tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post3825482390512508196..comments2023-10-24T00:47:09.102-07:00Comments on The Holdfast Seeker: less stuffkatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07177977094835269643noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-25730847807556747702009-07-30T07:48:24.393-07:002009-07-30T07:48:24.393-07:00Are you speaking directly to me??? I am getting b...Are you speaking directly to me??? I am getting better and more aware of the need -vs- the want mentality. I'm heading over to the site now!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177123397341454032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-80732645063625001842009-07-19T19:41:59.858-07:002009-07-19T19:41:59.858-07:00hi kate, i agree with AL. it is good if we don'...hi kate, i agree with AL. it is good if we don't put too much decorations to our house which is not important. we should only put those important things inside our house. So that, our house doesn't look like to messy...<br /><br />Less Stuff, much more organized.^_^<br /><br />khaye=)khayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243763564246845030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-27771229401991437562009-07-17T05:17:02.867-07:002009-07-17T05:17:02.867-07:00Cow: I agree, I'd rather have a house of books...Cow: I agree, I'd rather have a house of books than a house full of discarded, obsolete, polluting gadgets on which to read those books. Plus you can lend books out, just makes sure you give them back to me. I get possessive about my books, which is why I'm not very good at taking them out from the library. If I like a book I must own it! <br /><br />Melissa: I think we'll have our TV until it literally catches fire. It works fine. Plus the new, giant plasma HDTVs burn so much more energy. Europe is actually trying to limit their power use. <br /><br />Jon: I think the smell of an old book is one of my favorite smells...perhaps I shall do a post about that. Good to know there are others out there who get the same sensory enjoyment from reading. <br /><br />thanks for visiting everyone! -katekatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177977094835269643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-51078462185948711692009-07-17T00:01:07.063-07:002009-07-17T00:01:07.063-07:00one thing i like alot here is how you say that you...one thing i like alot here is how you say that you like the smell of books...<br /><br />me too!!!<br /><br />that's almost the best reason to keep them around... eh?Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415555531504843017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-11120878350451257062009-07-16T14:50:06.772-07:002009-07-16T14:50:06.772-07:00Great post! Such an IMPORTANT message that people ...Great post! Such an IMPORTANT message that people often hear but don't really take to heart. Consumption is one of our society's biggest problems...our landfills get filled with new gadgets (often because of poor manufacturing, which is another issue that fuels over-consumption) and we continue to think that we will die if we don't get the newest iPod or television set. Totally agree with you--don't get a new TV until it's broken. Otherwise, what's the point?<br /><br />MelissaGreen Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723346521794131232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-21121891537354076812009-07-16T12:00:27.204-07:002009-07-16T12:00:27.204-07:00Books are definitely a failing here. But at least ...Books are definitely a failing here. But at least they're cheap, easily recycled to friends, and environmentally not too bad.<br /><br />The amount of stuff people buy and hoard is really scary. Some people's houses you cannot find an inch which doesn't having some crap crammed on it. <br /><br />Good luck keeping everything to a minimum though since the US exists to make us consume.<br /><br />Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-65075768920951014532009-07-16T11:47:35.636-07:002009-07-16T11:47:35.636-07:00Rae: I don't get those digital book readers. I...Rae: I don't get those digital book readers. I can't imagine reading a whole book on a screen without the sensory experiences of turning the pages, feeling and feeling the paper...<br /><br />AL: I like your motto: LESS CUTTER LESS STRESS! I agree. A cluttered house really unnerves me. <br /><br />katekatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07177977094835269643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-76823711243917791812009-07-16T06:07:09.657-07:002009-07-16T06:07:09.657-07:00Minimalism is how we call it here, Kate. We don...Minimalism is how we call it here, Kate. We don't overdecorate our house with things which are unnecessary, ONLY THE IMPORTANT ONES. Well the TV was a gift and we use the old one upstairs and the oldest TV we gave it away to a friend.<br /><br />LESS CLUTTER, LESS STRESS!<br /><br />ALAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492525710308662179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960667416014167649.post-27226360145187062112009-07-15T20:33:51.385-07:002009-07-15T20:33:51.385-07:00Very insightful. I agree. Since I have retired I...Very insightful. I agree. Since I have retired I have made it my mission to buy less, use less, and keep less. I find it so much easier to live life without all the clutter.<br /><br />I don't have a big TV and I don't need a fill up your room energy hog for entertainment. I know exactly how you feel about books. I love to open a book for the first time. I know it sounds crazy but I look at both inside covers and feel it and smell it. Books are essential to my life. Take away all of my junk but never ever will anyone get my books.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.com