Category Archives: minimalism

My Storage Locker

Posted on July 29, 2013 by

During my first year of graduate school I gained access to a locker in the urban planning building, which was a big help. I was living 7 miles from campus in the Cully neighborhood and commuting downtown by bike or … Continue reading →

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Simple Living vs. Intentional Living

Posted on July 27, 2013 by

  This post has been lingering in draft mode, but I feel compelled to share it today because I just read Kate Goonight’s post on Naj Haus called Doing Justice to Complexity. It resonated with me because she writes about … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Fair: Day 3

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

Day 3 of the first annual Tiny House Fair started off with a panel discussion regarding the alegality of tiny houses. To the best of our knowledge there isn’t a zoning code in the country that directly addresses “tiny houses.” … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Fair: Day 2

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

Dustin and Deek Diedricksen of Relaxshacks kicked off Day 2 of the Tiny House Fair by sharing tips for building creative small shelters with salvaged materials. In addition to laughing hysterically because these guys are just so darn funny, I … Continue reading →

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Reciprocal Admiration

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Yesterday I received my first fan mail via the Postal Service and it made my week. Rediscovering that inspiration goes both ways was both humbling and reenergizing. So I responded with fan mail of my own. This lovely little note … Continue reading →

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Bettering Things

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Yesterday was a good day for Rainy Day Catch Up and I decided to make a couple of the things I own a little better. Since I’m doing the 200 Things Challenge I figure I better really like the things … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Catch Up

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Anyone who has been paying attention will probably have noticed by now that I’m backlogged on blog posts. Partly this was due to technological issues. Check out forthcoming posts Getting Smart About Phones, Planning Around Obsolescence, and Everything but the … Continue reading →

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Everything but the Photos

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Often when people are faced with the threat of losing everything they own they get really clear about their priorities. And many of them say that the only things they’d really miss would be the sentimental things like their photos. … Continue reading →

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Planning Around Obsolescence

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Last week I was Getting Smart About Phones. My lessons in planning around obsolescence continued this week with my laptop. My New Year’s Resolution for 2013 was to go paper-free so I’ve been Strategizing Digitizing and Getting All My Docs … Continue reading →

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Getting Smart About Phones

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

When I moved to Portland in September of 2011 to begin graduate school and My Tiny House Adventure, I upgraded technology to a smart phone. I figured a smart phone would be good investments in simplifying my life and it has … Continue reading →

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