Living Simply: Revisiting Your Relationship With Money
My personal decision to live my life oriented more toward voluntary simplicity and less materialistically, was influenced by the inspirational books I’ve read. I thought I’d share them with you!
Five Alternatives to New Year’s Resolutions
Do New Year’s Resolutions live up to their status and make a difference in your life? If you didn’t keep your resolutions last year, you’re primed for something different. With these alternatives, I propose mixing it up a bit…
Fighting The Blues — A Challenge
I took a break to address my depression giving me time to ask, “What is missing?” To those who suffer battles with depression or simple moody blues, I offer up a similar challenge: Think about what fuels you and keeps you whole. And write it down. A nice short list of the top three things you need in your life to stay well fueled. Here are mine…
Rules for Homeschool, and Life
I recently typed up a set of “Rules for Our School,” similar to the set of rules you see posted in typical elementary school classrooms. We’ve tacked it to our new memo board above our dining room homeschool area. Following rules doesn’t seem to be the forte of anyone in my household — we all [...]
First Steps to Simple Living — Do This First!
When we hear about simple living it’s such an alluring prospect. But how can we possibly simplify our frenzied lives? We must first take some initial steps to find out where and how to begin.
What Is Mindfulness? –or– How to Do Something without Doing Anything
Mindfulness is simply “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment.” But explaining mindfulness and understanding what it truly is also means tackling its inherent roadblocks.
Finding Out Who You Are
As David Byrne puts it, we all reach a magical moment in time when we ask ourselves, “Well, how did I get here?” followed by a questioning of all that is around us. Do the objects, people, activities in your life tell the story of who you are? Do they fit you?
Why DIY is all about Empowerment.
The greatest strength of Capitalism, according to economists, is its ability to self-correct. There is no lumbering government control mechanism dictating what should or should not be produced in a given year. It’s all determined by the people. And the people, to put it succinctly, know what they want. Those who fawn over capitalism’s genius [...]
George Carlin Inspired Me to Give Up My Stuff
by JustDerek
Rest in peace, George Carlin. You managed to teach your lessons while giving people a whole lot of fun and laughter. I think I was still a teenager when the implicit message from my favorite George Carlin routine first began to sink in. Want to learn the real lesson of the Three R’s? [...]
The Happy Marriage: Two Secrets for Sharing Responsibilities Equitably
Like many married couples these days, my husband and I choose to share household responsibilities “equitably.” I like to think we have two secrets to our happy marriage, both of which have a lot to do with cooperation.
I am human. -or- Earth Day ate my baby bouncer!
…Having just written a well-researched piece on “The Three R’s” of green living, I was of course beholden to my mantra to avoid buying new wherever possible. This means not rushing off to a big box store every time you have a new idea for a gadget. “But I want it now!” said my pioneering shopping spirit. Once it gets hold of an idea it is like hell on wheels…
