I’ve been very quiet in the blogging world this week. Instead I have been doing lots of reading and lots of planning. I’ve devoured countless documentaries, articles and a whole book this week as I was searching for more information on peak oil. The Crash Course I watched last weekend set something off in me. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
My week of quiet introspection and action
Posted in Green Living, Simple Living on February 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Crash Course
Posted in Goals, Green Living, Inspiration, Movies/Documentaries, Simple Living on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend I have been completely engrossed in watching The Crash Course, which is Chris Martensen’s best attempt to explain exactly how we got into this economic crisis.
While The Crash Course is divided into small video sections of 3-18 minutes each, the whole thing runs just over 3 hours. We had it on DVD and watched [...]
Where did my money go in 2008?
Posted in Challenges, Personal Finances on February 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Inspired by posts from Fabulous Financials and Wide Open Wallet I decided to analyze where my money went last year. For simplicity, I’m only looking at my expenses here in the USA. I have investments incurring some expenses back in Australia, but I like to think of my Australian budget separate to my USA budget. I keep the majority of my [...]
Operation Booty-Buster – Week 4
Posted in Health on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think I’m finally into the swing of things. Week 4 of Operation Booty-Buster has gone really well. What a roller-coaster!
I worked out with my personal trainer Hubby on two consecutive mornings. We are sticking with exercises which are building my core strength and stability and my back pain is starting to decrease. I guess this is [...]
Green (eco-friendly) gifts on Valentines Day
Posted in Green Living on February 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Valentines Day is just over one week away. Typically, Hubby and I don’t do gifts on Valentines Day but if you do, please consider what your gift really means. After Christmas, Valentine’s Day is the holiday that causes the most damage to the environment and exploitation of human health and well-being.
Chocolates
Six chocolate manufacturers process half of [...]
Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Posted in Challenges, Frugal, Green Living, Simple Living on February 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Since Hubby and I are home for the entire month and not traveling anywhere, I’ve decided to get involved with a monthly challenge over at Crunchy Chicken. The challenge this month is to reduce the amount of food waste in our household.
We don’t deliberately waste food and we always make an effort to turn food [...]
February 09 Goals
Posted in Goals on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Finances
Finish working through Your Money or Your Life
Keep track of every cent that Hubby and I spend for the month
Submit 2008 tax return
Claim all medical receipts from my health insurer
Chase up refunds due to me
Work/Business
Complete assignments for two work courses
Tackle some more in-depth topics on this blog
Personal/Spiritual Development and Education
Document my vision for the future and set my 101 [...]
