This weekend we will have 11 guests (Pig Town Fling dancers) staying at our home. This presents two conundrums: Do we make them eat on $4.50/day or do we say “Eat only from the left side of the refrigerator, the right side is OUR food.” It certainly doesn’t seem hospitable to force our Lenten practice [...]
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- 365+#50: Round 2 -Sheets
- 365+#49: Round 2 -Skirts, even more
- Waste-Less Lent: Easter Summary
- Waste-Less Lent: Week 6 – Pre-cycling
- Waste-Less Lent: Wk 5 – Trading Trash
- Waste-Less Lent: Week 4 – Water
- Waste-Less Lent: Week 3 – Research
- Waste-Less Lent: Week 2 -Pizza/wash
- Waste-Less Lent: Grocery Shopping
- Waste-Less Lent: Week 1
- Waste-Less Lent: Ash Wednesday
- 365+#47: Round 2 -Slacks, Sweater +S
- 365+#46: Round 2 -Shirts, Skirts, Suits
- 365+#45: Round 2 -Snow Suits
- 365+#44: Round 2 -Shoes
- 365+#43: Bah Humbug
- 365+#42: Deleting People
- 365+#41: ‘No returns’ turns into virtue
- 365+#40: Black Friday
- 365+#39: Something Hard / Soft
- 365+#38: Invisibility – Zen Question
- 365+#37: Random Acts of Kindness
- 365+#36: Saving Money Takes Time
- 365+#35: Pet peeves–To let go or not
- 365+#34: Kid’s Stuff – Tables Turned
- 365+#33: Giving Someone Time
- 365+#32: Letting Go Of Safety
- 365+#32: Oh oh, I’m being used…
- 365+#31: Letting Go of Familiar Ways
- 365+#30: Too Many People…to help
- 365+#29: Oh, My Aching Back!
- 365+#28: Toiletries To Go
- 365+#27: Not Enough Cars…
- Food Stamps: Eating Lightly -Gleanings
- Food Stamps: A Slow Easter In India
- Food Stamps: DIY Food
- Food Stamps: The Last Supper
- Food Stamps: Eating in the Land of Tan
- Food Stamps: What Not to Eat
- Food Stamps: Eating on the Fly
- Food Stamps: Free Cage-Free Eggs
- Food Stamps: Ping-Pong Diplomacy
- Food Stamps: Date Night doesn’t count
- Food Stamps: Paying It Forward
- Food Stamps: Trifles-Who Ate My Apple
- Food Stamps: Bargains & Splurges
- Food Stamps: Fish Fries & Ants on Log
- Food Stamps: Nutrition-Yes; Moral-No
- 365+#25: Bad numbers 2, 5, 8, 0
- Food Stamps: So You Won’t Have To
- Food Stamps: Buying a Week of Food
- Food Stamps: From Feast To Famine
- Food Stamps: Eating on $4.50/day
- 365+#23: Recycling Other’s Garbage
- 365+#22: Recycling Other’s Stuff
- 365+#21: Christmas Do-dads
- 365+#20: Waste Less – Recycle More
- 365+#19: Keeping Time
- 365+#18: Changing My Identity
- 365+#17: 1 In – 1 Out; You Decide
- 365+#16: Use It or Lose It
- 365+#15: Simplify or Complicate Life
- 365+#14: Share the Air
- 365+#13: Traveling Light
- 365+#12: Strategies for the Long Haul
- 365+#11: A Love/Hate Relationship
- 365+#10: Where To Take It All?
- 365+#9: I’m Mad!
- 365+#8: Easy Come; Easy Go
- 365+#7: Vogt Stimulus Package
- 365+#6: Giving Away My Work
- 365+#5: From Weighty to Frivolous
- 365+#4: Help Us Decide
- 365+#3: Letting Go of the Familiar
- 365+#2: Pros/Cons of Matching
- 365+#1: 85–32=53 (Dishes)
- Extra: A Question of Morality
- Days 358-365: Hidden Places
- Extra: Morbid or Freeing?
- Days 350-357: Other People’s Stuff
- Extra: Letting Go Of People
- Days 344-350: Closets
- Extra: Be Careful, I’m Contagious
- Days 337-343: Healthy Or Not…
- Extra: Being Silly
- Days 330-336: Hi-Ho Silver, Away!
- Extra: Beyond Recycling
- Days 323-329: Electronics
- Extra: When Is Being Good, Bad?
- Days 316-322: Books In Hiding
- Extra:Things I Should Tackle But Won’t
- Days 309-315: Books – Where to Take
- Extra: Boxes & Space – Full vs. Empty
- Days 302-308: Book Criteria – Keeping
- Extra: A New Problem…
- Days 295-301: Book Criteria – Giving
- Extra: Uses for Useless Stuff
- Days 288-294: Finding Good Homes
- Extra: Letting Go Of Intangibles
- Days 281-87:Where’s the pizza cutter?
- Extra: Trophies
- Days 274-280: It’s Embarrassing
- Extra: Losing Patience
- Days 267-273: Boy Toys
- Extra: Tis the Season for…
- Days 260-266: Girlie Stuff
- Extra: Simplifying Christmas
- Days 253-259: Nobody Wants My…
- Extra: Losing a Job/Gaining Space
- Days 246-252: Dresses & a Suit
- Extra: Just for Fun!
