By Anne, on December 2nd, 2011%
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Some people do their best thinking in the shower. I do my best cleaning when I’m on the phone.
I’ll never clean otherwise. But get me on the phone and I’m wiping down the cabinets, cleaning the refrigerator and de-cluttering everywhere. One day about five years ago, while on the phone, I went into . . . → Read More: One Less Goldfish
By Anne, on September 7th, 2011%
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I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love photography. It was always my dream to become a photographer, but since it was an expensive hobby to get into I didn’t really start taking pictures until I was in my mid twenties. Once I picked up my first SLR camera it was always in . . . → Read More: Living life, not just documenting it.
By Anne, on March 8th, 2011%
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As a new mom, I felt like each morning was a race.
We all have a certain routine in the morning and not until the routine is complete do we feel human and ready to take on the day. With a new baby I wasn’t getting a lot of sleep, so setting . . . → Read More: The best thing I ever delegated
By Anne, on January 25th, 2011%
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“She attended faithfully and well to a few worthy things.”
This line is from a book of meditations called Walking Towards Morning. One of the meditations was the subject of a sermon I heard recently. The line is an epitaph that the author came across once. She initially thought it a strange thing to put on . . . → Read More: “She attended faithfully and well to a few worthy things.”
By Anne, on January 20th, 2011%
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We were in our new house and we loved everything about it. It was half the size but also half the mortgage, half the gas and electric bill and my husband’s commute was now half of what it had been, down to less than 15 minutes. We loved how with the house being much smaller . . . → Read More: Paris. My inspiration to get rid of more stuff.
By Anne, on January 7th, 2011%
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In some ways our decision to sell the house and downsize by half seemed spontaneous but in other ways it had been a long time coming. Like years and years. It felt good. It felt great. We were excited. I’ll spare you the painful details of getting the house ready to sell, having it . . . → Read More: Downshifting (part 2)
By Anne, on January 5th, 2011%
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Please understand blogosphere, what I am writing here are just my thoughts and opinions. I am sharing my journey of what I have learned and what I am learning along the way. I am sharing what works for me and for my family.
I don’t think that my way of doing things is necessarily . . . → Read More: Different Folks, Different Strokes
By Anne, on January 1st, 2011%
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A new year and a new blog! An adventure that I am looking forward to.
Becoming a stay-at-home mom after leaving a corporate environment was certainly an adventure. It was like full blown shock and awe. I found myself at home with three little boys not knowing how to manage them or our life. . . . → Read More: Happy New Blog!
By Anne, on January 1st, 2011%
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“Never outgrow your car” is a piece of advice my brother-in-law gave to my husband years ago. What my brother-in-law meant was to never have so much stuff that you can’t just throw it all into your car and take off on the next adventure. My husband and I didn’t follow that advice and . . . → Read More: Getting into gear
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