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Living March 8th, 2010 by Jonathan D. Blundell

The Simple Manifesto #16 – Create a simplicity statement

This is part of our series on The Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 16th idea in the manifesto is: Create a simplicity statement. What do you want your simple life to look like? Write it out. More here. This is a tough one… boiling it all down to one [...]

Three reasons why I want to live simply

An easier title for this post would have been, “Three reasons why I live simply.” But I often struggle with feeling confident enough in what I’m doing to claim I’ve arrived at something. I also [...]

Five questions with Jason Fowler

1. What does living simply mean to you? Simple living, for my wife and I, is born out of our Christian faith. The materialism and consumerism that dominates American culture is in sharp contrast to a life that is devote[...]

Recipe: Easy ‘Perfect pot roast’ from The Pioneer Woman

We’ve been big fans of The Pioneer Woman for several years now (we even waited in line several hours to get her to sign her cookbook last year — see photo below). Her site offers great stories of life on he[...]

The Simple Manifesto #15 – Declutter your digital packrattery

This is part of our series on The Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 15th idea in the manifesto is: Declutter your digital packrattery. If you are a digital packrat, and cannot seem t[...]

We Live Simply link love

Some great links you may have missed this week: Food: Do expiration dates really matter? How much caffeine is in that? Home: Sustainable Kitchen Flooring: 6 Options and Where To Buy Living: 20 Ways to Beat Insomnia and[...]

Why work doesn’t work anymore

Does this sound familiar? Jason Fried, CEO of 37Signals, shares that the biggest problem with modern offices is the constant interruptions. The key to get work done — remove interruptions and distractions. He re[...]

The Simple Manifesto #14 – Simplify your computer life

This is part of our series on The Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 14th idea in the manifesto is: Simplify your computing life. If you have trouble with too many files and too much [...]

The Simple Manifesto #13 – Simplify your wardrobe

This is part of our series on The Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 13th idea in the manifesto is: Simplify your wardrobe. Is your closet bursting full? Are your drawers so stuffed t[...]

Outfitting your kitchen for less

By Russell Ramirez Originally posted at therockinchef.wordpress.com Every time I go to my parents house, my mother wants me to cook — or rather, show her how to make a new dish, a new technique — which I am i[...]

Top posts from February

Oh February. You were gone before we really knew you. But now it’s time to move on to March and all the exciting things Spring brings. But in case you missed any of the posts along the way, here are the top five p[...]


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