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Anyone else have a lot of party gear, but never use it?
Entertaining the Joneses: Illusions of Grandeur Yet another quandary of suburban living: habitual get-togethers. Currently, I do not make a practice of cooking and party-planning for the masses. I think in my 20’s I had visions of the neighborhood sauntering over … Continue reading →
A Season of Getting Clear ~ My 3 Step Plan
On the days leading up to the 31st, I’ve been excitedly working my way through The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte. I’m realizing this past season has given me the gift of clarity. This was a Year of Major Change for … Continue reading →
Posted in Confessional Sunday, Fab MPG women, Happiness, MPG quote and wisdom, MPG stirrings, Pare down / Power up, Pare down/Power Up - steps toward simplifying, Quest for Less: rational minimalism
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Tagged becoming minimalist, career changes, Core Desires, Danielle LaPorte, digital sabbatical, finding clarity, minimalism, paring down, Project 333, rational minimalism, reduction rebel, simplifying, The Desire Map
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Airstream Thanksgiving
We did something different for Thanksgiving this year. As in I-don’t-have-to-cook-let’s-get-the-heck-out-of-Dodge different. I loved it…really loved it. There’s something about hiding away in a small space out in the elements with all of the daily distractions left at home. In … Continue reading →
Posted in Digital fine art, Fabulous family time, iPhoneography, MPG stirrings, MPG travelista, Pare down/Power Up - steps toward simplifying, Prairie Girl Dreams, Quest for Less: rational minimalism
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Tagged Airstream adventures, Airstream get-aways, Airstreams, Navy base at Cliffside, quest for less, rational minimalism, simplifying, Whidbey Island
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Positive results from a social media hiatus
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about my digital footprint. More specifically, what and when I share in the cyber world we all live in. As you might remember, I stepped back from Facebook completely in the … Continue reading →
Posted in Fabulous family time, Happiness, iPhoneography, MPG stirrings, Pare down / Power up, Pare down/Power Up - steps toward simplifying, Quest for Less: rational minimalism
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Tagged Baratunde Thurston, Beyond the To Do List, Break from Facebook, charstarleneTV, digital hiatus, Facebook hiatus, Fast Company magazine, I Forgot my phone video, minimalism, quest for simplicity, rational minimalism, simplifying, social media break, social media hiatus, unplugging
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The perfect house
I continue to enjoy dreaming about simple structures to live in some day. It’s not that I don’t love my home (because I love it very much), but … Continue reading →
Posted in Good Design, Pare down / Power up, Pare down/Power Up - steps toward simplifying, Prairie Girl Dreams, Quest for Less: rational minimalism
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Tagged best retirement home, best retirement home Youtube.com, high desert houses, houses in Texas, rational minimalism, simple houses, simplify, simplifying, Sunset magazine
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