Media Speak: "Rightsize"

Today's D&C gives a blessing on its front page for two families who made the decision to sell their $150,000+ Brighton homes and move to less expensive homes...however, rather than calling it "downsizing", their headline reads "Residents 'rightsize' homes in hard times"...what's up with that? What would be so wrong with someone choosing to "downsize"? Being practical is still seen as being a little "wacky"...I can tell you this first hand because of the reactions I receive to having a "pay as you go" cel phone plan...which I choose so that I don't have to pay for any more service than my daughter and I need to use...we all have budget lines that may be sacred to us but might be an area other people are willing to cut out or reduce...some people are fine with basic cable television while others would be miserable...to me, one of the problems with our culture today is that increasing amounts of the population don't see that they have choices at all...if they can't have the latest gadget or convenience, they feel deprived and miserable. The true misery is that this a never-ending pit to be throwing your sense of self-esteem into...none of these 'things'--the size of your house, the status of your neighborhood or school district, the labels on your clothes, the speed of your technology--contributes to your happiness in any way except a fleeting stab of pleasure. Then someone else comes along to point out what they have that's better than yours.
Make a nice cup of coffee and invite a friend over. Sit and chat. Pet the dog and tell a few jokes. How does that feel?

A promising Monday

Here's to a Monday full of promise...exercise, writing, knitting and some de-cluttering. All good for the soul...taking some advice from the FlyLady and setting a timer for 15 minutes...in 15 minutes you can do everything...and not get obsessive and sick of it! All we can do is try!