The Reasonable Life Project
We are a community of families looking to lead a more reasonable life. There is a time and place for passion but we can't do everything at once.
Our goal is to create a community of people who desire a healthy family life, while living reasonable within their means, and in line with their values to take care of the environment while taking care of their family. In this community we cut through buzz works like minimalism, simplicity, sustainability, and balance to find the root of the issues, and more importantly, what steps we can take, re
11/04/2020
Great information on growing vertical!
https://youtu.be/TdI2YrNIf5g
A Complete Guide to Vertical Gardening (On A Budget!) | Growing Food Made Simple So many people dismiss growing vertically in their garden assuming it isn't worth the cost or effort. Today I'm telling you, from my experience, the many ben...
04/04/2020
Do you make use of spruce tips?
We’d love to hear about how you use them!
Picking sounds interesting!
https://www.wellpreserved.ca/pickled-spruce-tips-recipe/
Pickled Spruce Tips Recipe - WellPreserved A fantastically simple Pickled Spruce Tips Recipe that you can make in minutes. We also share 5 ideas on how to use this Pickled Spruce Tips Recipe.
20/02/2019
So true.
07/02/2019
All the feels.
06/02/2019
Five minutes a day for poetry.
Yes, please.
The Slowdown | Podcast | APM Podcasts Every weekday, U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith delivers a different way to see the world – through poetry. Produced in partnership with the Library of Congress and the Poetry Foundation.
15/01/2019
Great tips for storing food without plastic!
13/01/2019
We Live In A World Full Of Plastic. And People Are Sick Of It. Movements to eliminate single-use plastics are sweeping the globe.
13/01/2019
My Need for Alone Time Is Not a Reflection on You As an introvert, my need for alone time has nothing to do with my coworkers — or anyone else, for that matter. Here’s why.
13/01/2019
Will insect protein make it to your table this year?
2019 food trends: Cricket powder, edible insect start-ups spark love for bugs Cricket powder is making edible insects a food trend in 2019, following years of hype over whether insects can be a sustainable meat substitute.
07/01/2019
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04/01/2019
03/01/2019
Yep!
03/01/2019
A most reasonable toy! 💛
02/01/2019
Meet the Nunavut community dedicated to 'buy nothing' | CBC News A fifth of the population in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, are giving gifts, lending household items, and sharing food for free through a 'Buy Nothing' group.
Check out what's going on over at the Coastal Climate Collective: A great challenge to kick off the new year!
31/12/2018
"In addition to the mental benefits of unplugging, the physical benefits are plentiful, too. Less screen time will make you a healthier person; the physical impact of too much technology use is huge."
https://nosidebar.com/unplug/
Why You Need to Unplug - No Sidebar In a technology-fueled world, it’s more important than ever to unplug fromour devices and take time away from screens. The mental and physical effects of technologyhave a great impact on lifestyle, especially for those who want to pursue a minimalist lifestyle.
31/12/2018
This quote sums up the difference between my parents. Growing up, my mom lived for sales; my dad didn't buy something unless he needed it—then he would look for it on sale.
Minimalism is not about doing without, it's about doing with what you need and what makes life comfortable.
If you don't need it, it does not matter if it's on sale.
https://becomingunbusy.com/minimalism-saves-you-money/
What are you doing to reduce the use of plastic in your life?
We'd love to hear tips and ideas in the comments!
28/12/2018
We are both placing a priority on meal planning during our year of spending less to live more.
Meal planning is one of the best ways to save money and prevent food waste, so it's pretty important.
One way to prevent food waste is to plan ahead and prep ahead for healthy eating. These "hacks" provide all kinds of inspiration to fill the fridge with good, healthy food!
https://youtu.be/7UDx1RF9Oho
HEALTHY EATING HACKS » + printable guide » Get a free audiobook + a 30 day trial for Audible at http://audible.com/pickuplimes » The music we use: https://goo.gl/uRwLMX (great for YouTubers) » Film ...
28/12/2018
Simple!
https://www.theminimalists.com/before/
Five Questions Worth Asking Before Buying | The Minimalists Before committing to the next purchase, ask yourself five questions...
We LOVE free libraries! This one is amazing!
Do you have one in your neighbourhood? We would love to see a picture!
23/12/2018
"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” —Kahlil Gibran
35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget What type of gifts can we give to our children that they will never forget? What gifts will truly impact their lives and change them forever?
22/12/2018
22/12/2018
Is It Time for Us to Rethink How We Give Gifts? I think it's time we rethought how we approached the act of gifting gifts during the holiday season. Our current approach is not benefiting the people we love, nor is it adding to the joy of the season.
21/12/2018
Perspective.
"28% of shoppers are entering the holiday season still paying off debt from last year’s gift shopping!
"Over 50% of holiday shoppers either overspend their holiday budget or do not set one at all.
"Consumers who went into debt over the holiday season racked up an average of $1,054 in new debt over the timeframe.
"I suppose this might be okay if our gifts were legitimately enriching the lives of other people. But the statistics say otherwise:
"53.1% of people report to receiving unwanted gifts during Christmas.
"$16 billion is wasted on unwanted gifts every year.
"Some reports indicate up to 18% of gifts are never used by the person who receives them. 4% are immediately thrown into the trash."
Is It Time for Us to Rethink How We Give Gifts? I think it's time we rethought how we approached the act of gifting gifts during the holiday season. Our current approach is not benefiting the people we love, nor is it adding to the joy of the season.
20/12/2018
Keep in mind:
"People in eastern Congo are massacred to facilitate smart phone upgrades of ever diminishing marginal utility(3). Forests are felled to make “personalised heart-shaped wooden cheese board sets”. Rivers are poisoned to manufacture talking fish. This is pathological consumption: a world-consuming epidemic of collective madness, rendered so normal by advertising and the media that we scarcely notice what has happened to us.
"Bake them a cake, write them a poem, give them a kiss, tell them a joke, but for god’s sake stop trashing the planet to tell someone you care. All it shows is that you don’t."
https://www.monbiot.com/2012/12/10/the-gift-of-death/?fbclid=IwAR1WgPDMpYyW7HOT7k5e21XnqeuDrrAXoxy1DQWf2Y8pfAbOYg03dYX1kFs #.W89U7kKwThR.facebook
The Gift of Death Pathological consumption has become so normalised that we scarcely notice it. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th December 2012 There’s nothing they need, nothing they don’t own already, …
20/12/2018
Doable ideas!
https://debtfreeforties.com/budgeting-tips/ways-to-save-money-on-a-tight-budget/
11 Simple Ways To Save Money On A Tight Budget - Debt Free Forties Finally paying off our debt meant we could put more money towards the things we loved. Here are the top 11 ways to save money on a tight budget to get your debt paid off!
20/12/2018
"TIME GIFTING cards are our offering to help make beautiful, meaningful memories for all time."
"For a template to print your own TIME GIFTING cards go to: http://www.transitionbay.ca/timegifting/
"Please share this far and wide. Instead of frantic shopping to find just anything to give, here is how you can share your very best, your time. Both giver and receiver benefit deeply."
Time Gifting The most precious and worthy gift anyone can offer is their time. Giving time builds relationships, community, and love, directly and personally! TIME GIFTING cards are designed to be perfect for…