Greetings from Alison Wiley here in Portland, Oregon. I'm a writer/doer/thinker who lives happily by putting people, nature and God ahead of accumulating more stuff. Read more →
I love the written word, as you probably know. (And did you know I’m giving away a copy of my novel, Revelle? You can enter the drawing by subscribing to my weekly blog posts, to your right. Easy to unsubscribe with a click any time). But this week’s post is a nod to the fact that sometimes [...]
Tags: gardening·spring·work for rent
When I googled “tips on living with others” just now, my posts from 2008 and 2009 on that topic were the first two things that came up. Given that folks seem to be coming to me for this advice, plus the fact that most of us will live with one or more others for a [...]
Tags: appreciation·home·housemates·living with others·roommate
Diamond-Cut Life is about having a rich quality of life — different from ‘standard of living’, which is defined by income. Today’s topic, part 1 of a three-parter that will go into January, was suggested by friend and DCL reader Dana. Dana feels so strongly that pets improve our quality of life, he is challenging [...]
Diamond-Cut Life is about more joy and less stuff. It’s written by a mostly joyful person (me) who feeds her happiness by putting people, nature and God ahead of buying more stuff. That’s a fairly subversive thing to do and promote these days. It breaks the culture’s unspoken rules that we’ve got to consume a [...]
Tags: Christmas·dating·rule-breaking
This post has gotten thousands of views since I originally put it up in December 2008. It’s definitely the time of year to review how to conserve energy and the money we spend on it. The main principle in slashing home heating bills is to keep people warm, when they are in the house, rather than keeping unoccupied space warm. It’s [...]
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Tags: biodiesel·Mount Tabor·Portlandia
We planted our pathway garden over the gloriously sunny Easter weekend with our friend Scott Schreiner. He’s a former housemate, the second of three good people in our lives who have worked for rent. Scott drove his truck across the Cascade range from Bend, where he lives, first finding a carpool partner from Craigslist who [...]
Tags: Grand Canyon·green cards·payback period·solar panels·Steve Coll
This is a guest post by my friend Allison Hamilton. Allison lives in the country and skillfully grows an amazing variety of vegetables and fruit trees, when she isn’t creating award-winning solar energy projects. She calls me Ali. I love the way she’s deepened the conversation on the best things in life. I love this [...]
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Just a brief post to note that we finally found a housemate to help us fill up our house and practice community.
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