starting the journey
This is the journey of one modern American family into a lifestyle of less is more. We have been on this road for years. Ebbing and flowing with life, but now is the time to really get serious about minimalism, sustainable living and being debt free. This blog is to help us, as a family, stay on track, keep focused and share our journey with the world. … [Read More...]
what’s going on..
BIG changes
It is that time of year when everyone is talking about resolutions and changes. I always found this time of year pretty amusing because you don’t have to go very far to hear the hopes and dream of many people. “I want to lose weight”, “I want to save money”, “I want to change my [...]
tis the season of the minimalist
For many people this time of year is not about cutting back, downsizing, and minimizing what they have. They are going out and willingly buying more “stuff” to fill their already stuffed homes. They spend hundreds if not thousands of dollars buying this “stuff” for themselves, their kids, their kids friends, teachers, the mail man, [...]
less is not always more
We have all heard the saying “less is more” and as a minimalist I agree…most of the time. There are times when more is actually less. I guess it all really comes down to what you value. Do you value less “stuff” over less time? Are you scratching your heads yet? Let me explain. Recently [...]
minimizing distractions
TV, FaceBook, Sports, Video Games, Cars, Clothes, Eating Out, stuff, stuff and more stuff….all of these things are distractions. Distractions come in all shapes and sizes and although sometime distractions are a good thing (like distracting your two year old after their favorite toy just got chewed up by the family dog) on an everyday [...]
my sisters take on my unschooling
My sister is 18 months older than me and has always been “smart”. She always did good in school, I take that back she did GREAT in school, everything seemed easy for her. We have had our differences over my way of schooling my children over the years so when she sent me this write-up [...]
