Category Archives: journal

My personal stuff including my lifestyle and philosophical ruminations, the parenting path (the hardest job I’ve ever had – and I’ve had some challenging ones). Beware of regular rants and the occasional “I’m beaming with pride” raves about my offspring and others.

I’m personally concerned (and in a state of constant consternation) with the evaporation of personal freedoms and rights, the lack of privacy in this country, issues of national security and the way these issues are handled, protected and dissolved. As such, I also write about the state of politics in America — and seldom in glowing terms.

Slowing Down to Gear Up

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Angela Allen

The harried pace that my life has been for many, MANY months is slowing down. It’s odd to have a few minutes to call my own per day — that aren’t taken up with business tasks, second job work tasks … Continue reading →

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Minimalist Goals and a Focused Life

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Angela Allen

I’m taking an inventory of my life. I’ve been a simplicity advocate for many years, and yet my own life has been extraordinarily complex. I see now that those complications are of my own making. I see that I have … Continue reading →

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Homeschooling Again

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Angela Allen

A couple weeks ago my 12-year-old (who, coincidentally, reads on a late high school/early college level) brought home a permission slip from the local public middle school. They wanted me to sign that I’d be financially responsible for audio books … Continue reading →

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Number of blogs is inversely proportional to family size

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Angela Allen

I’ve completely fallen off the blogging wagon. I can show you the bruises… Over the past year, I’ve let my blogging slide. I’ve found a few other ways to express my verbal tendencies — one of which may well be … Continue reading →

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The Death of an iMac

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Angela Allen

After a year and a half of singing the praises of my iMac to anyone who would tolerate it, my iMac died. The warranty was over six months ago, of course. So, at first I thought it was a hard … Continue reading →

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