Came across this in my feed about Ash Wednesday. I hadn’t heard of this but really appreciated his thoughts on this. If you can’t take the time to go to a service for the faith you profess to believe in, then perhaps you should re-evaluate your priorities. Again. It’s a running theme for me. What … [Read more…]
Welcome to Lent. The season of giving up chocolate for Jesus. It’s a season I never really understood until my friend explained it this way: you decide to give up or change a habit or something about yourself that is probably sinful and not pleasing to God, but you’re supposed to fail to show you … [Read more…]
Over the past few months I have been steadily decreasing the amount of clothing I own and curating what I leave behind into a collection that is largely mix and match and full of favorites. I have had inspiration from Miss Minimalist, Shari Braendel, Living More with Less, The 333 project and more. Black is … [Read more…]
The other day I came up with a new slogan for my hometown. “Binghamton: Beautiful Deadness” I have lived here for 28 years and threaten to leave frequently. My husband and I started this whole “simplicity” thing in order to downsize our stuff so someday we can make a quick tidy exit. Alas, my parents … [Read more…]
I hope this post finds you all well and still basking in the glow of a holiday spent surrounded by loved ones, drinking hot cocoa with marshmallows and that your house is decked and ready for your Better Homes and Gardens photo shoot… Ok, so if you are like me and that just sounds like … [Read more…]
Doesn’t that sound just so pessimistic? But really it’s not. Well, not completely. See, yesterday was “Black Friday”, so named because retailers generally get out of “the red” for the year as shoppers get busy fulfilling their Christmas wish-lists. Some of my friends went shopping Thanksgiving night (one of them was out until 3 am! … [Read more…]
I’m back! Or, at least I hope I am, lol. I have fallen into the “I’m too busy” trap for the past couple of months and I really don’t like it and, because it’s complicated, I’m breaking this one into 2 posts. Part 1 is part my personal “de-briefing” after finishing a semester of participation in … [Read more…]
It’ been quiet in these parts for good reason: I am completely overwhelmed. With everything. I keep thinking it’s going to quiet down. Things will settle and I will have time. But it doesn’t and I don’t. It’s insane. I made some commitments and then some commitments to help with my commitments and next thing … [Read more…]
Only here in a “first world” country, the land of plenty, could minimalism be a “thing.” Only here where we are so overstuffed would we voluntarily decide to live with less. My family sponsors some children through Compassion International. We sponsor them because they do not have. While I sit here stuffing my face with … [Read more…]
I know I have already posted about this a little bit but I’m totally biased here and I really really think Guinea pigs make the best simple pets. Here’s why: 1. They are incredibly adorable. I want a pet that makes me want to hold him and take care of him just by … [Read more…]