Comments on: Trying to Live by Our Own Set of Rules

By: kerri

kerri — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:28:41 +0000

Well, at least you won't have to worry about getting ON their lists when you're 50!

By: kerri

kerri — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:27:25 +0000

Fruit droppings, that IS funny!
I've started going through the house while the dogs are eating in the morning, that is really a good idea.

By: Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart

Roxanne @ Champion of My Heart — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:55:23 +0000

I try to swing through the house either before bed or while the dogs are eating breakfast in the morning to straighten up a bit.

Tom does have a habit of stacking things, on the kitchen table (and elsewhere), but I do pick my battles. His piles are pretty much his piles.

Now … if I could get him to stop leaving apple cores, banana peels, etc around the house … *that* would be a feat. They're known as "fruit droppings."

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:17:27 +0000

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only 30 something who gets mail regularly from AARP! I've been trying to get off their lists since I was 32 and they've followed me through 3 different addresses with no letup even though I called numerous times!

By: kerri

kerri — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:27:20 +0000

Thanks for finding Living Large, Tom! If you can't become our neighbors for awhile here in the Ozarks, you can at least visit virtually! Hopefully, you'll be regular guests.

By: T Walker

T Walker — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:37:40 +0000

Just finished the Mother Earth News article.…concerning your "little" house and was impressed. My wife and I live in Florida but envy your arrangements there in the Ozarks. If we ever get the chance we would surely like to be your next door neighbors LOL.….Thanks for the info.…TOM

By: Kerri

Kerri — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:30:39 +0000

Thanks for finding Living Large, Penny. It sounds as if you've solved your mail problem well!

By: Penny Espinoza

Penny Espinoza — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:54:22 +0000

I've been sorting through old junk mail and official paperwork, trying to make some sense of it all.

One system that seems to be doing fine so far is to separate recyclables from personal/business mail. I shred the personal stuff and use it for fire starter in our fireplace or outside in our fire pit, and pitch the recyclables (magazines, etc.) into a paper sack for the weekly pick up.

So far…so good!

By: Penny Espinoza

Penny Espinoza — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:44:15 +0000

Hahaha! It's so nice to know that I'm not the only one who's tried this.

Am I ever glad I stumbled upon this blog. I needed a good-humor laugh. : )

By: MarthaandMe

MarthaandMe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:19:22 +0000

Once a week everyone has to pick up their stuff so the house can be cleaned. I've found that years of doing this trained them to not make such big messes.