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Living savvy is not about making unsustainable life changes or fixing anything broken.  Instead it is about the small things that we can do to live the life that we want.  

In our busy lives we can sometimes overlook the things right in front of us that we can do that make our day special.   This is what fine tuning the ordinary to live extraordinary is all about….the simple things we can do to make life sparkle brighter.

What are the simple things we can do ……Lets get the list started … 

Shower by candle light

Drink your tea or coffee out of a special cup or mug.  I love drinking my first and last tea of the day out of a big mug that keeps the tea really hot.

Drink champagne out of champagne flutes  

Have someone else make you one cup of tea or coffee a day.  My fella makes me my last cup of tea of the night..a lovely ritual after I have taken care of everyone else all day this is my time to be looked after.

What simple things are special to you?   

Lets share our ideas and grow our list together.     

Stas,

What wonderful yet simple things we can do to add that extra sparkle to our day…in keeping with the theme of sparkle, I will take the time to look at the night sky tonight and notice the moon and the stars…(I will take my children with me on their way to bed.)

thank you for joining in our conversation.

Jo

I was reading my newsletter from Charlie Gilkey at http://www.productiveflourishing.com earlier this week and some of his ideas and suggestions fitted so well with the concept of the simple things we can do in life I wanted to share them with you.      

  

• If you're tired and need a break – Stretching, breathing, drinking some water, or just closing your eyes for five or ten minutes may work.
•  Need some quiet time? Ask your family for some space and let them know that it's not because of them.
•  Feel disconnected to your loved ones? Ask for a hug or ask them to sit and talk with you for five or ten minutes.

Thank you Kay, for reminding us about the value of the simple things. 

I love my shower for reflection and will use that time for some quiet meditation or washing my troubles away.  Must share that since water restructions have become tighter, I try to be more aware of time spent enjoying the cleansing feel of the water. 

My recent blog the glamorous art of toilet cleaning got us thinking…how do you make the mundane fun?  Well there were some great ideas posted.  I decided to take a summary and include them in our list of 101 ideas to fine tune the ordinary.  Here they are

Change the alarm and ringtone on phone to something that makes you smile, rather than grimace, when they go off.

Light an oil-burner or incense stick while working at the desk

Work from home – put on nice clothes and accessories and make-up – so can feel good while doing the every-day things.

Work from home – Enjoy the freedom and wear your cossies so on a hot summers day you can cool off in the pool

To make cooking fun – wear an apron, you can have them custom made printed with your own photo or wear one that makes you feel like a domestic goddess  

Put on some of your favourite music to put a bounce in your step as you complete the most mundane of tasks

 

To read the blog visit

http://livingsavvy.com.au/the-…..t-cleaning

thanks for the update Kay.  I am looking forward to being able to harvest from our vegetable garden (when the construction is complete)

I read that article too and had the same thought – baby spinach was added to my breakfast scrambled eggs and capsicum to my fruit and vege platter in the evening!  So easy!