We’ve had a lot of company since our homeless family moved out a couple months ago. Fortunately, the father now has a job so they can afford a small apartment but that’s a story for another blog. Today I’m reflecting on the one semi-permanent house guest, three Mexican visitors, three Danish teachers, and three contra […]
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Susan Vogt on living more simply but abundantlyRecent Posts
- 365+#282: Switching Gears
- 365+#281: Planning for Lent 2024
- 365+#280: New Ideas for a New Year
- 365+#279: One In – One Out
- 365+#278: Good Waits, Fasts, Problems
- 365+#277: Love the HUB
- 365+#276: Am I Doing Enough?
- 365+#275: Loving Difficult People
- 365+#274: Befriending Hardships
- 365+#273: Beyond Burnout
- 365+#272: Invisible people
- 365+#271: 5 Lasting Lenten Lessons
- 365+#270: 7 Steps to the Plan+Toys
- 365+#269: 4 Hindsight Lessons
- 365+#268: Lent-2023 – The Plan
- 365+#267: Aging Body/Aging Planet
- 365+#266: 5 Goals for a Lifetime
- 365+#265: Personal vs Systemic change
- 365+#264: Ukraine & Covid Lessons
- 365+#263: Learning from Mistakes
- 365+#262: Halloween Extra
- 365+#261: People Taking My Stuff
- 365+#260: Pruning Books
- 365+#259: Pruning Medicine & Trophies
- 365+#258: Pruning Plastic
- 365+#257: Pruning My Mind
- 365+#256: Pruning Technology
- 365+#255: Getting Perspective
- 365+#254: Travel Lightly #2
- 365+#253: An Unusual/Interior Lent
- 365+#252: Almsgiving Revisited
- 365+#251: Lent 2022 – Paper
- 365+#250: Beyond Curbside Recycling
- 365+#249: How Much Is Enough prompt
- 365+#248: Recycling Electronics +
- 365+#247: Advent/Christmas reminders
- 365+#246: A Lesson from Wash Day
- 365+#245: Difficult Conversations
- 365+#244: Letting Go of Guilt & Pride
- 365+#243: Bag It – Q & A
- 365+#242: Big Stuff & Small Steps
- 365+#241: Saving $, Time, & Lives
- 365+#240: 4 Lessons from Weeding
- 365+#239: Uncluttering the Mind
- 365+#238: Reducing Single Use Plastic
- 365+#237: Do 2 Rights offset 1 Wrong?
- 365+#236: Electronic/Electricity Fasts
- 365+#235: 6 Hindsight Hidden Lessons
- 365+#234: Kids’ Stuff, Junk, & Papers
- 365+#233: Misc. Homes for Misc. Stuff
- 365+#232: Lessons from Letter “S”
- 366+#231: From Essentials to Frivolous
- 365+#230: Going Into Hiding
- 365+#229: What Is Mine To Do?
- 365+#228: Wondering What Is True
- 365+#227: Lightening Your Heart #2
- 365+#226: Uber Recycling #5
- 365+#224: Plastics-Prevention #4
- 365+#223: Plastics-Reducing SUPs #3
- 365+#222: Plastics-Is it worth it? #2
- 365+#221: Plastics Challenge #1
- 365+#220: New energy saving invention
- 365+#219: Garden Miracles
- 365+#218: Carrying a Heavy Heart
- 365+#211: Spend in order to Save
- 365+#210: I had a plan…
- 365+#209: Covid Holy Week at Home
- 365+#208: Covid-19 Changes All
- 365+#207: 1st 2 Weeks of Justice
- 365+#205: 6 more simple ideas + Lent
- 365+#204: It’s Simple + Not So Simple
- 365+#203: A Decade of Highlights
- 365+#202: Taming Xmas & Plastics
- 365+#201: Taming Ad Gullibility
- 365+#200: The Cost of Convenience
- 365+#199: What is Kenosis?
- 365+#197: Waiting with Strangers
- 365+#196: Giving Away Things of Value
- 365+#195: Recycling Basics & Beyond
- 365+#194: Donating Basics
- 365+#185: Open eyes; Teach generosity
- 365+#184: Mistaken purchases
- 365+#182: Having Fun BVG
- 365+#178: Constructive Judgment-Act
- 365+#177: Let Go of Trivial Judgments
- 365+#176: Too Many Words
- 365+#174: Letting Go of Control
- 365+#173: Happiness
- 365+#172: 4 Solar Savings Principles
- 365+#160: 2017 Top Tips in a Nutshell
- 365+#145: Updating My Life #2-Paper
- 365+#140: Doing good can be hard
- 365+#139: Beyond Virtue-Timeliness
- 365+#138: Online Shopping & Boxes
- 365+#131: Giving Away Credit
- 365+#130: 0 in-2 Out: Being Robbed
- 365+#127: 11 in-0 out: Others’ stuff
- 365+#126: 3 in-71 out: misc.
- 365+#125: 1 in-1 out: Windows
- 365+#124: 1 in-1 out: Tools
- 365+#82: Rnd 2 -Hazardous Waste
- 365+#61: Rnd 2 -Misc. Parents
- 365+#60: Rnd 2 -Misc. Kids
- 365+#58: Rnd 2 -Backsliding on Books
- 365+#57: Rnd 2 -Too Many Seeds
- 365+#17: 1 In – 1 Out; You Decide
- 365+#13: Traveling Light
- 365+#2: Pros/Cons of Matching
- 365+#1: Rnd 2 -85–32=53 (Dishes)
- Days 344-350: Closets
- Days 337-343: Healthy Or Not-Supplies
- Days 330-336: Hi-Ho Silver, Away!
- Days 323-329: Electronics
- Days 316-322: Books In Hiding
- Days 309-315: Books – Where to Take
- Days 281-287:Where’s the pizza cutter?
- Days 267-273: Boy Toys
- Days 260-266: Girlie Stuff
- Days 225-231: Drab & Dull Stuff
- Days 183-189:Where stuff goes to die
- Days 148-154: Miscellaneous Stuff
- Days 99-105: Letting Go Of Privacy
- 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: Getting Ready-Splurging & Diets
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Our unattached garage serves an important function. It is the last step before things rot on their own or get put out for the garbage. I can decide to probably give something away, but not finalize the decision since it might be retrievable if it’s in the garage – that is if the neighborhood cats […]
Today was my first challenge to give away something really valuable. I hesitated about the one suitcase that was in really good condition, but I really never travel with more than a carry on so I don’t need two. I decided to send it to a good home and then added several sub-prime bags. I’m […]
