My Year of Less (weeks 6-9)
My recent (completed 02-11) move was/has been, as I explained in a brief post last week, far more difficult than I anticipated. I've put my head down and focused on what *had* to be done, but I kept notes of my spending, so I'm ready to get caught up.Weeks 6-9...
Update & Apology
I apologize for being awol, but the past three weeks have been a wild ride of a hectic, fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants move, settling in, getting internet, etc., that I certainly did not expect. As a result, I've been unable to post, but I'll be back next week -- the...
My Year of Less (Week 5)
Week 5 was an interesting mix of an ice & snow storm and the busy-ness of moving back home. And my year of less became a bit more interesting . . . Week 5 RecapSpending: Again, I purchased food and gas, and I noticed that gas prices had...
My Year of Less (weeks 3 & 4)
Life has been incredibly hectic the past two weeks, as I pack and begin moving for the 3rd time in three years. Unfortunately, I was so busy last Monday that I didn’t have time to write and publish a Year of Less post; fortunately, last week and this week are very...
My Year of Less (week 2)
Two small but interesting situations arose last week that raised questions about my goals to purchase only necessities and gifts and to not shop at any big box stores.First, I remembered that I still had Christmas money — a gift from a relative — that I had not yet...
My Year of Less (week 1)
1 week down, 51 to go.Shopping— in the traditional sense of driving to stores, going in, and purchasing something — is not something I typically enjoy, so as I contemplated this challenge in late 2021 I didn’t think refraining from that type of spending would be a...
When a Friend or Loved One is Hurting
In the last 18 months, several friends and family members have faced very difficult life circumstances, from devastating health diagnoses to the death of a child, grandchild, or spouse. I’ve given significant thought to how I can best serve those family and...
My Year of Less (pre-week 1)
Inspired by (what else?) a couple of books I read in 2021, I’ve committed to a 2-part, 52 week challenge. In 2022, I will: 1. Purchase only necessities and gifts 2. Refrain from shopping in big-box storesI’ll share an update every Monday, and I hope that you’ll...
A Year of . . . ????
Last January I read The Year of Living Biblically, an interesting book by a man who decided to spend an entire year obeying all the commands in the Bible. When I shared with a friend that I’d enjoyed that book, she suggested I read Shonda Rhime’s Year of Yes, which...
NaNoWriMo 2021, Here I Come!
In six days, NaNoWriMo 2021 will kick off. For those who aren’t familiar with NaNoWriMo, it is a yearly, November challenge in which people around the globe attempt to write a 50,000-word-minimum rough draft of a novel. As the founder and current...
