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’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…]
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…]
Good morning! I wanted to introduce you to my cup. This beautiful bright poppy colored gem was given to me for my birthday by one of my favorite people (you know who you are!) but it had been sitting in my cabinet, sadly unused, among the multicolored fiesta ware and my husbands ugly brown Mango … [Read more…]
I’m leaving for a 4 day “excursion” to Las Vegas for a work related conference. Unfortunately Las Vegas is just about the last place on earth I’d like a free trip to and all I can think is that if my plane were to crash I would end up dying going to a place I … [Read more…]
Lately it seems that it takes a lot more effort to do simple things. First I must muster up courage, then conquer fear and anxiety and then commit to the time needed for a task. (Does this resonate with anyone?) And that was just to balance the check book! This happens EVERY TIME. And with … [Read more…]