This weekend I learned more about wielding a ultility knife, a crowbar, and caulking than I ever anticipated in these early weeks of our time on the homestead. When we bought the house–which is about 60 years old–we knew that we wanted to replace the carpet in the bathroom and completely remodel the guest bathroom. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘displacement’
11 Dec
Day by Day
This week has been an eventful one. After the snowstorm, my sickness just kept going downhill. For the first time since I had mono, I just couldn’t fight it off without help. I think a lot of it had to do with lots of stress and little sleep–stuff that I can usually let roll off [...]
19 Nov
The Final Countdown
One week away from the move, and things are going slightly less smooth than we had hoped, but we’re counting our blessings. It turns out that we won’t be able to get into the house as soon as we thought, but Rob’s start date at work is non-negotiable, so it will be a week or [...]
11 Nov
Things to Come
Sorry that the posts have been a little thin lately. There’s so much to do in preparation for the move, I’m struggling to fit everything into the few hours each day allows. Yet it’s all done joyfully, and so far I have not felt the debilitating stress that so many have warned come with a [...]
6 Nov
Packing Up
Our current apartment is slowly morphing into stacks of boxes against the living room wall. I’ve been going through the closets, cleaning out old boxes, packing away elements of our lives for the transfer into the next chapter. A few boxes actually hadn’t been opened since our last move, so I’m determined not to have [...]
28 Sep
Stuff Diet in Review
From September 17, 2008 until September 17, 2009, Robert and I decided to go on a self-entitled “Stuff Diet.” Here is a quick overview of what that “diet” entailed (taken straight from the document) and some of our reflections on how we did.
The Stuff Diet Explained
Our Intent: An attempt to exercise our preferential option for the [...]
24 Sep
Autumn
One of my favorite parts of our Utah trip was being able to be present to the onset of autumn. The southern part of the state had just begun to see its early nights of frost, especially in the higher elevations (this was taken at around 9,000 feet). It seemed a sacred thing to be present [...]
27 Aug
The August Experiment
As August comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on our one month experiment of going through the month of August with only one car. This has been part of our deepening commitment to simplicity, sustainability, and solidarity–and the challenge was to figure out a way to live in Los Angeles and simplify down to [...]
25 Aug
Patience and Time
Patience and Time. These seem to be important messages in my life lately, but it became a very physical, very unavoidable message yesterday.
I don’t know how I did it, but I did it. A sudden, excruciating pain in my lower neck which made it difficult to look up, down, right or left suddenly overtook me [...]
22 Aug
Guest Post: Overcoming Inertia
Here’s a post from my husband on his bike commute to work yesterday:
As part of our commitment to a month with only one car, I knew I wanted to do something that I’ve been meaning to do for a long time, but never had the courage to try–bike to work. As far as commutes go, [...]
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