If you’re a regular here at Arner Adventures, you may remember last year’s post, “Minimalist Christmas”. We talked about our plans for making Christmas gifts that were consumables, and not simply buying gifts that the recipient may or may not use, hence, adding to their clutter. Well, here we are again! Tis’ the Season! Some […]
An apology is necessary to Wordsworth, Pope, Keats, Shelley, and other famous poets, prior to presenting this ode. O, dear turkey, your feathers so full, Your personality is gleaming as you maneuver freely. That people don’t understand you shouldn’t be eaten, is just bull. You are a living being who has children; they should be […]
We used to do spend the last few days of the year looking up all of the things that bring good luck for the next year, and implement them. There was that one year with the red underwear. Yep, google it. We’ve been pretty creative with our New Year’s resolutions, too, only to have most […]
The holidays are upon us, which means, there are a lot more cooking opportunities for us here, in the Arner Abode. In the spring and summer, especially living near the coast, we dine on a lot of salads, and grilling veggies and pizzas, so not a lot of indoor cooking. We do a great job […]
As we embark upon our second Thanksgiving in our tiny house in Beaufort, and our second Thanksgiving being able to celebrate gratitude without the craziness of running our business, we are grateful for the opportunity having been business owners, but we are very thankful to not be doing it anymore. Gratitude is definitely richer, now […]
This week, we celebrated my birthday (Shannon). These days, celebrations are every day – we are mindful of how fortunate we are that we have made it through loss, hurricanes, struggles, and eventually ended up in our dream situation- a tiny home on the coast. We did make a specific celebration night of getting pizza […]
Since minimizing, and going tiny, we have felt the need to be better about living a more sustainable lifestyle, reducing our carbon footprint, and using natural resources for our basic needs. There are many ways in which we can get better, and we have an ongoing list of projects to work on in that arena, […]
Conversations are something that are, unfortunately a rarity these days, and until recently, I hadn’t made the time to have many. I always felt like I was living a busy life, too busy to have conversations with anyone. Things are changing. This New Year’s Eve (and the previous day), we spent the day travelling to […]
This Christmas has been absolutely wonderful, and absolutely heart-wrenching. The holidays are often a time where, as no surprise, many have difficulty with depression and sadness in their lives. We had many mixed emotions as the arrival of Christmas came upon us this year. First, we have been ecstatic to not be working on the […]
This holiday season is a first for us, despite being together for over 15 years. This is the first year we are able to spend the holiday season together, actually off of work on Thanksgiving and Christmas, and in our tiny home. In the past, we have been gearing up to be very busy since […]
