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Tag Archives: simple living
Stuff is not-life
I adopted anti-consumerism shortly after I began working, largely out of self-defense because I began to appreciate that paying money for a thing meant trading hours of my life for a thing. Was a $100 set of Star Trek dvds … Continue reading
The World-Ending Fire
The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry© 2018 Wendell Berry and Paul Kingsnorth360 pages What a way to finish 2022, in reading this superb collection of Wendell Berry’s essays. Berry has published no small amount of essay collections himself, and … Continue reading
Brave New Home
Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing© 2020 Diane Lind272 pages Prior to the 20th century, Americans enjoyed the same rich diversity of housing options as anyone else: detached houses of varying sizes, granny flats, boarding houses, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged civic awareness, home, housing, intentional community, simple living
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Nomadland
Nomadland: Surviving America in the 21st Century© 2017 Jessica Bruder273 pages America has always been a nation on the move, but some people take that more literally than others. Nomadland takes us into the aftermath of the great recession, as … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Society and Culture
Tagged 2000s, 2010s, American Southwest, poverty, simple living, travel
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A clump o’ reviews, because I’m house/dog/pool-sitting sans PC
I am in town for Father’s Day and thus taking a moment to scribble on my computer, having spent the past few days happily bobbing in a pool. Taking care of friends’ houses in their absence is such a chore, … Continue reading
Posted in Classics and Literary, Reviews
Tagged American Literature, John Steinbeck, simple living
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Wisdom Wednesday: To Live Deliberately
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, … Continue reading
Wisdom Wednesday: Enough
Hearing wisdom and knowing wisdom are two different things. The usual human experience is to hear a thing, remark on its insight, and then shove it away in some dark closet of our minds, where it is forgotten and fruitless. … Continue reading
Posted in quotations
Tagged quotations, Robert Ingersoll, simple living, Wisdom Wednesday
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Clutter Free
Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space © 2015 Kathi Lipp 226 pages “Enough is a beautiful thing.” Reading books about decluttering is much easier than actually doing it, which is probably why I’ve read so many … Continue reading
An uncluttered thought or two
Yesterday the library was closed in observance of Independence Day, and I have been using the time to get a little closer to my minimalist goals. This is a constant undertaking, an intermittent weekend project. Although I am frequently given … Continue reading
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter © 2018 Margaret Magnusson 128 pages Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, for old time is still a-flying. While you’re at it, … Continue reading