Tag Archives: minimalism
Simplicity Comes With Chicken
It always starts with chicken. When I think what should I write about today, the first thought that pops in my head is chicken. Then sheep, then pigs and then bears. Then I think, OK, what should I really write … Continue reading
Organizing Myself Out of Organizing
I recently painted my office. I had to move all the books off the bookshelves and everything out of the room. Furniture is starting to move back into the office. Book shelves first. Now the books. Now the organizing of … Continue reading
Be Happy: Stop Feeding the Furnaces of Industry
More, more, more. Ah, the superimposing of contentment onto possessions. There’s a social disease for you. It’s like an insatiability. A vicious (and perhaps viscous) unfulfilling loop where we mindlessly feed our hard earned rewards back into the furnaces of … Continue reading
Not Just Some Lamp I Used to Know
To repair or replace. It so often comes to that, doesn’t it? Sometimes the answer is easy because the cost difference is so great. Too expensive to fix. Too expensive to replace. Sometimes the answer is different because you have … Continue reading
Happy Spring: 5 Spring Cleaning Tips for More Fulfillment
Spring brings cleaning. It’s feels good to clean the house and the yard. It brings a sense of renewal. This year why don’t we bring spring cleaning to our emotional lives as well. Let’s find more fulfillment. But to find … Continue reading
Representation without Representation: Return of the Landed Gentry
Representation without Representation: Return of the Landed Gentry Money, or as it is referred to nowadays, wealth. Wealth rules the world. Yes, thanks, Captain Obvious. Everyone knows this. Sure, we go about pretending it isn’t true. We have to stop … Continue reading
I’m not Buying What You are Selling
I’m a bit of a minimalist. I think I’ve mentioned this before. I’m a terrible consumer as well. A friend once said, you don’t even know you need things. Marketing doesn’t seem to work on me either, though the jury … Continue reading
The Great Belt Burning of 2014
I was in a mall today. This is usually significant because I rarely go to malls and the whole shopping experience just exhausts me. Today was different because I went to a mall to go to a movie and so … Continue reading
A Minimalist Among Us
I have never liked getting gifts. It all started with the seemingly benign birthday party. Extremely introverted and shy, the thought of people staring at me as I opened a present was horrifying. I would go through the motions and … Continue reading
Fortress of Dissolitude 