Simplicity
How Much Is Enough?
Enough: occurring in such quantity, quality, or scope as to fully meet demands, needs, or expectations (1)
The dictionary definition contains a catch-22. It says that enough will meet demands, needs or expectations. However, demands, needs and expectations can be a changing target, so we can find ourselves in a never-ending circle of trying to get [...]
5 Ways to Simplify Errands
We have limited time. That’s a fact of life. And few of us want to spend our precious free time running hither and yon doing errands. Here are five ways to simplify errands to make the time spent more productive:
Have One Designated Errand Day
Even though it seems like a good idea to run errands every [...]
Simplifying keyrings
Photo by ul Marga
Keys, Re-examined
Last month I wrote about simplifying my keyring. I had a reason to look at it again over the past few weeks and came up with some adjustments.
Standard Keys
I still only have the house key and the car keys on the keyring. The recent purchase of a hybrid car removed my [...]
Simplifying Holiday Cards
Photo by Okaggi‘Tis the season.
One of the holiday traditions I keep is the sending of holiday cards. This became a nightmare a few years back because of the following reasons:
I was trying to honor everyone’s traditions with a specific card.
I felt the need to write things in the cards for people with whom we only [...]
Getting Off The Merry-Go-Round of Consumerism
Photo by Tracy O
Struggling with Enough
One of the greatest struggles I have had with simplification is determining when I have enough. Enough money, enough stuff, enough food, enough time. I figured out one reason why this has been so hard:
We Are A Society of Consumers
This didn’t happen overnight, and some argue this is an outgrowth [...]
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