The more I move toward a simple life, the more I see how multifaceted it is.I can donate under-used items throughout my home, but how are my donations impacting the economies of under-developed countries?In this case, I'd like to buy less in the first place. Speaking of which, do you know …
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I've felt it more times than I can count—the pull to end a conversation prematurely, to back out of a get-together with friends, or to simply leave when I should stay.I've noticed lately that I'm almost always the person in my conversations who ends them."It was great to see you!" I …
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The other day a friend asked to see inside my closet. (Every closet in my house, actually.) ;)She seemed... surprised (shocked?) that my whole wardrobe takes up about four horizontal feet."You don't have a dresser?""Wait, where are all your socks?""This is all the shoes you own??"I think I …
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Like most women I know, I have a complicated relationship with sleep.There were the years when my husband (rightfully) accused me of being a sleep monster, because when you have a new baby in the house, no one—except that baby—better come between you and your precious, precious sleep.Then …
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It was midnight. My husband (the night owl between the two of us) heard my feet on our stairs and, before I even came into his sight, said—"Can't sleep, huh?""Nope," I replied in frustration, heading (of course) for the cereal cabinet.This exchange had become way too common over the last …
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