Move to Simplicity
So, we haven’t had to move out of this big house yet. Which is kind of a relief!
Though we long for a smaller, simpler space, having to move twice in one year did not sound like a good plan. In the mean time, we’ve found, through friends, a wonderful, young couple to share this […]
Though the 2016 Presidential election is over a year away, we’ve been watching the debates. Republican and Democratic. The contrasts are stark and many, but that’s not what I’m thinking about tonight. When people start talking about actual issues (and not just slinging mud), I’m always reminded how complex every issue is. There are easy, […]
Looks like it’s time to get small.
We’ve been in this rental for nearly four years. Our oldest is out on her own, and our youngest has one more year of highschool. We were content to continue renting this big house for one more year, till he leaves for college – mainly because finding another […]
Here’s a Youtube video showing what the publishers claim may be the first tiny house hotel set up in Portland, OR with the help of Portland planners.
The first part of the video gives you a tour through some of the tiny homes.
Around 9:20 one of the individuals states this…
A lot of […]
“Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Turn the old; return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. God will see that you do not want society.”
― Henry David Thoreau, […]
Our oldest is 19, living with us currently, but moving in just a few months to the big city to begin making a life for herself. Our youngest is 15, finishing his sophomore year in high school, and dreaming big dreams of college. We’re currently renting a lovely old, craftsman (built in 1917) with a […]
Liquidity. After our McMinnville house sold in 2009 we experienced something we had never experienced in our life. A savings account which actually had something more than “meager” in it; and a debt column containing a single digit – 0. We relished the idea knowing is was only temporary, and that soon the 30 year […]
“Glen Kellman: No matter how many cereal boxes people want to buy, there will always be more boxes in the back room. So any chance of price appreciation for the next, probably five years, is gone.”
When we pulled our offer, (which was the 4th for those who are counting), last spring, the uneasiness – […]
One of the main reasons we moved downtown to a smaller place was to reduce our our time behind the wheel, which it has. However more importantly, we wanted to reduce the heating and cooling of our living space. Our previous rental had a lot of unneeded space that took more time and energy […]
Well ok. I pulled the plug on the cable box yesterday. It felt eerily like pulling life support on, well… not a person, but something more connected to my soul than an “object”. You hear all the jokes about a remote control being the extension of the male psyche. There may be some truth to […]
- A family experiment to see if we can free ourselves from the clutter of modern life and the ideas we come across while trying it.
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