When I think about the lifestyle changes I have made over the past couple of years, I can’t help but think of the things, good and bad, that have motivated my changes.
Past experiences of course color my present views. I don’t regret much in life, because even the “bad” stuff is stuff to learn from [...]
One of the hugest favors I have done for myself since becoming a stay-at-home mom has been to remove the guilt from the “housekeeping” part of my job. I am a mom who takes my job of child raising just about as seriously as I do my job of keeping my home. I consider myself [...]
My journey of reduction has taught me that the saying “less is more” is really true. I never believed it or even really understood it before. If something is good, then isn’t more better? Well, no.
When it comes to stuff, I know, I am kind of like a broken record about this, but the elimination [...]
Sometimes I have a very hard time following through with goals that I set for myself. I know that this is pretty much because of one thing. I look too far ahead.
I think it is good and necessary to have some sort of a vision of the future for when a task is completed [...]
I don’t know quite when it started, but a family friend started saying “wabi-sabi” one summer here at the cottage. It has become a mantra of sorts for this little cottage life.
What does it mean? Well, if you asked me, I would say it means beauty in imperfection and appreciation of nature. You can read [...]
