Category: Living Simply
The Idea of Having
October 15, 2008
J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly posted a great article called The Idea of Having. It gives some great insight on some of the reasons we have “stuff”. Why so many of us can come to grips with controlling the present and future clutter in our lives, while still struggling with past clutter. Thanks, J.D.
Clutter Control Through Boundary Setting
October 10, 2008
If you are an accumulator, if you snip articles out of papers, or purchase endless amounts of fabric or beads, or save vast amounts of nails or old cell phones or your children’s art work. Or if you are crafty and you collect odd things that you “might use some day” (such as 583 empty […]
An Organized Remodel
October 9, 2008
Our family is in the middle of a kitchen remodel. Now more than ever it helps to be organized. Remodeling can be disruptive; there’s noise, dust and people coming and going. In order to preserve our sanity, we thought it would help to maintain a few routines. One of those routines is eating dinner together. […]