Category Archives: Reduce

Bits

By Naomi | Published: 28/06/2010
I have vague memories of doing one of those tests you take in careers classes which are supposed to tell you what kind of worker you are, you know, Planner, Leader, Finisher etc. (A quick aside: I don’t know what careers classes are like in other countries but in England in the 80′s they were [...]
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Nothing

By Simon | Published: 23/06/2010
I was watching a documentary recently and the narrator made the, fairly common, statement about some people living somewhere seemingly being happy despite having “nothing”. I seem to hear that comment a lot and yet, for some reason, it really struck me this time.
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Pink

By Naomi | Published: 17/06/2010
My four year old daughter told me that I don’t like the stuff she likes. I asked her what she meant. She replied that I won’t let her have all the stuff she sees in the shops that she likes and therefore she thinks I don’t like it. I start off on some rambling explanation [...]
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Oh

By Naomi | Published: 01/04/2010
Today I overheard a lady say to another “I just shouldn’t come into town”. The other said “I know, it’s awful isn’t it. I know if I come I’m going to spend money”. The first replied “You just can’t help yourself can you though?”……
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Obsession

By Simon | Published: 28/10/2009
Eliminating excess stuff from our lives has had far-reaching consequences. As you start to get down to the more important possessions – the things that you question getting rid of – you begin to really think more about what you do rather than what you own.
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