Doing What Counts
Midday in the Kalahari Desert is not quite the time or place for a run. With heat rising from 39 to 45 degrees Celcius (about 113°F), most sane people would take cover from the sun, sitting under the lone tree they can find, drinking water and waiting for the air to cool down. Not !Nam!kabe, [...]
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For the past days, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about bread. That happens to me from time to time. I have a new iteration of my levain growing for some baking experiments tomorrow and the next few days thereafter, and although I could leave it still, I can’t help but go count the [...]
Here is a short post I wrote a couple of years ago after a trip to the local supermarket. What strikes me when I look at the list below is that although I have made some progress towards living more like an old-time grandmother, I still carry almost as much unnecessary plastic home with me [...]
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To me, good life has the face of a human being. To meet her, we will have to travel all the way to the Mediterranean — or maybe a bit north from there. I think she lives somewhere in Southern France, but it could be that she really is Italian. I have never met her, [...]
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Today, minimalist bloggers are talking about Everett Bogue. That’s nothing new: since he appeared on the scene a year ago, Everett has been inspiring us, sometimes using hard words, to go one step further and challenging us by his example — even if his brand of minimalism wasn’t what we were after. Today’s discussion is [...]
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“Any man can be a Father but it takes someone special to be a dad.” -Anne Geddes Being a father to my two sons has been my most life-changing experience so far, no question about it. Today, I am taking the experience to a new level: after three and a half years as a working [...]
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To live a happy life, you need three things: to create, to share your work with others and to belong. Everything else is icing on the cake. But what is the reality in our lives? Are you creating and sharing? Are you turning your big ideas into art? Are you shipping products that the rest [...]
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The things you need for a great life are surprisingly simple: to create passionately to share your creations and enjoy what others create to love deeply while feeling that you belong Then the same, in a bit more detail.
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With Christmas only 20 days away, I find myself thinking about it every day. I have loved Christmas and all the warm feelings that go into it ever since I was a kid, but somehow this year it feels like I’m approaching Christmas for the first time. After a year of digging deeper into what [...]
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Life is all about choices: you give up something to get something you value higher. I know choices are very personal, and talking about your own choices is something that can easily offend people. What I consider the right choice might not be that way to you — there are always a multitude of different [...]
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Hello, it's me:
I explore life with my two boys.
I create.
I live with less.
I dream big dreams.
I blog to think.
I hope to do things that matter.
If it's your first time here, check out my about page and this short list of favorite posts to read first.
To get in touch, send me a Tweet, I'm @jalaine.
I have written a free e-book on creating with small children in the house.
