Christmas is here. It’s probably my least favorite time of the year. I consider myself to be best friends with Scrooge. There are too many people, too many expectations, too much stress. Buying gifts is one of those things. Permit me to add some personal...
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Don’t Want To Maintain A House? Don’t Buy One.
Tonight I sat on my back deck doing some reading for work and our neighbor began to mow his backyard. Because of my distance and activity, and the dimming evening light, I was actually able to watch his movements rather openly without it appearing that...
Continue reading...When To Move Out Of The House
I had a moment of revelation and apparently feel the need to share it online. When should we, as homeowners, realize when it’s time to sell our single family houses and move into duplexes, townhomes or apartments due to our age? We’ve been looking for...
Continue reading...Easy-To-Make Recycled Wrapping
I love a beautifully wrapped package. In fact, I can often be way more interested in how the present is wrapped than what is actually inside. Several years ago, I started gathering up wrapping paper, bags and ribbon for presents. I have always attempted to...
Continue reading...Too Much Stuff – Part Two
(See Too Much Stuff – Part One here.) I’ve realized that the stuff itself, or getting rid of it, wasn’t what was weighing me down as much as the feeling that I didn’t have control over what I got to surround myself with. I was...
Continue reading...Too Much Stuff – Part One
Too Much Stuff – Part One The last 3-5 months I’ve been really starting to focus on how much stuff I have around me and what portion of that I really truly like or use. This last month, that focus has started to turn into...
Continue reading...Mountains of Trash
Whether or not a person believes in climate change, it seems that we should all be able to agree on one thing, humans are polluting the planet at an increasing rate. We are throwing more stuff “away” than ever before, with everything becoming more and...
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