Comments on: A Novel Idea: The Slow Home & Food Movement http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement Save Money. Save the Environment. Be Happy. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Katherinehttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12619 Katherine Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:40:46 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12619 I am so trying to do this, but it's rough when you're so used to constantly being connected. My tough part is that I'm a list person - I make lists of what needs to get done, what needs to be bought, what I want to do in my free time, and so on and so on. I've found that I have to purposefully schedule my down time for it to happen. We no longer have a tv, but perhaps unfortunately for us, all of the shows that we watch are currently available online, so that hasn't really lessened what we watched. At least we're no longer paying for it, and there's no temptation to sit and channel surf, but it's also become an easy habit just to sit down at the computer and fritter away time. We have a 6 month old, and we are currently living on one income (mine) while my husband is in school. We've juggled our schedules accordingly so that he is always with one of us - no day care. I'm not anti-day care for those who want and need it (provided they still take an active role in their children's lives), but it's not for us. I would rather juggle schedules now than miss out on my baby's life. Sorry if these all seem jumbled - it's just what came to my mind as I was reading this post. I am so trying to do this, but it’s rough when you’re so used to constantly being connected. My tough part is that I’m a list person – I make lists of what needs to get done, what needs to be bought, what I want to do in my free time, and so on and so on. I’ve found that I have to purposefully schedule my down time for it to happen.

We no longer have a tv, but perhaps unfortunately for us, all of the shows that we watch are currently available online, so that hasn’t really lessened what we watched. At least we’re no longer paying for it, and there’s no temptation to sit and channel surf, but it’s also become an easy habit just to sit down at the computer and fritter away time.

We have a 6 month old, and we are currently living on one income (mine) while my husband is in school. We’ve juggled our schedules accordingly so that he is always with one of us – no day care. I’m not anti-day care for those who want and need it (provided they still take an active role in their children’s lives), but it’s not for us. I would rather juggle schedules now than miss out on my baby’s life.

Sorry if these all seem jumbled – it’s just what came to my mind as I was reading this post.

]]> By: Mid America Momhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12608 Mid America Mom Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:06:04 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12608 You are welcome Heather! They also have a new facebook page but not much is on that.... book to be released next month according to a video cast a week or so ago. Not sure all that the book will have. It would be nice to see something about living simply. Like the site by the way! You are welcome Heather! They also have a new facebook page but not much is on that…. book to be released next month according to a video cast a week or so ago. Not sure all that the book will have.

It would be nice to see something about living simply.

Like the site by the way!

]]> By: heatherhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12550 heather Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:23:49 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12550 @Shannon, You're so welcome! Thank you for writing it! :) @Shannon, You’re so welcome! Thank you for writing it! :)

]]> By: Shannon Honeybloomhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12546 Shannon Honeybloom Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:51:30 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12546 Thanks for mentioning me and my book! I really appreciate your post and as I am racing around today, it is a reminder for me to take a deep breath and have a cup of tea! Warmly, Shannon Thanks for mentioning me and my book! I really appreciate your post and as I am racing around today, it is a reminder for me to take a deep breath and have a cup of tea! Warmly, Shannon

]]> By: heatherhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12456 heather Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:48:07 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12456 Mid American Mom, thanks so much for sending that site in! I saw it when I was looking up slow homes/slow living, but couldn't quite figure out what it was about. I couldn't figure how you could design a home to be slow (I guess I was thinking it was in your actions, not the structure you lived in). Mid American Mom, thanks so much for sending that site in! I saw it when I was looking up slow homes/slow living, but couldn’t quite figure out what it was about. I couldn’t figure how you could design a home to be slow (I guess I was thinking it was in your actions, not the structure you lived in).

]]> By: Mid America Momhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12441 Mid America Mom Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:09:33 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12441 Hi Heather! Some of us are following John Brown's initiative on the Slow Home on the web. http://theslowhome.com/ There we are talk about the design side of a slow home and most recently evaluating new construction in different cities in North America. Many of the homes that are being built are NOT conducive to living slowly. Slowing down. In some ways where I live, downtown of a huge city, is slowing down. We no longer -have the crazy commute, spending more time in the car than walking, a huge home in which everyone can go their separate ways... Mid America Mom Hi Heather!

Some of us are following John Brown’s initiative on the Slow Home on the web. http://theslowhome.com/ There we are talk about the design side of a slow home and most recently evaluating new construction in different cities in North America. Many of the homes that are being built are NOT conducive to living slowly.

Slowing down. In some ways where I live, downtown of a huge city, is slowing down. We no longer -have the crazy commute, spending more time in the car than walking, a huge home in which everyone can go their separate ways…

Mid America Mom

]]> By: Jenniferhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12393 Jennifer Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:53:08 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12393 My husband and I recently visited a ranch in South Texas called the Everything Jesus Ranch. We just wanted to "get away". As far as I know they are the only raw milk producer that actually hand-milks their cows. It was the first time we drank raw milk and it was very good. They have a small cafe where they cook only "slow food" because it is freshly prepared and takes more time. We had a 4 or 5 course meal. They brought out one course at a time and explained what it was and why it's so healthy. We loved it! Everything we ate/drank was 100% raw and we were in the cafe for over 4 hours just tasting those delicious, filling, healthy foods, talking with the people there, and listening in on other interesting conversations (they didn't mind). :) It was a great, slow day! My husband and I recently visited a ranch in South Texas called the Everything Jesus Ranch. We just wanted to “get away”. As far as I know they are the only raw milk producer that actually hand-milks their cows. It was the first time we drank raw milk and it was very good.

They have a small cafe where they cook only “slow food” because it is freshly prepared and takes more time. We had a 4 or 5 course meal. They brought out one course at a time and explained what it was and why it’s so healthy. We loved it! Everything we ate/drank was 100% raw and we were in the cafe for over 4 hours just tasting those delicious, filling, healthy foods, talking with the people there, and listening in on other interesting conversations (they didn’t mind). :) It was a great, slow day!

]]> By: heatherhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12350 heather Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:44:47 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12350 @Kathleen- thanks so much for reading! I think that, although life today has a lot of benefits, the drawback is indeed the fast pace. It's so hard, at least for me right now, to step away from that. But I work on it some everyday. :) @Kathleen- thanks so much for reading! I think that, although life today has a lot of benefits, the drawback is indeed the fast pace. It’s so hard, at least for me right now, to step away from that. But I work on it some everyday. :)

]]> By: Kathleen Parkerhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12348 Kathleen Parker Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:33:58 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12348 Hi Heather, Even though I'm an "older reader", I too enjoy your posts. I learned to be more intentional when my children were small. We lived on one salary ( read much less ) so that I could be a stay- at- home mom. Our priority was our babies, spending time with them and nurturing them into adulthood. I miss those days, we still don't have a lot, but that's ok. Possessions are overrated and need to be dusted or washed. Except books, boy do I love those. No Kindles here, our neighborhood likes to share. Hi Heather,
Even though I’m an “older reader”, I too enjoy your posts. I learned to be more intentional when my children were small. We lived on one salary ( read much less ) so that I could be a stay- at- home mom. Our priority was our babies, spending time with them and nurturing them into adulthood. I miss those days, we still don’t have a lot, but that’s ok. Possessions are overrated and need to be dusted or washed. Except books, boy do I love those. No Kindles here, our neighborhood likes to share.

]]> By: heatherhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2010/02/a-novel-idea-the-slow-home-movement/#comment-12263 heather Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:09:57 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=2816#comment-12263 Blair, thanks so much for that link, I'll definitely give it a look. :) Blair, thanks so much for that link, I’ll definitely give it a look. :)

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