Category: Philosophical
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Why is good self-care important?
As the about page states here at More Than Crumbs, this site is about “my journey through life, using self-care and simplicity to enhance it and frankly, just keep it on an even keel sometimes.” Self-care is a buzzword right now, so for our purposes, I’ll define it as “extra” activities to maintain one’s mental,…
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Late, Again
13 fevereiro 2023 I’m late to something, again. I’m bad at planning and can get lost even with a GPS guided map in my hand. I finally find the cafe, down a tiny winding street, at last aided by the helpful logo outside. It looks like this is the writer’s group, six people all writing…
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Self-Care Intro
Well, I thought I was going to write a post about some of the small things that are different from life in the USA. Just little oddities that pop up. But the tagline of the blog, Journey through Simplicity and Self Care to Joy, has been rolling around in my brain, nagging at me. That…
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Shopping Madness
The apartment that we are renting is partially furnished. In this case, it has beds, armoires, bookshelves, and a dining table with chairs. In the kitchen, there was a stove, but we supplied the fridge and the washing machine. That’s it! And the beds… really uncomfortable. So we are basically starting from scratch. This may…
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Remembering and Forgetting
I have this thing where it is hard for me to remember good times – with friends, relationships, work. My squirrel brain grabs onto all the bad, sad, anxious stuff now and in the past. This is a self-protective mechanism gone wrong: if I remember the sad stuff I can try not to repeat it.…
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It’s Getting Real
Within the past few months, several things happened. (Okay, I started writing this in January 2021. Darn procrastination! So I’m just leaving those references.) My wife and I talked about books, the new year – 2021 for the win! my wife found a YouTube channel about a US couple that had settled in Porto, Portugal.…
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You Don’t Need the Value Pack
As I’ve continued to declutter my rooms, I keep on coming up against a newly identified nemesis: the Value Pack. You know the value pack. It draws you in. Sitting sedately next to the one or two pack, the unit price flashes its low, low price per unit compared to the unit price for the…
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Best Laid Plans – Decluttering and Priorities
Plans Last month I had plans to do some work in the living room. I wanted to figure out what to do about books, magazines, and random items always gathering on the tables, so there is no place to put our refreshing beverages†. Realize that just putting the magazines and random items away wouldn’t fix…