Just because the weather’s turned cold doesn’t mean gardening has to come to an end. I’ve found several things to keep me occupied in the garden so far this winter. We’ve now had a hard freeze that finished off the geraniums and impatiens in the pots around the yard. These needed to be taken up [...]
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Winter Gardening? Sure!
Posted in Gardening, Outdoors, Simple Pleasures, tagged Gardening, winter on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Five Ways to Get Music Cheap or Free
Posted in Cheap, Free, Great Deals, tagged Cheap, classical music, free music, music on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Living a simpler life doesn’t necessarily mean giving up all the things you love. With a little effort, many of the things you enjoy can be had very cheaply or even free. Here are five ways I’ve found to get music cheap or free: iTunes – There’s always a free download or two available via [...]
Hoarders
Posted in Biblical Wisdom, Contentment, Efficiency & Organization, Simple Living, tagged Biblical Wisdon, Contentment, organization, stewardship on January 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve become fascinated with the show “Hoarders” on A&E (Monday nights at 10:00). That there are people who never throw away anything I would not have doubted. That there are enough such people to produce a television program now in its second season, I would never have guessed. “Hoarders” profiles two people or families each [...]
Having A Spending Fast
Posted in Uncategorized on January 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Interesting story from Dollar Stretcher on having a “No Spend Month”. I’d not thought of it in this way before but I’ve certainly considered a “No Restaurants Month” or something along those lines. Have you ever done a spending fast of some kind? How did it work out and what did you learn from it? Larry [...]
A Lesson From History
Posted in Biblical Wisdom, Christian Living, Contentment, Emergency Preparation, tagged Contentment, Godly living on January 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
We use Netflix to rent movies at our house (this is a great way to maximize your entertainment budget, I’ll post on it more in the future). They have a service called ‘Watch Instantly’ that allows you to watch movies on demand through the computer or through the TV using a Netflix compatible device. One [...]
Doing Battle with ‘Stuff’ In The New Year
Posted in Efficiency & Organization, Leanness, Simple Living, tagged efficiency, organization, Simple Living on January 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In an earlier post, I suggested that having lots of storage space is a curse rather than a blessing. Not only is a vacuum unknown in nature, its unknown in most American homes too. If there’s a space we’re going to put something in it. What if I have storage filled to capacity? How do [...]
Are You Ready for Whatever the New Year Brings?
Posted in Emergency Preparation, Self-Reliance on January 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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