Upon logging into Facebook, you're greeted with a landslide of information, advertisements, and photographs. The tempting text box of the status update area asks, "What's on your mind?" and that's exactly what people answer, sometimes as the thoughts in their head occur to them. What is the point of Facebook? Social media has taken over … Continue reading Facebook Friday
Month: August 2012
I don’t have a TV
Thanks, Google Images! Six years ago, I was moving into Austin Hall at Wilmington College. Students on the volunteer Move-In Crew carried my boxes and totes up the stairs to the second floor (hooray for not being on the fourth!) and then my mom and I went down the road to Wal-Mart to buy more … Continue reading I don’t have a TV
What’s in your suitcase, Jess?
Note number one: My sister is leaving for Spain. On Wednesday. For four months. I am seeing her off at the airport. I will die inside a little and probably cry. Note number two: I asked her to write a blog post for me about what she packed for a semester abroad, and here it … Continue reading What’s in your suitcase, Jess?
The bare necessities
I have a confession. I am a Disney junkie. My sister and I clean our rooms to Disney music. The soundtrack to Tarzan gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. I am physically incapable of remaining quiet during a viewing of a Disney movie. It's pretty bad. While I was driving home from … Continue reading The bare necessities
The case for uniforms
It's occasionally a topic in the news... the great School Uniform Debate. Do uniforms stifle kids' creativity and individualism, or do they reduce bullying and class distractions by making sure everyone is wearing the same thing? Both? Neither? While yes, uniforms to reduce students' ability to showcase their personality through what they wear, wouldn't it … Continue reading The case for uniforms
My wee flat
I absolutely adore my apartment. Allow me to regale you with boring tales of apartments past. When I got married, we looked for apartments. I did internet searches and came up with a few, and I think we only went and saw one place, and we just said "Yeah, this will do," and we moved … Continue reading My wee flat
My not-so-minimalist bathroom
Hi, I'm Caitlin, and I am a recovered Just-In-Case-A-Holic. I took the opportunity to remove everything from my bathroom while I was cleaning it, so I could take an honest look at what I had. My findings astounded me. How about those four brand-new deodorants? The two packs of makeup remover cloths when I hardly … Continue reading My not-so-minimalist bathroom
The paradox of choice
Psychologist Barry Schwartz has written a book, The Paradox of choice: Why more is less, describing a serious side effect of our culture that offers us so much freedom through infinite choices without limits. We are given so many options, so many choices, that they paralyze us and we become preoccupied with selecting the right option, making … Continue reading The paradox of choice
Born Again Minimalist 