Posted in Nichiren Buddhism, North Adams MA, appreciation, auto repairs, automobile, bargains, bipolar disorder, car, contemplation, creativity, education, frugal living, life, living deliberately, mental health, mindfulness, personal change, reflection, savings, spending, student loans, transformation, well-being on December 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m finally feeling well again, after my breakdown and hospitalization in March. It can take up to a year to heal from such experiences. I had to take a leave of absence from school in the spring, but I did take an art course this fall. It was the most cathartic thing I’ve done in a [...]
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Posted in NYC, North Adams MA, automobile, baking soda, bargains, car, contemplation, creativity, frugal living, life, living deliberately, mindfulness, reflection, spending, travel, vinegar, well-being on August 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’m traveling to NYC later this month. Fortunately, my family and my best friend live there so I don’t have to worry about paying for accommodations, but I will have expenses. I’m saving a significant amount of money on travel this year — instead of taking the bus down to the city, I’m going to [...]
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Posted in baking soda, bargains, contemplation, frugal living, life, living deliberately, mindfulness, personal change, reflection, spending, transformation, vinegar, well-being on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I almost made it to the end of the month without any snafus… except that I forgot about paying for my cell phone. I got the cell phone last year, since it’s so hard nowadays to find a payphone, but I hardly use it. I’m on one of those plans in which you buy minutes [...]
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Posted in Starseed Healing Sanctuary, Thoreau, Walden, bipolar disorder, frugal living, health care, health insurance, life, living deliberately, mental health, mindfulness, personal change, reflection, spending, transformation, well-being, writing on July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Since writing my last post, I thought I should follow up with other aspects of the realities of modern living. Health insurance issues loom large in everyone’s life… but I will not go into the woes of the American Health Insurance System. Instead, I’m going to just share my personal experience.
When I was growing up, [...]
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Posted in Honda Civic, Nichiren Buddhism, North Adams MA, SGI, SGI-USA, Savoy MA, Soka Gakkai International, Starseed Healing Sanctuary, Thoreau, auto maintenance, auto repairs, automobile, car, contemplation, frugal living, life, living deliberately, mental health, personal change, reflection, spending, writing on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Well, truth to tell, Henry David Thoreau didn’t really chronicle about all of the realities (and responsibilities) of his life — he hardly mentioned how much his friends supported him financially. Case in point: he wrote the wonderful essay “On Civil Disobediance” and was jailed for not paying taxes (which would have gone to the [...]
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Posted in baking soda, bargains, cleaning, frugal living, life, living deliberately, personal change, spending, vinegar, well-being on July 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have taken a few new steps towards living simply by simplifying my cleaning solutions. I’ve gathered lots of information from the ‘net on natural & frugal cleaning solutions and begun using them. Did you know that you can clean your house & body with baking soda and vinegar? I kind of knew these things, [...]
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