Happy Easter! The 40 days have come to an end, but not this project. The more I got into giving stuff away, the more I realized that these 40 days were simply the first round. Although I’ve given many things away, few items will I actually miss. To really stretch myself I’ll need to keep […]
Living Lightly
Susan Vogt on living more simply but abundantlyRecent Posts
- 365+#293: Am I Rich or Am I Poor?
- 365+#292: Cheapskate Dates
- 365+#291: Post Xmas Simplifying
- 365+#290: Letting Go of Being Right
- 365+#289: Kitchen/Toiletries/Beds
- 365+#288: Disputes & Disagreements
- 365+#287: Food Dilemmas plus
- 365+#286: Gardening/Weeding/Cards
- 365+#285: Active Recycling
- 365+#284: Easy-Peasy
- 365+#283: It’s Not My Fault
- 365+#282: Switching Gears
- 365+#281: Planning for Lent 2024
- 365+#280: New Ideas for a New Year
- 365+#279: One In – One Out
- 365+#278: Good Waits, Fasts, Problems
- 365+#277: Love the HUB
- 365+#276: Am I Doing Enough?
- 365+#275: Loving Difficult People
- 365+#274: Befriending Hardships
- 365+#273: Beyond Burnout
- 365+#272: Invisible people
- 365+#271: 5 Lasting Lenten Lessons
- 365+#270: 7 Steps to the Plan+Toys
- 365+#269: 4 Hindsight Lessons
- 365+#268: Lent-2023 – The Plan
- 365+#267: Aging Body/Aging Planet
- 365+#266: 5 Goals for a Lifetime
- 365+#265: Personal vs Systemic change
- 365+#264: Ukraine & Covid Lessons
- 365+#263: Learning from Mistakes
- 365+#262: Halloween Extra
- 365+#261: People Taking My Stuff
- 365+#260: Pruning Books
- 365+#259: Pruning Medicine & Trophies
- 365+#258: Pruning Plastic
- 365+#257: Pruning My Mind
- 365+#256: Pruning Technology
- 365+#255: Getting Perspective
- 365+#254: Travel Lightly #2
- 365+#253: An Unusual/Interior Lent
- 365+#252: Almsgiving Revisited
- 365+#251: Lent 2022 – Paper
- 365+#250: Beyond Curbside Recycling
- 365+#249: How Much Is Enough prompt
- 365+#248: Recycling Electronics +
- 365+#247: Advent/Christmas reminders
- 365+#246: A Lesson from Wash Day
- 365+#245: Difficult Conversations
- 365+#244: Letting Go of Guilt & Pride
- 365+#243: Bag It – Q & A
- 365+#242: Big Stuff & Small Steps
- 365+#241: Saving $, Time, & Lives
- 365+#240: 4 Lessons from Weeding
- 365+#239: Uncluttering the Mind
- 365+#238: Reducing Single Use Plastic
- 365+#237: Do 2 Rights offset 1 Wrong?
- 365+#236: Electronic/Electricity Fasts
- 365+#235: 6 Hindsight Hidden Lessons
- 365+#234: Kids’ Stuff, Junk, & Papers
- 365+#233: Misc. Homes for Misc. Stuff
- 365+#232: Lessons from Letter “S”
- 366+#231: From Essentials to Frivolous
- 365+#230: Going Into Hiding
- 365+#229: What Is Mine To Do?
- 365+#228: Wondering What Is True
- 365+#227: Lightening Your Heart #2
- 365+#226: Uber Recycling #5
- 365+#224: Plastics-Prevention #4
- 365+#223: Plastics-Reducing SUPs #3
- 365+#222: Plastics-Is it worth it? #2
- 365+#221: Plastics Challenge #1
- 365+#220: New energy saving invention
- 365+#219: Garden Miracles
- 365+#218: Carrying a Heavy Heart
- 365+#211: Spend in order to Save
- 365+#210: I had a plan…
- 365+#209: Covid Holy Week at Home
- 365+#208: Covid-19 Changes All
- 365+#207: 1st 2 Weeks of Justice
- 365+#205: 6 more simple ideas + Lent
- 365+#204: It’s Simple + Not So Simple
- 365+#203: A Decade of Highlights
- 365+#202: Taming Xmas & Plastics
- 365+#201: Taming Ad Gullibility
- 365+#200: The Cost of Convenience
- 365+#199: What is Kenosis?
