It’s a stereotype: women love to shop. Normally I like to shake up gender stereotypes, but in this case, there are few things I enjoy more. Particularly window shopping on a cold December night when the store windows are decorated with fake snowflakes and presents. Never has a cashmere sweater looked so alluring. (For me [...]
Archive for the ‘busy parents’ Category
Is slowing down Christmas a feminist thing?
Posted in busy parents, saving money, spending time, tagged A Christmas story, Christmas, feminism, gender, housework, Martha Stewart, stereotypes on November 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Michelle Obama on keeping Christmas slow
Posted in busy parents, Slow Movement, spending time, tagged Christmas, gift ideas, Obamas, parenting on November 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Intrepid AP reporter Nedra Pickler did a great story last week where she asks readers to join her in “the wonderful simplicity of a Christmas without presents.” In one of her more appealing arguments, she suggests that money and time saved on presents could be put toward the Christmas feast. Amen to that. But the [...]
In Praise of (Christmas) Slowness
Posted in busy parents, Slow Movement, spending time, tagged Christmas, parenting, slow, timesavers on November 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This guy is funny and compelling. He wrote a book called In Praise of Slowness. Carl’s moment of truth: he saw an ad for 30 second bedtime stories and thought “I gotta get these to read to my son, the regular bedtime stories are taking far too long.” You could call our humble page “In [...]
Ditto.
Posted in busy parents, saving money, tagged Christmas, economy, saving money on November 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Worried about keeping up with the Joneses this Christmas? Here’s an idea: give up. Americans will spend $437 billion on Christmas this year, not including electric bills. This house has the right idea — let the Joneses handle it, while over at your house, you can keep things nice and simple.
Who doesn’t like butter?
Posted in busy parents, gift ideas, recipes, slow food, spending time, tagged butter, Christmas, cooking, gift ideas, slow food on November 6, 2009 | 8 Comments »
There are a number of foodies in my life. So this year, I’m going to try making butter and gifting it in nice Mason jars. Want to know how I know that making butter is actually quite simple? One time, I accidentally made it. I was cooking dinner for my dad’s birthday, and I baked [...]
It’s called Christmastime, not Christmas money
Posted in busy parents, saving money, spending time, tagged Christmas, economy, parenting, saving money on October 31, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The average family spends nearly $1,000 on Christmas each year. To put this number in perspective, that’s 50 movie dates, 30 trips to the ice rink with a friend, supplies for hundreds of baking projects with your children throughout the year. The average American family also owes an average of $18,000, not counting mortgages. So [...]
About
Twitter
- Slow Living Summit 2012 in Vermont (natch) wrapping on right now. There are webcasts: slowlivingsummit.org 20 hours ago
- @TheNatsBlog They may have swept us, but they deserve our pity. Those are some bad uniforms. #Nats @TFlow 2 days ago
- People think in credits: ‘I switched to energy-saver bulbs, so I can take a bath instead of shower.’ Guilty! s.tt/1cLgc 3 days ago
- #JoeBiden you are my spirit animal. This is not always good. But today, today it is. bit.ly/JasDlT 3 weeks ago
-
Recent Posts
