On Simplicity

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Is your pantry bursting at the seams? Are your canned goods spawning? Time for a quick and dirty decluttering session! Remember, quick and dirty isn’t about getting it done perfectly, it’s about getting it done good enough for now. Here’s how I tackle the pantry when it [...]

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The cleaning, the shopping, the general air of excited nervousness… company must be coming! For everyone in the U.S., please have a happy and safe long weekend. I’ll be enjoying cocktails and conversation (and hoping my dog doesn’t bust through the fence when the fireworks go off this year). Happy [...]

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As much as I love simplicity, I’ve got a big confession: blogging about it has made my life a lot more complicated. How’s that for irony?
As much as I love it, the art of blogging does take up a significant amount of time and energy. From writing and editing to participating [...]

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This past week has been about sun, swim, and SPF 50. There are few more relaxing things than floating away and letting yourself drift gently to wherever the current takes you. (Of course, it helps when you’re in a pool instead of the ocean. Not so relaxing then.) This week, [...]

External hard drives rank somewhere up there with refrigerated cookie dough as being the best inventions of the last couple decades. With an external hard drive, you can:

Save massive amounts of stuff without slowing down your main computer
Access a wide variety of materials with a single search
Make it easy to switch to a new [...]