Entries from September 2008

September 30, 2008

Book Review: “Herbal Homekeeping”

I found this little book by Sandy Maine at the library, and what a wonderful find!  And, although I love books, I also believe that owning the information inside is more important than owning the actual book, so I’ve been copying down all of the wonderful recipes into my notebook (yes, I’m such a cheapskate, [...]

September 22, 2008

Making room for new possibilities

My goal for September, as noted in the sidebar, is to sell/donate used items.  Someone once told me that by getting rid of the stuff you didn’t love, you were making room in your life for new possibilities.  Opening oneself up for a new experience.  I also believe that by giving things away (even when [...]

September 6, 2008

Foraging

So, we finally got our webcam up and running (thanks to Nate’s genius to install updates one at a time), and I’m sitting here chatting with my brother, who lives in Brazil, when Nate comes in and hands me a blackberry.  “Eat this,” he says, “I found it just outside.”  I popped it in my [...]

September 2, 2008

My Simple Living Plan

Last night I sat down to write my To Do list, which was going to include a lot of de-cluttering, but some how my fingers decided to write: “Simple Living Plan” at the top of my notebook paper.  Throughout the weekend I had been thinking about renewing my vows to live more simply, yet surround [...]