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Day 266: Ration
There’s no denying it: we waste food. I enjoy cooking, and I enjoy family meals. But I am guilty of cooking more than my family will eat in one sitting. Maybe it’s because I’m afraid of not having enough at … Continue reading
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Day 261: Select
Tonight, my youngest asked if we could make cupcakes for dessert. That request sent me down to the basement to retrieve the last of the unpacked kitchen boxes. I dragged the box upstairs and started to pull out stuff in … Continue reading
Day 258: Blank
Yup, I’m drawing a blank. It might be a Monday thing. Or maybe I’m too tired. Or maybe I kept myself a little too busy at work–but when I reflect on what I focused on today, or how I challenged … Continue reading
Day 255: Bushwhack
Oh, I’m starting to feel a little guilty again. There are those boxes that still need to be unpacked–or better yet: if it’s been over a month and stuff is still in boxes, maybe I need to donate those boxes … Continue reading
Day 246: Recycle
So as promised yesterday, today I am recycling an old daily challenge, one of my first really: the pantry. Back on Day 4, I was realizing that my completely chaotic and utterly overflowing pantry was a daily nuisance to me, … Continue reading
Day 245: Curb
Maybe it’s because today was the first day back after a long weekend. Maybe it was all the catch-up I had to do. Whatever the cause, today wiped me out. But still, I had a plan. Way back at the … Continue reading
Day 237: Conserve
OK, so today is just the start of a challenge that will take a while to address, I’m afraid. We have a bit of a mystery on our hands: somehow, we are burning about twice as much electricity up here … Continue reading
Day 234: Focus
Well, as I promised I would do yesterday, today I tried to focus on just one small thing, something to remind me of how simple it can be to live simply. So I dug back into my toolbox to one … Continue reading
Day 231: Reschedule
My geriatric semi-wild cat was quite disgruntled this morning. We have built a nice morning routine together over the past three weeks. I get the coffee going, shave, and then when the coffee is ready, I pour myself a cup … Continue reading
Day 230: Apportion
Sufficient unto the day are the committee meetings thereof. It’s been a long first day of meetings at the university, and tomorrow will be the first day of classes. It is also the first day of school for my kids. … Continue reading
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