- 365+#197: Waiting with Strangers
- 365+#196: Giving Away Things of Value
- 365+#195: Recycling Basics & Beyond
- 365+#194: Donating Basics
- 365+#185: Open eyes; Teach generosity
- 365+#184: Mistaken purchases
- 365+#182: Having Fun BVG
- 365+#178: Constructive Judgment-Act
- 365+#177: Let Go of Trivial Judgments
- 365+#176: Too Many Words
- 365+#174: Letting Go of Control
- 365+#173: Happiness
- 365+#172: 4 Solar Savings Principles
- 365+#160: 2017 Top Tips in a Nutshell
- 365+#145: Updating My Life #2-Paper
- 365+#140: Doing good can be hard
- 365+#139: Beyond Virtue-Timeliness
- 365+#138: Online Shopping & Boxes
- 365+#131: Giving Away Credit
- 365+#130: 0 in-2 Out: Being Robbed
- 365+#127: 11 in-0 out: Others’ stuff
- 365+#126: 3 in-71 out: misc.
- 365+#125: 1 in-1 out: Windows
- 365+#124: 1 in-1 out: Tools
- 365+#82: Rnd 2 -Hazardous Waste
- 365+#61: Rnd 2 -Misc. Parents
- 365+#60: Rnd 2 -Misc. Kids
- 365+#58: Rnd 2 -Backsliding on Books
- 365+#57: Rnd 2 -Too Many Seeds
- 365+#17: 1 In – 1 Out; You Decide
- 365+#13: Traveling Light
- 365+#2: Pros/Cons of Matching
- 365+#1: Rnd 2 -85–32=53 (Dishes)
- Days 344-350: Closets
- Days 337-343: Healthy Or Not-Supplies
- Days 330-336: Hi-Ho Silver, Away!
- Days 323-329: Electronics
- Days 316-322: Books In Hiding
- Days 309-315: Books – Where to Take
- Days 281-287:Where’s the pizza cutter?
- Days 267-273: Boy Toys
- Days 260-266: Girlie Stuff
- Days 225-231: Drab & Dull Stuff
- Days 183-189:Where stuff goes to die
- Days 148-154: Miscellaneous Stuff
- Days 99-105: Letting Go Of Privacy
- Easter: A New Beginning
- Day 40: Garage
- Day 39: Furnace Room
- Day 38: Birdie’s Supper
- Day 37: Rocket Science
- Day 36: More Sports Equipment
- Day 35: Skates
- 6th Sunday: Letting Go Of Sin
- Day 34: Arts & Crafts Supplies
- Day 33: Past Pests
- Day 32: Dead Pets
- Day 31: VCR Tapes
- Day 30: Gloves, Hats, Umbrellas
- Day 29: E-mails
- 5th Sunday: Giving Away the Kid’s…
- Day 28: Storage
- Day 27: Wrapping Paper & Candles
- Day 26: Board Games
- Day 25: Sports Equipment
- Day 24: Knick Knacks
- Day 23: Kitchen
- 4th Sunday: This Is Not for Everyone
- Day 22: Bathroom
- Day 21: Books
- Day 20: Kids Clothes
- Day 19: Bedroom Miscellaneous
- Day 18: Suitcases
- Day 17: Halloween
- 3rd Sunday: The Rest of Life
- Day 16: Sewing Corner
- Day 15: School/Office Supplies
- Day 14: Curtains
- Day 13: Bedding
- Day 12: Under the Bed
- Day 11: Underwear
- 2nd Sunday: Ponder
- Day 10: Nightgowns/Pajamas
- Day 9: Knit Tops (short sleves)
- Day 8: Knit Tops (long sleeves)
- Day 7: Scarves/Jewelry
- Day 6: Sweaters
- Day 5: Slacks
- 1st Sunday: Rest
- Day 4: Suits/Dresses
- Day 3: Skirts
- Day 2: Shirts
- Day 1: Ash Wednesday – Shoes
- Day -1: Getting Ready-Splurging & Diets
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Today is Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”). Traditionally it is the last splurge for Christians before Lent. This brings up the question of splurging. Is it OK? Is it weakness? Should it be avoided? My own experience with splurging is that it’s a lot like keeping a good diet. Occasional splurges are good for […]
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