December 2011

The Organized Kitchen a Book Giveaway

Who doesn’t strive to be more organized? In a small space, it is essential or I would drive myself crazy.  That’s why I was so excited when Brette Sember announced she was writing a...

Happy New Year

Ah, another year coming to a close. Time for resolutions and for some of you, black eyed peas. Like most of you, I find it fairly easy to make New Year’s resolutions, but it’s...

Peace on Earth at Our Little House

We celebrated with friends last weekend, so we’re looking forward to a quiet weekend here at Our Little House. Dale gets a 4-day weekend, so we have some errands planned and he has some...

We are Losing our Personal Connections

  I received over 200 greetings for my birthday on Facebook. I know, right? Wow! Facebook makes it easy to send birthday greetings to those you are connected with by reminding you each day...

The Spirit of the Season

I was having a little trouble getting into the holiday spirit here at Our Little House. It didn’t have anything to do with feeling blue; I think there are just those years when the...

The Stuff Gifts are Made of

‘Tis the season, not just when the amount of catalogs coming to Our Little House increases, but the amount of boxes and cards that show up do as well. In addition to friends and...

Mail and the Role it Plays in Clutter

Since we’re on the topic of clutter, I have to share with you that after years of working to remove our names and my parent’s names from catalog mailing lists, I’m still spending time...

More on Stuff and Simplicity

Based on a couple of comments regarding “stuff” last week, I wanted to follow up my list of the Top Ten Reasons to Live in a Small Home. Jessica was pretty passionate, feeling I...