Happy Birthday to the coyote-lovin' ocelot! :-)

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Barefoot, Bearded and In the Kitchen: Feminism Post-Peak

Alrighty, this essay totally rocks my socks. I want to give sample quotes to entice, but I can't decide which ones would be best because there are too many.

"How small a space could you live in and be satisfied?"

Jay Shafer: Tumbleweed Houses

SFChronicle: It's a small world for occupants of tiny houses

BusinessWeek: Japan: Micro-Homes in the Big City

ApartmentTherapy: Tiny, Tiny Houses

TinyHousesSome friends of ours had their first child last summer. When they were visiting with their new little ( Read more... )

Just found this awesome blog: http://www.ikeahacker.blogspot.com/ and I had to share. There are some really swish ideas on there.

And this --> Best Ikea Hack Ever!

Practical ideas:Decluttered desktop: Read more... )

I just spent the past eight hours working on organizing our bedroom... and it's still not finished yet. There is laundry to be done, and storage to be acquired and storage to be carved out of existing areas, and boxes (very few left overall, so yay!) to be dealt with... and a dead laser printer with a still-good toner cartridge all taking up huge ( Read more... )

Today felt very much like November. Orange leaves falling, wind blown, gathering on the ground ( Read more... )

Autumn has arrived and I'm going all domestic. sgeimh_solais gave me herbs from her garden Wednesday, which Lynx and I rinsed and hung to dry. Herbs hanging to dry, incense burning, and Altan playing with dark skies, winds blowing, and everything a vibrant, rain-is-coming green with thunder echoing in the distance. I feel incredibly good right now. AND burning ( Read more... )