Comments on: Living the Simple Life- Not Starting Out So Simple http://mrsghost.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/living-the-simple-life-not-starting-out-so-simple/ living, loving, parenting, homeschooling, working Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:52:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sam http://mrsghost.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/living-the-simple-life-not-starting-out-so-simple/#comment-853 Sam Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:00:06 +0000 http://mrsghost.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-853 This was really good. This was really good.

]]> By: YFS http://mrsghost.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/living-the-simple-life-not-starting-out-so-simple/#comment-835 YFS Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:35:56 +0000 http://mrsghost.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-835 Sorry, I just had to get the cheerleading out of the way. Now, here's a smattering of random comments: 1. It's not everyday I get to use the word, "smattering," thanks for the excuse. 2. If you have trouble getting DH to go along with the envelopes system, there is an online version- mvelopes- I think it's called. Maybe adding the "high tech" edge will get him on board, knowing how he loves computer-y things. To me, it kinda defeats the purpose and complicates the beauty of a simple system, but some people just won't believe that something will work of it's not complicated. 3. Please tell me how you get away with only spending $20 on groceries for the week! I know we are a family of 5, but you have a teenage son, so I figure that it more than evens out. How do you do it? 4. I still want the Taco Bake Casserole recipe. Pleeeaasse... 5. Good for you for going through and eliminating Ds's clothes. When my butt is in gear, I do a modified version of that here- only bringing up enough laundry for a few days or the week. It doesn't really diminish the amount of laundry we do, but it does eliminate the excess amount of clothes in the kids room. 6. Kudos for getting school stuff back on track. I need to do the same thing in my classroom, but things keep coming up. Now I feel like the hurrieder I go, the behinder I get. 7. Good for you- making it a goal to take better care of yourself. I agree, it's hard to find time to fit exercise in and it's definitely not worth giving up sleep for in my book (or maybe it is, but it's definitely not going to happen!). The massive quantities of snow have put a damper on my newly developed exercise habit, but I'm determined to start up again as soon as it's possible to walk in snow that doesn't reach halfway to my knees. 8. All of your goals are good, but there's something about the word "all". It sounds like a lot. If it's hard to meet all the goals, start small with adding one thing each week. Than again, you enjoy a challenge. Well, I know you like the number 8 and it's late and I should get to sleep, even though I'm not really tired (thanks to some lunchtime Excedrin). So, I'll stop for now. Keep writing! <3, Your Favorite Sister Sorry, I just had to get the cheerleading out of the way. Now, here’s a smattering of random comments:
1. It’s not everyday I get to use the word, “smattering,” thanks for the excuse.
2. If you have trouble getting DH to go along with the envelopes system, there is an online version- mvelopes- I think it’s called. Maybe adding the “high tech” edge will get him on board, knowing how he loves computer-y things. To me, it kinda defeats the purpose and complicates the beauty of a simple system, but some people just won’t believe that something will work of it’s not complicated.
3. Please tell me how you get away with only spending $20 on groceries for the week! I know we are a family of 5, but you have a teenage son, so I figure that it more than evens out. How do you do it?
4. I still want the Taco Bake Casserole recipe. Pleeeaasse…
5. Good for you for going through and eliminating Ds’s clothes. When my butt is in gear, I do a modified version of that here- only bringing up enough laundry for a few days or the week. It doesn’t really diminish the amount of laundry we do, but it does eliminate the excess amount of clothes in the kids room.
6. Kudos for getting school stuff back on track. I need to do the same thing in my classroom, but things keep coming up. Now I feel like the hurrieder I go, the behinder I get.
7. Good for you- making it a goal to take better care of yourself. I agree, it’s hard to find time to fit exercise in and it’s definitely not worth giving up sleep for in my book (or maybe it is, but it’s definitely not going to happen!). The massive quantities of snow have put a damper on my newly developed exercise habit, but I’m determined to start up again as soon as it’s possible to walk in snow that doesn’t reach halfway to my knees.
8. All of your goals are good, but there’s something about the word “all”. It sounds like a lot. If it’s hard to meet all the goals, start small with adding one thing each week. Than again, you enjoy a challenge.

Well, I know you like the number 8 and it’s late and I should get to sleep, even though I’m not really tired (thanks to some lunchtime Excedrin). So, I’ll stop for now. Keep writing!
<3, Your Favorite Sister

]]> By: YFS http://mrsghost.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/living-the-simple-life-not-starting-out-so-simple/#comment-834 YFS Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:20:50 +0000 http://mrsghost.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-834 You go Girl! You go Girl!

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