Tag Archives: consumption

Day 80: Purge

Posted on March 21, 2014 by joshdaddy

OK, today’s focus should be a maintenance activity, I realize–but it seems like our fridge is always overflowing with tubs of leftovers, half-empty pickle jars, and an odd assortment of sauces and pastes that rarely, if ever, get used. So … Continue reading →

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Day 67: Haul

Posted on March 8, 2014 by joshdaddy

So I’ve been trying to balance these daily experiments between what I suppose you could call “inside” and “outside” jobs. I’ve been inward turning for the past couple of days, so today seemed like a good day to focus on … Continue reading →

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Day 57: Yield

Posted on February 26, 2014 by joshdaddy

Meet our new coffee maker. No, I wouldn’t call it minimalist. Nor is it very simple. But it is ours now, and I’m sure it will do just fine. Our old coffee maker somehow sprang a leak. It took us … Continue reading →

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Day 33: Cut

Posted on February 2, 2014 by joshdaddy

…the lights. OK, I suppose today is sort of an electricity fast, within limits: my goal is to avoid turning on a light unless I find it absolutely necessary, and when I find a light that it is on, turn … Continue reading →

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Day 23: Sell

Posted on January 23, 2014 by joshdaddy

This is a hard one. Our finances are…not so good. Don’t get me wrong–we are not lacking in any essentials (you should see my daughter’s shoe collection), but as a family we do seem to operate at a deficit pretty … Continue reading →

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