It’s been a long time since I posted on this here blog, but it’s now time to get back into it. I’ve now relocated and settled back in to Canberra, Australia after a wonderful three years living and working in Southern California. I’ll be honest and say that I did suffer quite a bit of reverse [...]
Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Tomorrow we get on a plane and leave the USA. For the last few weeks we’ve alternated between frantically finalising our life here and reminiscing about our favourite and least-favourite experiences here. It’s a bitter-sweet feeling leaving a country that has been home for three years. We are excited about ‘going home’ to the culture [...]
Black Friday = America’s Running of the Bulls
Posted: November 27, 2010 by Mia in Civilisation, Consumerism, CultureOn the day after Thanksgiving each year, Americans partake in a strange pastime where they line up for hours (or even days) in order to be one of the first to rush into a store and snap up all the supposed bargains on offer. I have a very hard time understanding the allure of this [...]
Sometimes art really speaks to me. In this case, music and dance come together to offer a poignant portrait of what I see as the America of today.
I’ve been in a real funk lately and feeling very disconnected from people. I have a physical ache in my chest and I can only describe it as a feeling of deep loneliness. Even though I’m surrounded by people, I want nothing more than to spend time with my family and given that we are isolated [...]
It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post on this here blog. The main reason is that I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. Sometimes writing helps my thinking, but recently thinking has been getting in the way of writing. With five months to go until we leave the US and head back [...]
What’s your Walk Score?
Posted: June 7, 2010 by Mia in Culture, Energy, Self-Sufficiency, SustainabilityI’ve lived in quite a few different places in my life. Some places I’ve loved living, and some I couldn’t wait to get away from. The same goes when visiting cities here in the US. I’ve been to a lot of them, but only a few are memorable and enjoyable to visit. What I found interesting was [...]
How Will We Cope When Systems Begin to Fail?
Posted: April 14, 2010 by Mia in Big Picture, Culture, Money and economics, Peak OilFirst of all….let me say Wow! Thanks to everyone for the illuminating discussion on my previous post. I’m still digesting all of your comments and haven’t had the chance to add my two cents worth yet because today has been ‘one of those days!’ Prepare for me to vent. On Friday my work computer came [...]
I feel myself losing hope
Posted: January 8, 2010 by livingmyrichlife in Culture, Self-Sufficiency, Simplicity, WasteI’ve almost finished my first week back at work and the energy and enthusiasm I had coming back from vacation is gone. I’m feeling really down on the world right now and have very little hope for humans. Here are a few contributing factors: On each of the last three days, I’ve nearly been knocked [...]
World-Changing Wednesdays
Posted: September 2, 2009 by livingmyrichlife in Big Picture, Climate Change, Culture, Environment, Food, Human Rights, Money and economics, Peak Oil, Sustainability, Toxins, World-Changing WednesdayPhoto by: Norma Desmond Since I started this blog I’ve really been focusing on what we’ve been doing to live a more self-sufficient and sustainable lifestyle. I have mentioned Voluntary Simplicity and given some broad reasons about why we are changing our life, but today I really want to jump right in and outline some [...]
