Recently, I’ve come across videos on my social media feed featuring baseball fans catching home run balls. Watching these videos –and the reactions to them –got me thinking about the important differences between acquisition and ownership. Let me explain. Acquisition Going to a professional baseball game can be so much fun: sitting inside a vast […]
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At a recent meeting of Minimal Quest – the free, online monthly meetup about organizing and minimalism – one of the topics we discussed was what to do when too much stuff is coming in. Decluttering and organizing are wonderful, but if the flow of items into your space is intense, it can be hard
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Fall in New England is a precious time. The leaves turn brilliant colors, the air crisps up, and the apples ripen. Apple picking is a common outing for those of us who live up here. This year, as I went apple picking, I realized that picking apples is basically a shopping excursion. I pay money
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As Halloween nears, many children are looking forward to trick or treating. Generally, this involves dressing up in a costume and going door to door in pursuit of free candy and/or small toys. While we may not trick or treat, most adults regularly engage in a different kind of acquisition activity: shopping. In simple
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Once again the new lists of “must haves” are starting to appear.
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