Monthly Archives: October 2006

I didn’t mean to go car shopping. Really, I didn’t. I fully recognize that purchasing a VEHICLE in the midst of a six month consumer-free experiment would be cheating just a bit. In all fairness, I didn’t list a car … Continue reading →

at my daughter’s gymnastics class today (for children ages 5-7, mind you): “Hey coach, I got an iPod Nano and $160 for my birthday.” Oh my.

I love Halloween. Always have, always will. I love that it’s fall. I love that there is candy. I love that there are decorations. And I even love costumes. I’m not a big fan of dressing up as an adult, … Continue reading →

Okay, so this morning, I had to return something to Wal-Mart. And while there, I did a teeny, tiny bit of shopping. I decided that my old black workout pants that were holding on by a thread just had to … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking about the word “simple” a lot lately–and trying to figure out what it really means to me. I’m preparing a talk to give to a group at church about our consumer-free project and my sister loaned me … Continue reading →

Here’s a little ditty from my latest organizing newsletter, NeatFreak News: I’m going to let you in on one of my organizational fantasies. I dream of having a mudroom in my home complete with built-in cubbies for each member of … Continue reading →

Thanks to my friend Yvonne for informing me about Florida filmmaker Victoria Jorgensen’s documentary, Plethora. I haven’t seen it yet (it’s not exactly NetFlix material), but based on the review I read, the film provides further evidence that we Americans … Continue reading →

My cooler than cool sister pointed this out and it has me written all over it…recycling/re-purposing, no money changing hands, getting rid of stuff you don’t wear, hanging out with your girlfriends, cocktails. Naked. Lady. Party. Well-dressed friends in Chapel … Continue reading →

We’re entering our fourth month of consumer free living so, once again, I’m checking in to see how we’re doing: Q: Have we saved money? A: Still doing okay in this department. We had a few extra fun activities this … Continue reading →

Despite all of my whining of late (as if I’ve given up practically everything that is tasty or fun in life), I had a great week with my kids. I think in my effort not to spend/buy/consume/shop, I had gotten … Continue reading →