Depending on how you look at, this week — or perhaps next — is a week to celebrate. I’m halfway
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Writing About Lists Has Been on My To-Do List
I’m not completely telling the truth with that headline, I must admit. Sitting right and center, just under my monitor,
Continue readingNew Tagline Signals So Much More
Getting so much more from a simple, deliberate life. That is this blog’s new tagline, and it’s the focus of
Continue readingA Sick Cat Brings Greater Happiness for Week 24 (Decluttering and Simplifying 2010)
I’m happier with my life than I’ve been in weeks, and it’s because one of our cats has been sick.
Continue reading4 Reasons Bookselling is Not the Perfect Very Small Business
I’ve been selling used books online as a full-time job since early 2003, but I never said it’s a perfect
Continue readingOne Less Car, One More Totally Clean Surface for Week 23 (Decluttering and Simplifying 2010)
David and I took a quick 3-day trip down to Austin earlier this week. We bought some books for resale
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Composting Rethought? Just Throw It Over the Back Fence
In a previous phase of my life, I ordered a stainless-steel compost bucket from a garden supply catalog. I even
Continue readingOutdoor Progress (Halted) for Week 22 (Decluttering and Simplifying 2010)
I was doing good outside for awhile. The weeds and grass in our one-acre yard had gotten tall while the
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Generating Only A Handful Of Trash A Week
I told you recently that I don’t recycle much because neither curbside recycling nor easily accessible drop-off recycling exists in
Continue readingClarifying the Goal for Week 21 (Decluttering and Simplifying 2010)
Excuses, excuses. I have lots of them this week. But I’ll spare you most of them. I didn’t feel well
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