Posted in decluttering, simple living on Jul 4th, 2010 No Comments »
The July Decluttering Challenge is setting its sights on - dum, dum, dum - The Wardrobe. Not only do I have too many books, I have way too many clothes. So the challenge this month is to weed as much from the racks as possible. (Oh please, please, please may I use the term ‘dis-robe’ […]
Posted in decluttering, simple living, books on Jun 25th, 2010 No Comments »
There is just one more box of books to go through. I’ve slowed down a bit due to the overwhelming number of books. I’m suffering from ’sorting overload’ and my weeding ability has become impaired. So, with 5 days to go until the end of the month, I’ll consider this Phase 1, take a break, […]
Posted in decluttering, simple living, books on Jun 21st, 2010 No Comments »
I was right. I knew there was at least one more box of books down in the garage. I had a look tonight and found it … and three more! Good grief! I’ll go through them in the next few days. A quick look tells me that one is a collection of books I read […]
Posted in ordinary joys, simple living, food on Jun 7th, 2010 1 Comment »
Weekend Meditation is one of the best kept secrets on the Apartment Therapy website. I forget how I stumbled across it, but the writing is delightful, warming, soul food. How can you ignore an article that starts: “Sometimes when life gets too full of stress and obligation and disappointments, I lock my door, bury my […]
Posted in decluttering, the beige concept, simple living, books on Jun 6th, 2010 4 Comments »
The local secondhand bookstore doesn’t buy books. “Sorry, I have too many books.” I’m tempted to try and sell them myself, but I won’t. That’s not the point of the June Challenge. I’m happy to donate the books evenly between the local library and Lifeline. On another note, I think it’s insane for a brick […]
Posted in decluttering, simple living, books on Jun 1st, 2010 No Comments »
There must be over one thousand. One thousand books in The Other Room. That’s a lot of books, and it’s only my best estimate. There are probably more! The last box from the garage (that I know of!) was brought upstairs over the weekend. There they sit; on shelves, in boxes, stacked on the floor. […]
Posted in home life, simple living on Oct 4th, 2009 No Comments »
“In the early 1990s, after hearing a story about “Material Girl” Madonna’s latest self-promotional enterprise, photojournalist Peter Menzel had a vision: Rather than take viewers into the mansions of the rich or the “cribs” of MTV celebrities, he wanted to capture the material life of average families around the globe. His resulting book, Material World, […]