I tried to explain why I like riding my motorcycle so much. I received some good messages about that post, and wanted to expand on them a bit more. From Brad: To me riding is more like walking or riding a bicycle, you smell every smell, you feel the wind, its just the road and [...]
My short list has 5 items on it, with Marriage being the first, and minimalism being close behind. I thought that it might be interesting to explain how these fit together in my life. I’m not trying to minimalize my marriage, but to maximize it by limiting the other aspects of my life that might [...]
I recently introduced you to Ms. Peeps. She certainly makes me excited, but the reason why is hard to explain. Hard as it might be, I’m going to give it a shot: It’s in my blood. I have a photograph of Mom’s dad when he was a boy, sitting on a motorcycle. This was the [...]
[singlepic id=131 w=320 h=240 float=center] Ms. Peeps is a 2003 Yamaha V-Star 650 Classic. She joined our family in June of this year, with about 8,800 miles on the odometer. Shortly there-after, she developed some medical issues* that were quickly diagnosed and repaired by the family motorcycle mechanic (who would be yours truly). We’ve been [...]
As an assignment for my painting class I have to bring in 3-5 things that I can’t live without on a daily basis. Receiving this assignment right after I completed the 100 Thing Challenge, it took me some time to figure out what to take for my things. Especially since I’m not sure if she [...]
One of the most useful ideas that I gleaned while reading The Power of Less by Leo Babauta (which I reviewed here), was the Short List. What’s a Short List? Leo talks about the short list here. Basically, it’s a list of the 3-5 most important things in your life. Things that you want to [...]
On October first, I read about Project 333. Since I was just starting the 100 Thing Challenge, I decided not to take part in this project, as I thought that one project at a time might be better for my sanity. The basic idea of Project 333 is simple. For 3 months, wear only 33 [...]
I just finished the 100 Thing Challenge, and it made me think. About 3 weeks into the project, I realized that I hadn’t used a lot of the items on
Today’s your last day to get a copy of Sticky-Note Love for 1/2 price! At midnight I will be taking it off the market for two weeks. On November 15 I will make the updated version available, at the full price. If you’ve purchased it at half price, you will receive the updated version at [...]
I easily lived with only 100 personal things for the Month of October. The 100 Thing Challenge ended up not being a challenge at all. There were only a couple of things that I missed, and a number of things that I never used. What I missed Two things. I can think of only two [...]
