I am having way too much fun achieving my goal of wrapping Christmas gifts without buying anything new and/or using something disposable. Gifts of jewelry and handmade ornaments that we mailed to out-of-town relatives were wrapped in holiday hand towels I bought years ago (probably at an after-Christmas sale) but[Read more]
The slow and painful march toward Christmas continues in the Bradley household. Most days, my natural sarcasm and gifts for redirection are enough to abate the growing tide of impatience in our sons. But there are moments when the moans and groans of “How many more days?” demand something more.[Read more]
It’s been far too long since my last post. So long that I realized I’ve been avoiding my own website – like the moldy Tupperware in the back of the fridge. Ignoring it does nothing but put off the inevitable, but avoidance is so much easier than facing what waits[Read more]
On this day when most North Americans are either filling their bellies or filling their shopping bags, let me provide your brain with a little food for thought. This quote comes from Joshua Becker of the website Becoming Minimalist. Much the way I always find a diet easier to stick[Read more]
Although I’m a traditionalist when it comes to decorating for and celebrating holidays (i.e. Christmas comes after Thanksgiving), I do think about and prepare for the season of gift-giving throughout the year – partly because I enjoy it and partly because my goals for giving make the process a little more involved[Read more]
I spend a lot of time driving in silence these days – sometimes by choice (is there a parent on the planet who doesn’t appreciate some quiet time?) and sometimes by mistake (because I have so much noise in my head, it never occurs to me to turn on more).[Read more]