Category: Simple Living
Summer cooking…
Elle and I love this YouTube channel Kimi Swimmy. Kimi Werner is a woman who lives on Maui and is a champion spear fisherwoman. She is native Hawaiian (I believe her dad is white, mom is Hawaiian) and grew up there. She blends spear fishing and cooking her catch with insights about Hawaiian culture. She… Continue reading Summer cooking…
Who else is worried about the economy?
Raise your hand if gas prices are making you nervous! I’m a bit of a doomsdayer, because I read a lot of history and I understand that countries can turn into starving war zones in the blink of an eye. The price of gas is absurd right now, and is definitely affecting my lifestyle. My… Continue reading Who else is worried about the economy?
Moving toward self-sufficiency…
If you’re on the East Coast, you’ve probably been affected by the Colonial Pipeline hack. I had never heard of the Colonial Pipeline until it wasn’t working anymore. Isn’t it funny how little we know about things that have the ability to massively upend our lives? In a matter of hours every gas station on… Continue reading Moving toward self-sufficiency…
Fight for what you love…
There’s a quote, “Fight for what you love, not against what you hate.” The implication is that we should try to focus on positive things, that by drawing attention to the good we automatically place the bad in the shadows. This is what I’ve tried to do on my blog. I don’t talk about politics… Continue reading Fight for what you love…
Crafternoon!
My mom is big-time into sewing. She has a sewing business and sells her creations at gift shops on the island. She also loves to make quilts. I don’t have the sewing bug, mostly because it is so detail-oriented and requires so much concentration that I can’t do it for very long before feeling like… Continue reading Crafternoon!
Finding Happiness through Contentment…
The other day I went to Dollar General, which is pretty much the only chain store on the island, to buy conditioner for my hair. I needed a few toiletry items like chapstick and razors, but mostly I was excited to buy some new conditioner. I love getting some tropical scented hair products in the… Continue reading Finding Happiness through Contentment…
Taking care of livestock keeps you grounded…
Every morning at 7:00 am, I go to the barn to feed the horses, and I go back around 6 pm to feed them dinner. To some people that might seem like a real drag, but it’s one of my favorite parts of the day, especially the mornings. Taking care of livestock is more rewarding… Continue reading Taking care of livestock keeps you grounded…
A good life…
I think one of the chief temptations of the social media age is to get sucked in to social media (and media in general) and allow ourselves to feel that we are missing out. It’s easy to look at social media feeds and think that everyone else is living their ideal life. The phrase “living… Continue reading A good life…
A New Year of Contentment
When I lived in Atlanta, I was the queen of New Year’s resolutions. I would always have big projects I wanted to accomplish, trips I wanted to take, adventures I wanted to go on. I had two or three big goals, like hike 500 miles or do my first endurance ride on my horse, and… Continue reading A New Year of Contentment
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