Comments for Simplicity by Sunny http://simplicitybysunny.com Simplifying life & minimizing stuff for a better world. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:30:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Celebrate Your Seasons by dee http://simplicitybysunny.com/2012/01/12/celebrate-your-seasons/#comment-1736 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:30:02 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.com/?p=2799#comment-1736 So how did you celebrate Valentines Day?

]]> Comment on Living Without TV by Geo http://simplicitybysunny.com/2010/03/08/living-without-tv/#comment-1735 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:00:46 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=1195#comment-1735 http://www.notvday.com
Can you live a day without TV?
How many hours a day do you watch TV?

]]> Comment on 12 Tips for a Fulfilling Life Without TV by Geo http://simplicitybysunny.com/2011/01/17/12-tips-for-living-without-tv/#comment-1734 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:59:58 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=2322#comment-1734 http://www.notvday.com
Can you live a day without TV?
How many hours a day do you watch TV?

]]> Comment on 12 Tips for a Fulfilling Life Without TV by Alfred http://simplicitybysunny.com/2011/01/17/12-tips-for-living-without-tv/#comment-1733 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:08:15 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=2322#comment-1733 Hello right now I am down to one daily program for 37 minutes a day. I watch it on line when I can during my lunch I have to confess it is a soap opera that I havent been able to give up yet. In the mean time I love to read work Word Search Puzzles which is my favorite hobby and listen to old time radio shows on mp3. As long as I have my Word Search Puzzles I am a happy camper sometimes that is all I need. I sit down to work a few and before you know it 2 or 3 hours have passed. I also love to play games on the computer I belong to a website that starts with a p and ends with an o and is for letters and they do have boggle there. I am currently reading a series called Tales of Grace Chapel inn it is about 3 sisters who come together after there father dies and decides to turn the family home and turn it into a bed and breakfast they have some opposition from the towns people but in the end they give in there is about 40 books in the series but they are all good.

It just seems lately the older I get the more the tv grates on my nerves. I don’t know if it is the volume or what but when other people have it on I just cant stand to listen or be around it I prefer the peace and quiet without it. I know I cant sit and watch anymore 1 hour shows since I cant sit still for the hole hour I have to get up and do something. I know on Sunday’s I prefer to go tv free and have just a nice relaxing day to do what I want.

]]> Comment on My Struggles With ADD….and How Minimalism Has Helped by Cindy H http://simplicitybysunny.com/2010/05/14/my-struggles-with-add-and-how-minimalism-has-helped/#comment-1730 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:57:39 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=1895#comment-1730 I too have ADD (inattentive, not hyperactive type), and recently became aware of all the visual stimuli around me causing havoc on my brain. I could not focus enough to actually organize or even clean/pick up, but what I COULD do was the clean slate approach- take a room, or even a counter top, and clear every last thing off of it, putting it in another room. One by one go through each item and either keep/donate/sell, etc… you get the picture. Once I got every last item off of every counter and table in the house, I could feel my mind actually get clearer, having gotten rid of all the visual clutter. Don’t get me wrong, I am nowhere near a “neat” person by nature, but it was something I had to force myself to do out of necessity. Now I am a complete minimalist, and it my mind has never been clearer. I’ve realized this is the only way I can actually function. Others might consider minimalism a cold, sterile environment, but sorry, they don’t have to live inside my head. To each his own!

]]> Comment on Celebrate Your Seasons by Kel http://simplicitybysunny.com/2012/01/12/celebrate-your-seasons/#comment-1728 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:32:45 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.com/?p=2799#comment-1728 Way to go again Sunny! You’ve done it again with back to back posts! Life is good!

Your blog continues to be as great as ever!
Was so glad to see you posting again! I hope all
is well with you.
I’ve been meaning to comment, but have been
busier than I wanna be.
Would enjoy an email sometime to hear how
you’ve been.

Cheers as always from Texas,
Loyal follower, Kel

]]> Comment on My Struggles With ADD….and How Minimalism Has Helped by di http://simplicitybysunny.com/2010/05/14/my-struggles-with-add-and-how-minimalism-has-helped/#comment-1724 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:07:46 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=1895#comment-1724 I’m disabled and fairly bedridden. Less stuff is less frustrating, because I can’t take care of my things anymore…

]]> Comment on My 74 Things by di http://simplicitybysunny.com/2010/02/20/my-74-things/#comment-1723 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:50:34 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=1104#comment-1723 It’s not how many things you have – it’s about learning new behaviors:

- Vertical storage is claustrophobic.
- Shelving, cupboards, closets, desks and tables are not really needed.

- Store items beneath furniture.
- Use just a sofabed to dine, study, etc.

- 3 tops x 3 bottoms = 9 outfits
- Iron clothes on a towel over a kitchen counter.
- Rather than use a hanger, iron an outfit and wear it.

- Rather than a dishrack, dry dishes on a towel.

]]> Comment on My 74 Things by di http://simplicitybysunny.com/2010/02/20/my-74-things/#comment-1722 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:37:18 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=1104#comment-1722 Less than 50:

- Handheld computer, tote bag
- Sofabed, pillow, quilt
- 3 shirts, 3 pants, 3 socks, full-length mirror, comb, toothbrush, iron
- Hooded jacket, gloves, boots, shoes, sneakers
- Stovetop, fridge, single-bowl sink, cutting bd, combination washer/dryer
- Use a pot as a mixing bowl, soup bowl, spoon or mug to measure, fork to whisk, mug as a ladle, lrg knife, recycle a jar to store food or flowers
- 5 hooks for dish towel, kitchen towel, bath towel, hand towel, facecloth
- Toilet, tiny corner sink, shower

]]> Comment on My 74 Things by di http://simplicitybysunny.com/2010/02/20/my-74-things/#comment-1721 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:27:11 +0000 http://simplicitybysunny.wordpress.com/?p=1104#comment-1721 I may not be a true minimalist, but I’m not an avid consumer of newly manufactured goods. The majority of my things have been given to me. I take good care of everything I have – so, that I rarely have to replace anything. Anything that needs to be replaced can usually be found at a thrift store, flea market or the recycling shed at the dump. I pass any extra things on to my friends and the next generation as well.

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