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This weekend David and I removed Google Analytics from all of our website properties (A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink, David & Sallie, Grand Solar Minimum Living, and Pansy World). Why am I writing a post about this? Because Google Analytics is an important part of operating an online business. Or at least that's what we've all been …
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We've all heard the term "happy warrior" to describe people who fight for their causes in a upbeat way. These are people who don't seem to get down about defeats or setbacks. It's a good label, but "happy" isn't a term I would want to use because happiness is based on circumstances. The Lord calls us to something higher and better. As …
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For the past few years, I've been encouraging people to seek out different sources of news and ditch the mainstream media and Big Tech. I've experimented with a few different ways of trying to help people do this because I believed it was critical. If it was true a few years ago, now it can be a matter of life or death. If you think this …
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I mentioned last week in Simple Living This Week No. 79 that I have decided to fully return to old-fashioned blogging. While I've toyed with this idea in the past, I've never gone all-in on completely pivoting in another direction. Sometimes change is a slow process with multiple steps and then clarity comes all at once. At least it does for …
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I realize a significant number of women who now use the internet were not around for the initial rise of blogging. It's hard for a Generation X-aged writer to communicate to someone who has always been online how paradigm-shifting blogging was. But it was in many ways. It offered to average people an opportunity that had never existed before. It …
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A few years ago I quit Facebook and then subsequently deleted my rarely used Twitter and never used Instagram accounts. My motives were two. One, I thought they were dangerous companies who were doing real damage to our culture. Two, I thought that social media was doing real damage to me. I wrote about those thoughts extensively which you can see …
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Are you ready to create a quiet simple life? If you are looking for encouragement and ideas, you are in the right place. In this episode we are looking at both quiet and simple. We'll examine what they mean and what they can look like in our home. Please feel free to leave a comment about the content or ask a question. I'd also love to hear what …
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I passed my one year anniversary of leaving Facebook a few weeks ago after having thought about it for quite some time. I proved to myself that I don't need it. I've had a few moments when I've wondered if I should go back, especially after I had been off it for so long. I do miss interacting with some online friends and extended family that I …
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I think the internet is one of the greatest inventions ever. Truly. It has profoundly impacted my life for good in so many ways. I met my husband online. I work online. He works online. I have found parenting and homeschooling support online. I’ve made friends from all over the world. Caroline loves playing games online with other kids. So I am …
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So these are all the random personal thoughts I've been thinking that I wanted to write about. Five Months After Facebook So it's been five months since I quit Facebook. I miss two things. I miss interacting with some people I never see now. I knew that would be the case, but it isn't enough to make me change my mind and go back. But I did …
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Several months ago while looking for old-fashioned blogs, I came across a new-to-me but long-time blogger who wrote about the idea that you must choose your propaganda. (Mrs. White also wrote another post about homemaking propaganda.) I've thought about the concept of propaganda in the various parts of my life since then - as a woman, as a …
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It is slightly inaccurate to say this is a record of my first thirty days after I quit Facebook. I've been researching people who quit Facebook for the better part of a year and wrote a lengthy post about quitting Facebook and deleting it all a few months ago. After writing that post and reflecting on how Facebook doesn't fit with my desire for …
