Coffee Tea Books and Me has a good series up about taking steps off the financial grid, by learning how to do things yourself. Since they kind of relate to a series of predictions that I was planning to post, I thought I might as well get started.
First, a warning about predictions in general: [...]
My monitor is starting to die. I also tried taking some over-the-counter allergy medicine, to see if it helped, and it did. Both have pushed me to spend more time away from the computer, so I started spring cleaning in the dining room.
I went through it and dusted every single thing, and found [...]
We recently signed up for a farm share. We are trying a different farm this time. Last year we didn’t get a farm share, and often had a hard time getting over to the farmer’s market, every Saturday. Buying the farm share automates this; fewer choices involved, we just pick up the [...]
Last week we took a whirlwind tour around to see various friends and relatives. We stayed four different places in the course of a week. I am glad that I got the apartment relatively clean before we left, it was nice to come home to our own space. The roads were great [...]
But I got some sewing done yesterday: four more pairs of underwear. Sewing underwear is about as relaxing as sewing can get, because the mistakes will all be hidden under other clothing.
TLG has been taking ten-minute naps again. But he sleeps ok at night, as long as you [...]
I recently read The Alpha Strategy, by John A. Pugsley, which asserts that the best investment in an economy like ours is tangible goods, because of inflation and other eroders of value. A post at Coffee Tea Books and Me outlines basically the same strategy.
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I was reading in Nehemiah how debts with (if I [...]
There is an emerging theme in my sabbatical activities: remaking my whole wardrobe. It is something that has never really gotten proper attention, especially not since I had a baby and my whole body changed, and I’m very glad that God is giving me some time and space to address it now.
I put [...]
This is for my own reference as much as anything else:
1. It’s much easier to format your book while you write it than to go back and format it all after it’s written. It took me almost as long to format the book as it did to write it.
2. Open Office Writer [...]
TLG is eight months old, and we have already seen him take a couple of unsupported steps while flinging himself at the ottoman. He is an enthusiastic eater. I don’t spoon-feed him very often, I just put things on his tray and he dives in with both fists. He is also in [...]
There has been so much spiritual warfare stuff going on here this fall, impeding the completion of my book, and other projects that we are trying to get going. One thing after another; interruptions, illnesses, and we just now found out that some witless minion smashed out a window of our car TO STEAL [...]