Sigh: Like almost everyone I know managing money is a BIG challenge! I struggle with it daily, and there is always something to worry about. Mostly I just try to get through it with a positive balance and attitude. It was apparent to me 10 years ago that I would never be able to have [...]
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Meditative Monday: dealing with the finances
Posted in simple living, sustainability, the compact on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thrifty Thursday
Posted in green, simple living, the compact on February 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I had a revelation today. It’s actually nothing new in many ways, like most of my revelations! It has to do with the difference between thrift and freeloading, and it came up in relationship to a magazine subscription. I have been trying hard to pay down bills, and recycle, share resources and do without the [...]
Meditative Monday
Posted in sustainability, the compact on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been thinking about the fickle way the mind work especially when it comes to money. I am very focused on saving money and paying down debt for the long term, but find myself seduced in the short term by all sorts of thing. As long as I have to keep a tight budget and [...]
Sustainable Sunday: End of Month report
Posted in simple living, sustainability, the compact, Uncategorized on February 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Time for the first monthly report of 2011: if you remember-(I didn’t and had to look them up!!) my goals were to buy nothing new, simplify my life, garden pay down my bills, and create. I didn’t formally commit to it but I also wanted to loose weight and become more active. Goal # !: [...]
Fabulous Food on Friday
Posted in fabulous food, the compact on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I renewed my intent to eat from the larder, and I want to share how I did. Not as bad as I feared, but with some variations that I hadn’t planned. We did have that great carrot soup on Sunday, the stir fry on Monday and salmon pasta on Tuesday.But we got take [...]
Thrifty Thursday
Posted in crafting, simple living, the compact on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A group of my friends and myself went to the offices of the Martingale printing company. They specialize in quilting books, and other craft books, and they are wonderful, but average $25-30 each. They give you a wonderful tour and show you all these wonderful quilts and other items on loan from the artist. It’s [...]
Sustainable Sunday
Posted in simple living, sustainability, the compact, Uncategorized on January 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” William Norris I have been thinking about this new year, wondering what I wanted to focus on. There are a lot of choices and I have by no means completed 2010′s to-do list. I do want to [...]
End of the month and Year report
Posted in simple living, sustainability, the compact on January 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Time for a quick look back and a chance to explore new directions ahead. December was a month of glut – too much driving, cooking, baking, socializing and general chaos. It was fun but I was derailed in many ways from my goals. I drove all the time and put 900 miles on my car!! [...]
Wastefree Wednesday
Posted in green, simple living, sustainability, the compact on December 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have a confession to make: if I don’t keep reporting my food waste, I revert to my old habits. This week I cleaned the fridge in preparation for Christmas and discovered a slimy mess in the vegetable drawer. I barely rescued a cucumber, organic no less, and some lettuce. The lettuce was in one [...]
Sustainable Sunday
Posted in sustainability, the compact on December 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I think I’ve recovered from my Christmas funk. After my rant on Friday, I settled in to the weekend and found I had very little to worry about – maybe nothing as far as the holiday goes. I have taken a deep breath and looked around me and discovered I could be relaxed and even [...]
