I’ve been living with the 100 Thing Challenge for about three weeks now. I thought there would have been more to write. My expectations included at least a couple of update posts by now. However, my life hasn’t actually been affected all that much. My day-to-day routine hasn’t changed any, except that it’s easier for [...]
When I announced the 100 Thing Challenge, Rebecca commented about the lack of soap or shampoo on my list. (Toothpaste I share with my wife.) Instead of responding in a comment, I thought that this topic deserved its own post. Some time ago, I ran across this article about not using soap or shampoo. That [...]
Since I recently listed what I carry in my pockets and on my keychain, I thought that I should detail my wallet as well. I love my wallet, and have been carrying it for over 3 years now. I received it as a gift, and thus am not sure where it came from. In fact, [...]
Do you ever wonder about the wad of stuff that is on your keychain? Do you really need it all? Or is it just more stuff taking up space in your pocket? Here is what I have: house key key to office motorcycle key paperclip mini pocket knife P-38 Kroger card library card key to [...]
Today’s the day. For 31 days, I’ll be living as if I only have 100 personal items. In reality, however, I’ve been living like this for the last two weeks now. I made my list and then I packed all but my 100 things away. (I’ll be explaining in more detail how I did that [...]
I carry too much stuff in my pockets. Every morning I joke that I’m “Putting Myself Together”. List stuff: wallet cell phone keys car key chapstick pen handkerchief Moleskine planner (occasionally) This might not seem like much, but it can certainly feel like it. Plus, I’ve subtracted a few things from this list: eraser (from [...]
Since I’m using my motorcycle as my main source of transportation I don’t listen to the radio anymore while commuting. I didn’t even notice is absence until one day I was listening to the radio at home and realized that I didn’t recognize a number of the songs. Since I only listen to one radio [...]
It’s been almost a month since I decided to break the technology ties. I thought I should give you an update of how I’m doing with the goals I set. Things I Wanted to Get Done Write a minimum of one high-quality blog post a week. – I’ve excelled at this one. Right now, I [...]
I’ve already Minimized Twitter, now it’s time to cripple FaceBook. Like Twitter, I think that FaceBook has its positive attributes, but I also think that it’s too easy to spend far too much time on there. And I want to spend less time on my computer. What I like about FaceBook Allows me to keep [...]
I’ve begun to pack things away for the “100 Thing Challenge”, and it’s interesting to see how it’s coming. Not the packing away part, that’s easy enough. The challenge is feeling like I have enough to cover the “what-if” questions that pop up while being realistic about the answers. For example, I continually worry that [...]
