Make the most of your home, simplify

This month, after six years of struggling with beige carpet, we are getting rid of it and putting in low-maintenance laminate.   We chose laminate because of its durability and its low maintenance requirements.  Unlike carpet, laminate won’t embed pet fur from our three lovely shedding creatures, it won’t stain when the dog or cat urp and [...]

Simple Life, Life Made Simple

The simple living family recently experienced a family trauma that, a few years ago, would have thrown us into a stressful meltdown.   Our son fell and broke his arm….in two….  Not a simple fracture or break but multiple compound fractures with exposed bone that required surgical readjustments, traction and a fairly long recovery period for an [...]

It’s October, have you checked your boobs today?

October is breast cancer awareness month.  This month is important to me.  It was the month that my mother was first diagnosed with simple DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) at stage 0 just three years ago.  October was the month her newest doctor, the oncologist, said “don’t worry, we don’t consider this cancer.”  October was [...]

Top 5 Lessons I Learned from my Dog

We humans are funny creatures.  We struggle and struggle to balance life, to find meaning and to spend time with our loved ones.   After two years with my big white German Shepherd mix mut from the pound, Annabelle, I think I finally have learned something showing you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.  Here are the [...]

Is a clean house really that important?

The dust bunnies in my home are beginning to organize a coup to take over the running of the household.  Don’t get me wrong, my home is not dirty by any stretch of the imagination.  We keep things picked up and tidy, everything has a place and everything is in its place.  Dishes are always loaded [...]

A difficult path

Moving has been on my mind lately.  Our close friends and neighbors have sold their house and have bought a beautiful house in a new neighborhood.  I am happy for them.  Their new house is beautiful.  In fact, their house is so beautiful that I am fighting the urge to buy one for myself.
Living simply [...]

Back and rejuvenated – Kids and Money

My recent vacation has recharged my batteries, help reprioritize my life and got me moving in more ways than one.   So, with that, I will jump right back into the deep end of the pool and get busy sorting my life out and helping others do the same.
Today I read an interesting article on MSN Money [...]

Living

I haven’t posted in a while.  I have simply been too busy….living.  Living simply but also simply living.  A lot has gone on in the last few weeks. 
First, after battling many mild to moderate, seemingly unconnected symptoms (of what we never could figure out) for years, some since my early 20’s and others appeared while pregnant [...]

Purging feels good.

This weekend I purged all of our old stuff.  Our son’s outgrown toys, clothes, an old computer monitor that had been replaced, etc. etc.  It was a good weekend.  My house feels lighter, my life feels lighter and my attic is now empty.  
I was fortunate to find a good home for all of my old items.  A [...]

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day.   Do something to protect this beautiful rock we call home.
 visit http://www.earthday.net/ 
A quick list of the things you can do to help: 
1. Change all incandescent bulbs to florescent bulbs.  Reduce emissions from coal generated power plants by reducing the amount of electricity you use.
2. Park your car and walk, carpool, or bike.
3. Plant a garden for the wildlife [...]