intentional living

Aug 254 min read

How the "Derecho" and "Beryl" affirmed my faith in cohousing

When this year’s Derecho and Beryl came barreling into Houston I realized that a community sharing resources and support was everything.

Jan 4, 20224 min read

First Cohousing Community in Texas Breaks Ground in East End Houston - PRESS RELEASE

Houston Press Release: Development to Focus on Community Connection and Sustainability

May 25, 20212 min read

Disaster-free neighborliness

People often ask me why I want to move into cohousing. If they have no idea what cohousing is they assume I’m having a mid-life (well…...

May 25, 20212 min read

The "three reasons why" email

Hi all, It was so nice to meet all of you today! I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer but I hope you were able to get a good feel for what...

May 11, 20214 min read

Belongings are transient. Bolstering my efforts to lighten my life.

Susan is bolstering her efforts to lighten her life.

Jan 21, 20212 min read

Stickiness

I used to believe that close family and decades-old friendships stood solid and unmovable in the social landscape of my life. We were a...

Dec 31, 20203 min read

Gumbo Therapy

Grief hit me hard this year, the first Christmas during this pandemic. While I knew that grieving is not linear, I didn’t realize how...

Dec 24, 20202 min read

Texas: Live with each other, not just next to each other

I was born and raised in Texas. As were my parents, their parents, and theirs. Back and back ...

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