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Day 154: Sweeten
So tonight’s posting is another redirection of sorts. I was all ready to write up something about how I had finally started loading boxes and bookshelves into The Pod, in preparation for the move, but then I got to thinking: … Continue reading
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Day 139: Recruit
Ok, I know I have already written about the importance of gaining allies in the house as we take steps as a family toward living more simply. Today, though, I’ve gone a step further: I’m enlisting recruits. If you’ve been … Continue reading
Day 134: Shift
This afternoon, while I was loading some boxes of books into the van to bring up to North Carolina, my wife sidled up to me and said: Hey, you know what? We’re moving to the mountains! It’s amazing how fresh … Continue reading
Day 129: Enjoy
I was going to title today’s post “Cherish,” but that word seems just a little too precious to describe a 100 mile car ride with three kids…. Last week, I was reminding myself to appreciate each day for what it … Continue reading
Day 122: Give
Today was my wife’s 50th birthday, and she hasn’t been looking forward to it. It turns out, she told me, that today was one of the best birthdays she has ever had. She had coffee with one friend and lunch … Continue reading
Day 114: De-gamify
Yes, I know that I just made up a word using another made-up word, and that I am not even using that word correctly…. We have two cabinets in our house with stacks of games. This one is in the … Continue reading
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Day 109: Bake
Sometimes as I’m writing these entries, I find myself wondering: how is this making my life simpler? Like now, for instance. It’s well after midnight, and I am waiting for an Easter pie to finish baking. No, not the kind … Continue reading
Day 103: Gather
It’s another short post for me tonight, in part because of the hour (we are just now getting back in the house after our long drive back to Atlanta), but also to acknowledge how inadequate my words are at this … Continue reading
Day 102: Acclimate
I don’t think you really need to acclimate to 3,500 feet, but every time we head up to the mountains, it always takes me a couple of days to feel I am settling in. It’s usually around this time, on … Continue reading
Day 99: Unscript
OK, I know–it’s not really a verb, but I’m using it as a verb. We are supposed to leave town today at about 3 pm. Yes, I know: it is now 3:48 pm as I’m writing this sentence…. Here’s how … Continue reading
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