- Days 239-245: Below the Waist
- Extra: Contra Costumes
- Days 232-238: Halloween Costumes
- Extra: Revolving Beds
- Days 225-231: Drab & Dull Stuff
- Extra: The Revolving Plane
- Days 218-224: Horses & Shoes
- Extra: Hangers
- Days 211-17:Buttoned Down Hang-ups
- Extra: Does Being Robbed Count?
- Days 204-210: T-Shirts Without Words
- Extra: Giving Away Literature
- Days 197-203: I Hit the Jackpot!
- Extra: Invisble Zucchini
- Days 190-196: It seemed sinful, but…
- Extra: I Can’t Get Rid of…
- Days 183-189:Where stuff goes to die
- Extra: Zen Question: Reverse Giving
- Days 176-182: Returning Stuff
- Extra: What About Trinkets
- Days 169-175: Souvenirs
- Extra: How To Count?
- Days 162-168: #3 Child’s Sweaters
- Extra: Speaking of Letters
- Days 155-161: Where did the C’s go?
- Extra: Losing Stuff (luggage, sleep…)
- Days 148-154: Miscellaneous Stuff
- Extra: Letting Go of Compulsions
- Days 141-147: Is it illegal to give away
- Extra: Dolls & Balls
- Days 134-140: #3 Child’s mementos
- Extra: Yard Sales & Moving
- Days 127-133: 12 Shirts
- Extra: Judging a Manicure
- Days 120-126: Memorabilia
- Extra: Oh oh! Backsliding?
- Days 113-119: Giving Away Words
- Extra: Giving Away Advice
- Days 106-112: Lupus Saved Me
- Extra: Plaster Pushes Packing
- Days 99-105: Letting Go Of Privacy
- Extra: Let Us Thin…
- Days 92-98: Giving Away Time
- Extra: Laughter
- Days 85-91: No Haggling – Freecycle
- Days 77-84:Case of the bouncing jeans
- Days 69-76: Investing In Kids
- Days 62-68: Do Taxes Count?
- Days 55-61: Giving Away Memories
- Days 48-54: Poison Ivy to the Rescue
- Days 41-47: A Happy Traffic Jam
- Easter: A New Beginning
- Day 40: Garage
- Day 39: Furnace Room
- Day 38: Birdie’s Supper
- Day 37: Rocket Science
- Day 36: More Sports Equipment
- Day 35: Skates
- 6th Sunday: Letting Go Of Sin
- Day 34: Arts & Crafts Supplies
- Day 33: Past Pests
- Day 32: Dead Pets
- Day 31: VCR Tapes
- Day 30: Gloves, Hats, Umbrellas
- Day 29: E-mails
- 5th Sunday: Giving Away the Kid’s…
- Day 28: Storage
- Day 27: Wrapping Paper & Candles
- Day 26: Board Games
- Day 25: Sports Equipment
- Day 24: Knick Knacks
- Day 23: Kitchen
- 4th Sunday: This Is Not for Everyone
- Day 22: Bathroom
- Day 21: Books
- Day 20: Kids Clothes
- Day 19: Bedroom Miscellaneous
- Day 18: Suitcases
- Day 17: Halloween
- 3rd Sunday: The Rest of Life
- Day 16: Sewing Corner
- Day 15: School/Office Supplies
- Day 14: Curtains
- Day 13: Bedding
- Day 12: Under the Bed
- Day 11: Underwear
- 2nd Sunday: Ponder
- Day 10: Nightgowns/Pajamas
- Day 9: Knit Tops (short sleves)
- Day 8: Knit Tops (long sleeves)
- Day 7: Scarves/Jewelry
- Day 6: Sweaters
- Day 5: Slacks
- 1st Sunday: Rest
- Day 4: Suits/Dresses
- Day 3: Skirts
- Day 2: Shirts
- Day 1: Ash Wednesday – Shoes
- Day -1: Splurging & Diets
- Day -2: Is it possible to give too much?
- Day -3: Sooner Than I Planned
- Day -4: A Wasted Day?
- Day -5: To Save Or Not To Save
- Day -6: Uh Oh! – Undelete That Item
- Day -7:More Ways to Give-away Part 2
- Day -8: Who To Give Stuff To? Part 1
- Day -9: Can One Be Too Rich? Part 2
- Day -10: Can One Be Too Rich? Part 1
- Day -11: Can One Be Too Poor?
- Day -12: Guilt
- Day -13: Spend In Order To Save
- Day -14: Too Poor To Give?
- Day -15: Giving $ vs. Giving Stuff
- Day -16: Saving $ vs. Saving Time
- Day -17: The Fixed Watch
- Day -18: The Broken Watch
- Day -19: To Fix or Not To Fix…
- Day -20: Letting Go of My Time
- Day -21: Letting Go of Disappointment
- Day -22: To Pitch Or Not To Pitch
- Day -23: Haiti As Motivation
- Day -24: Getting Ready to Let Go
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Once I diligently finished my first 365 days of give-aways, I promised myself that this would not be the end of giving stuff away. Although my pace has slowed, I notice that I am now more mindful about what accumulates around the house. BUT, I don’t want to make weekly drives to Goodwill or Best [...]
