Cascade Living! (Not Just Cooking)

As I start getting back into the swing of living a cascading life, I am really becoming kind of obsessed! Since I am publishing my thoughts I get to take you with me.

I start looking at what I have available in my kitchen, think about what each thing could do in a new “life”, and work from there. Using thought I make my groceries go further, making my life better. It becomes a habit, and I start applying everywhere.

Next it moves to objects. Everything that was waste, becomes raw materials.  Juice jugs become storage containers. T-shirts become rugs and baskets. I find more and more ways to use the physical materials in my life.  I start finding materials and inspiration all over my house. This can get out of control, but that’s another blog post.  I happily buzz along using up things that most people would throw, or give away. Every object in my life becomes part of a cycle.

Next, I put myself, my physical energy and my time into the cycles. I work on building routines that flow easily from one thing to the next. I combine trips to the store, start keeping better and more detailed lists, and organizing household schedules. I start getting more done with less energy wasted on worrying about what to do.

After a while, years probably, I get comfortable and my vision of cascading widens. I start looking differently at my effort and energy.  The physical objects start to have less value than my time. Do I really need to wash that, convert that or store that? How much energy and time is that going to take me? There is a reason some of this stuff feels overwhelming. It is not enhancing my life more than it is draining my energy. I am working now on simplifying my life. Adding thought rather than physical energy.  This takes time and energy, too. Although with practice, I am finding I am getting more efficient at it.

While I am still processing and working at the simplifying level, I am becoming aware of where it will go from here.  Next, comes my thoughts. I am already starting to ask myself, “Do I even need to waste time thinking about this?” It will be fascinating to see where it goes from here.

Thoughtfully,

Kristin