with manicured lawns, several vehicles, boats and four wheelers, swimming pools, pets, computers, home entertainment systems, and on and on and on. How do they think they are going to have time in their lives for all this stuff! People can't figure out why they are always rushing around. Why they don't have time to sit and eat dinner together. First of all they have to work a billion hours to pay for all this crap. Then they spent the rest of their time taking care of it. Did they forget that they have a responsibility more important than their toys? Their homes are immaculate but their kids are neglected. Am I missing something here? What is the point of that?

I personally, am overwhelmed by all the responsibilities that come with our home and cars. First of all I struggle to keep up with the kids. Their education, their health, their amusement. I spend most of my time teaching, feeding, loving and cleaning up after these two little darlings. Then on top of that I have a home to take care of that seems to be falling apart before my very eyes. Our home is only 8 years old but already we've had to fix or replace the dishwasher, a toilet, the washing machine, and the sprinkling system. We've had to divert floods from our basement. All the flooring upstairs needs to be replaced. Then we have a lawn and two vehicles that require constant attention . The list goes on.

How can we make our lives simpler so we can really enjoy them?