When Chris and I finally decided to simplify our lives and even start this website, the idea seemed revolutionary, but as I stop and consider the steps that brought us here, I realize that we’ve been working our way toward a simpler life for years. Maybe it was when we had our first child [...]
It’s been interesting to realize that Chris and I approach simplifying our lives differently. It’s obviously a difference in men and women. I am drawn to the emotional simplification, a life that would be more peaceful, more restful, more adventurous. I think of the places we could visit and the place we would eventually [...]
I know this whole idea of simplifying and flying in the face of suburbia seems radical. I’m sure many people will think we’re simply spoiled or bored. They won’t understand because suburbia is their dream. They love the bigger and bigger houses. The better and more expensive cars. The resort vacations once a year. [...]
It’s amazing how Chris and I keep coming back to this idea of simplifying. I’m grateful that we’re reaching toward this goal together, as opposed to one of us dragging the other along. As much as we’ve tried to be content in our suburban life, there has been this desire to rebel against it that [...]
Over the past year, my wife and I have been trying to simplify our lives. We’ve made some big changes. First, on December 31, 2007, I quit my comfortable job with a comfortable salary plus benefits. To many it seemed like lunacy, but both my wife and I have been building our freelance careers, so [...]
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