Crawling Into My Introvert Summer Cave
I told David and Caroline I am crawling into my introvert cave now for the summer. I intend to hide out here, interacting with people in the in-person world only when absolutely necessary. All I want …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 7 – Acknowledge Your Limits
I’ve written about the idea of limits many times in posts such as Limits Are God’s Idea and Margin, Rhythm, and Decision Making. It’s difficult to have a cozy life of peace, understanding, …
Cozy Life Reset – Day 2 – Quitting To Increase Peace
This isn’t something I specifically did today, but about a week ago. However, it’s definitely related to what I’m doing with this series of cozy life adjustments. Caroline and I had …
In Search of a Normal Week
Genuine question and I’d love to hear the experiences of others in the comments. I consider a normal week to be one that unfolds mostly the way you expect it to when you go to bed on Sunday …
Removing the Distracting Possibilities Around Me
One of the things I’ve been working on is removing the distracting possibilities from my life. That’s what I’m calling all the things that call out to me with their potential. There …
Cal Newport, Slow Productivity, and the Quiet Revolt Against Social Media
This is kind of a catch-all post of some Cal Newport related things I’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about. First is his new book Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment …
Homeschooling a Fifth Year of High School
Caroline and I have discussed the idea of extending her high school studies another year off and on over the past several weeks. Today we came to a conclusion and shook on it. We are adding a fifth …
A Very Full Life Right Now
Remember me? The woman who sent out a newsletter two weeks ago and said she was ready to start sending one each week? I’m living a very full life in real life at the moment. Some of this will be …
Gab TV Illustrates My Pivot Point
Last week I mentioned multiple times in The Final Pivot my strongly-felt need to not depend on other services, plugins, add-ons, subscriptions, etc. as I move forward with what I’m doing here. I …
I’ve Lost My Margin
I’ve written about the importance of margin in life since very early on in my blogging days. It’s a principle that we’ve consistently tried to apply to our life. Well, I lost my …