Joint Book Review: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
Arguably one of the most important books on environmentalism, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was a driving force in eliminating the use of the pesticide DDT, and was critical in spurring other...
View ArticleJoint Book Review: How to Be Alive by Colin Beavan
In How to Be Alive, Colin Beavan helps his readers to live their lives in accordance with their professed beliefs, with a goal of having a better life and a better world. Amanda’s Take I first became...
View ArticleWriting a Life Plan
If I asked you to sit down and write out a 7-page plan for your life, could you do it? Before I read Living Forward by Michael S. Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy, I can definitely tell you that I could not....
View ArticleJoint Book Review: Affluenza by John De Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor
Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic by John de Graff, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor gives an in-depth analysis of America’s consumption issue, and provides solutions for how best to address the...
View ArticleJoint Book Review: Gratitude Diaries by Janice Kaplan
In Gratitude Diaries, Janice Kaplan takes a time of personal uncertainty after a loss of a job and decides to focus on gratitude in her own life. She focuses on gratitude for an entire calendar year,...
View ArticleRonnica’s 101 Tips for Living on Less and Loving it
The idea for this blog is taken directly from Your Money or Your Life. In the updated version, Vicki Robin removed the tips section she had previously and advised writing your own…so I am. Here are my...
View ArticleHow I Began to Read More
Disclaimer: This post is meant to encourage you if you feel you should be reading more. Everyone does not read at the same pace nor has the same amount of free time. While I believe that everyone...
View ArticleJoint Book Review: Locally Laid by Lucie B. Amundsen
This month’s joint book review is Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-changing Egg Farm-from Scratch by Lucie B. Amundsen. Detailing the process of how the Amundsen family created and...
View ArticleLearning for Free
I love to learn. As a kid, I remember how hard it was to sleep the day before a new school year because I was too excited. I anticipated starting school as much (or more) than my birthday or Christmas....
View ArticleChildren’s Books Featuring Simple Living
Here at Striving Stewardess, we talk a great deal about books for adults that feature simple living, minimalism, financial knowledge, and even books on chickens. We haven’t really discussed books that...
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