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Kellogg’s Short Work Week
In Yesterday’s Post, 40 Hours?, I discussed the current standard 40 hour work week and made a personal observation that a lot of those 40 hours are wasted and adding more free time to our personal lives would make a positive change to not only our personal well being, but would also have a great impact... »
40 Hours?
“Lost time is never found again.“~Benjamin Franklin Have you even thought much about why the standard work week is 40 hours? In all the years that I was punching a clock I found ways to fill those hours. A lot of that time was filled with chatting with co-workers, email, reading the newspaper or... »
The Little Things
“If you think the small things don’t matter, try spending the night is a room with a mosquito.”~The Dalai Lama. In our fast paced lifestyle we are all moving 100 miles per hours. We forget to stop and take time for the little things. And if you stop long enough to think about it, it... »
Losing Your Way
In previous posts I have discussed how I went from choosing to be homeless where I lived in the National Forest in a tent or in my truck to remodeling our simple dream home to eventually trading it all in for more, more, more in the suburbs. Where did I go wrong? I had... »
A Place to Call Home
Shortly after graduating from college my soon to be wife and I had two full time incomes and we suddenly had money coming out of our ears compared to what we had been used to. 4 or 5 years earlier I was happy living in a closet of a home. I had even spent two summers... »
Convenience
What a wonderful time to be alive. We are lucky enough to have so many conveniences that our grandparents would have never considered possible. I am striving towards a simple life. I don’t watch much TV, my car is 11 years old, and I never even consider eating anything that is handed to me... »