Coping in the New World

Paul Cooley http://carfreefamily.blogspot.com/ threw out some ideas that made me think. I'm interested in this book, Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle now after reading this blog. I have a copy of The Intregal Urban House and we have used its ideas for years. Then this blog came along, you know how that happens. http://moralequivalentofwar.wordpress.com/2007/12/19/housing-simple-as-that/#more-294
The last blog is a bit depressing, but brings up some good ideas. Really though what this combination made me think about is how I live on this earth. There was a time I used the IUH and implemented their ideas. I dreamed of doing it all. Life intruded and we moved and things were forgotten. As with most of us, we put into practice what we can and hope for more later.
Later is now it seems. It sure would be nice to tidy things up and then "simplify down" from here on out. Maybe doing it now will lessen the effect of our country's future economic rollercoaster ride. In reality, if it makes my life better and easier, that is good.