Black Friday is perhaps the ultimate example of where the Holiday rush leads us away from relaxing with loved ones and into long lines at the mall. After an epic meal the day before, we get up at 4am to wait in long lines for door prizes and sales. We buy things we don’t really [...]
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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 [...]
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