Monthly Archives: September 2009

Fad

By Naomi | Published: 11/09/2009
I imagine that all middle-class lifestyle choices are subject to scrutiny, looked upon with a degree of cynicism. For educated, relatively wealthy people the ability to choose how they live is one of life’s privileges. For that choice to be a deliberate move to shun commercialism and excess in a world which works hard to [...]
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Balance

By Naomi | Published: 08/09/2009
Developing our own work and projects while keeping afloat; raising children in a thoughtful and creative environment while preparing them for the outside world and all its imperfections; being present and engaged while also thinking about the wider picture; and spending as much time as possible in other countries and cultures while maintaining a familiar [...]
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Hoard

By Naomi | Published: 04/09/2009
There seems to have been a lot about hoarders online recently. People who have lost control of the stuff that surrounds them, that can’t throw anything away. They seem to be viewed with a kind of morbid fascination and a feeling of relief that it’s them and not you. It made me think about our [...]
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Denial

By Simon | Published: 02/09/2009
Every time we plan meals and shop for food to a budget we eat really well and get excited about our food. When we go out and buy whatever we feel like we end up getting completely bored with what we’ve got. Shouldn’t this be the other way around? Isn’t the accepted wisdom that spontaneity [...]
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