Comments on: A simple(r) life

By: Goodbye Berlin, Hello Canada | PhD in Parenting

Goodbye Berlin, Hello Canada | PhD in Parenting — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:26:39 +0000

[...] my own bed, more space: We’ve been living in a small furnished apartment, which did help with keeping our life simple, but also came with its frustrations. The bed is not as comfortable as the one I have at home. I [...]

By: Al_Pal

Al_Pal — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:18:48 +0000

Neat! Reading the comments reminded me of when a friend from the UK stayed with us–we made a big salad, & she was so surprised by the Cuisinart, to grate carrots & beets, and the salad spinner to dry lettuce! ;p

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:09:43 +0000

We do have a French Press for coffee, which I am thankful for. However, I am used to making a pot of coffee in the morning and continuing to drink it over the course of a couple of hours. At home, the coffee pot keeps the coffee warm and if a cup I’m drinking gets cold, I can warm it up in the microwave. So I’m just adjusting to drinking my coffee fast (before it gets cold) and making coffee a couple of times during the morning instead of just once.

By: Laura McIntyre

Laura McIntyre — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:36:18 +0000

I think it sounds amazing, what a great way to raise your children

By: Noble Savage

Noble Savage — Sat, 01 May 2010 06:48:33 +0000

Oh yes, the ‘combi’ washer/dryer. I had one of those in a rented flat once. It uses the water to sort of steam the clothes dry while rolling them about. It takes FOREVER and so not worth it for the most part. The only thing I used it for was the towels because line-dried towels are so hard and crunchy. That’s still the biggest thing I miss about having a dryer — soft towels. As it is, I don’t need to exfoliate in the shower, the towel does that for me afterwards!

By: ysadora

ysadora — Sat, 01 May 2010 02:31:32 +0000

my 4 grew up in Mexico and Central America, moving house anywhere from each 3 months to 15 (our longest stay anywhere, due to visa restrictions). We had only what we could stuff into our old toyota minivan along with the 5 of us. We all sometimes minded leaving something–or somewhere–but we all still feel so enriched by the experiences. I recently read some research on the value of experience over material possessions, and umm-hmmmed a lot. Things weigh you down in one place, and at some point the limits that puts on your life are just too costly. We learned to make coffee on the stovetop in a battered old tin pot, and to this day, in our San Francisco apartment, we still do it that way…Simplicity is a lasting blessing in life.

By: se7en

se7en — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:58:03 +0000

Oh is sounds like you are having so much fun… Isn’t funny where the simpler life is actually found!!!

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:24:06 +0000

Just realized while writing my next post that the ketchup I mentioned doesn’t have a dancing bear and balloons on it. It is a tiger.

By: phdinparenting

phdinparenting — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:03:23 +0000

The soft pretzels (the kids and I buy them daily now as our “on the go” snack), the fresh buns for breakfast in the morning, the chocolate (which we can get in Canada too, but much more expensive), Flammkuchen (like a pizza, but with sour cream, bacon, onions – no tomato sauce), and many other things that I can’t possibly list here…too many of them.

By: Smrt Mama

Smrt Mama — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:48:23 +0000

There are many things we convince ourselves that we need. I can’t even imagine how many times I used to say “I couldn’t live without my microwave/cable TV/whatever,” only to discover that it’s not only possible to live without them, but often preferable.