Nudity for Minimalism

I'm sure it's pretty apparent now that I hate stuff. And baby stuff is particularly cumbersome. How do I avoid some of it?

Nudity.

And just how has nudity saved us space and money? Let me count the ways!

1. When the boys eat, they generally do so shirt-less at home. This way, I avoid bibs. Also, I avoid stains on clothes--meaning we don't have to have a "junk" set of clothes and "nice" set of clothes.

2. Painting time is big in our household. If it's warm enough outside, the boys are au naturale with a paint brush in hand. Again, this spares clothes from getting stained. When done outside, I can just hose everything off--children included. Creativity can be added to the list of pro-nudity as the boys enjoy body painting. "Look! Blue's Clues!" You can REALLY turn into anything...

3. Early potty training rocks. Some people call this the schmancy "elimination communication." I call this the "I'm sick of buying/washing diapers, so on the potty you go." If we didn't allow the boys to go "nudey booty" from really early ages, I doubt both would be potty-trained as early as they were. Noah was day & night trained right at two. K-man is 19 months and mostly day time trained (at home he goes on the big potty with no help--awesome for my lazy self). I'm just so grateful that we are almost done with diapers of any kind. Plus, underwear takes up so much less space, less pairs are needed, and cost is lower. And when they're bare-butted, you don't have to worry about them getting the undies off in time.

4. An analogy of sorts, nudity is. If you take things down to the bare bones, it's often easier to find happiness. Such can be the case with physical nudity. When nude, they are as free as can be. They can enjoy the true innocence that is childhood without all of the superfluous in the way. Frankly, sometimes clothes and shoes just get in the way. A shirt snagged on a branch. A shoe with no traction slips on water. This is not to say that clothes aren't helpful at times too, but at-home nudity can eliminate the need for extra sets of clothes. And kids can be kids without the worry of ruining anything or feeling held back. Just go--that's all they need to do at this age.

Less clothing. Reduced diapering stage. Stubborn stains avoided. Uninhibited childhood joy. All brought to you by moseying around the way you came out. Granted, nudity isn't right in every situation, but it can help with the at home necessities.

So let that baby loose and revel in the short amount of time allotted for culturally accepted at-home nudity! And get yourself a margarita with the added time since you have just reduced your laundry duties. You'll probably need it since you're now yelling "LEAVE THAT THING ALONE!" Maybe that extra load of laundry was worth it after all.