Slow Living
9 posts
Phone-Free Evenings: What Changed After a MonthAugust 30, 2026Thirty evenings with the phone parked in a kitchen drawer after supper: what got quieter, what got harder, and what we kept.
My Unhurried Saturday Morning RoutineJune 27, 2026Pepper's water bowl, pour-over coffee on the porch, the farmers market and one small house job: the shape of my protected Saturday.
Starting a Small Herb Garden on the Back StepsApril 16, 2026Six terra-cotta pots, a few farmers market starts and a pollen-dusted seven-year-old. How our back-step herb garden began.
Keeping a Simple Home JournalFebruary 21, 2026A two-dollar notebook on the kitchen counter, a few lines a day, and how it quietly started running our house better.
Why I Pick One Word Instead of ResolutionsJanuary 7, 2026Resolutions never lasted past February in our house. A single word for the year has stuck around much longer. This year's word is tend.
How I Read 40 Books a Year Without Buying ThemOctober 15, 2025A former library assistant's system for reading about forty books a year for free: holds, renewals, interlibrary loans and small habits.
Learning to Like a Slower Pace After Leaving My Library JobAugust 20, 2025Eight months after leaving my library job, on missing the work, losing the structure, and slowly learning to like a quieter day.
Sunday Afternoons Without a PlanJune 26, 2025What happens when we leave Sunday afternoons completely unscheduled: porch naps, slow walks, odd projects and a lot more ease.
Why We Chose a Small Town and an Old HouseApril 24, 2025Why we traded a Columbia apartment for a 1958 brick ranch in Orangeburg, and what four years in an old house in a small town has taught us.