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August 18, 2009 Leave a Comment

Where in the World Wide Web is Ann Kroeker?

My friend Jane invited me to record a podcast and submit a guest post for her Only By Prayer blog.So that's where you'll find me today on the World Wide Web--at Only By Prayer. Education is the topic she's focusing on this month, so I wrote about it with a "slow-down" focus.Actually, I veered a bit from the education theme and headed more toward the greatest commandment. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, family, motherhood, parenting, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, writer, writing Tagged With: Not So Fast, Not So Fast book

August 13, 2009 1 Comment

Is Life Too Planned?

Is your schedule too planned?Maybe it's time to unplan your life!Read about it at www.NotSoFastBook.com.Don’t miss a word: It’s easy to subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Visit NotSoFastBook.com to learn more about Ann’s new book. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, creativity, self-discovery, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing

August 7, 2009 4 Comments

On the Air with Ann

(photo credit: stock.xchng)I was interviewed by phone about Not So Fast on a station in Minneapolis, MN, for the "Live! with Jeff & Lee" show.(Wait, let's pause for a second to count how many prepositional phrases I packed into that first sentence. What's your count? I think it's six if you count the one that squeezes in with the name of the show. And the sentence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, motherhood, parenting, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, Uncategorized, writer, writing Tagged With: Not So Fast, Not So Fast book

July 26, 2009 7 Comments

Make-Do Mondays: Slow Setting for a Slow-Down Book

see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, family, Make-Do Mondays, Slow Movement, slowing, travel, writer, writers, writing

July 16, 2009 6 Comments

A First Look

David C. Cook Publishing made sure I received a copy of Not So Fast to have, hold, hug, smell, flip through, gape at, and blog about.The official release date is just a few days away: August 1st.Ask your local bookstore to order it for you!Don’t miss a word:Subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Join Mega Memory Month for the month of July! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: reading, Recently Read, Slow Movement, slowing, writer, writers, writing

July 14, 2009 Leave a Comment

Kids, Creeks, and a Slow Afternoon

I wrote a post for NotSoFastBook.com about a recent afternoon spent wading in a creek with friends. Well, the kids did the wading.Anyway, can we live slow enough to encourage outdoor free play?Please join me there... Don’t miss a word:Subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Join Mega Memory Month for the month of July!Check out today's Progress Reports … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, creativity, exercise, family, motherhood, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing

July 9, 2009 11 Comments

Food on Fridays: First Harvest

(alternative button below)Here at the Food on Fridays carnival, any post remotely related to food is welcome. Recipes are enjoyed, but you can just describe your system for composting, tell us about the first time you ate Ramen noodles, or reveal  how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop (the world may never know).In other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Food on Fridays, frugality, nature, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing

July 4, 2009 1 Comment

The Speed of Social Networking

I posted about the speed of social networking over at NotSoFastBook.com.Would James recommend we be slow to tweet (or Facebook, or blog)?Don’t miss a word:Subscribe to annkroeker.com updates via email or RSS feed.Join Mega Memory Month for the month of July! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog, blogging, change, self-discovery, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing

June 14, 2009 6 Comments

Make-Do Mondays: Campsite Creativity

see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, family, frugality, Make-Do Mondays, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, taking risks, The Wimpy Environmentalist, travel

May 10, 2009 7 Comments

Mother's Day: Takin' It Slow

It's evening of Mother's Day here in the midwest United States, and I just want to share with you how my day began:And although I shared with the Belgian Wonder and kids a few crazy moments during food preparation, the meal itself was relaxing.Late afternoon, I even enjoyed this moment:Before heading into the work week, it's nice to take it slow.As I wrote over at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, family, Food, home, motherhood, parenting, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing

April 30, 2009 1 Comment

Tea Time

In July 2007, I posted this video I found that contrasts a calm, tranquil tea with the bustling world all around.The team of students who created it wrote this in the YouTube notes:In 1982 Larry Dossey, an American physician, coined the term "time-sickness" to describe the obsessive belief that "time is getting away, that there isn't enough of it, and that you must pedal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, tea

April 27, 2009 17 Comments

Sneak Peek

 I've been working on my forthcoming book, Not So Fast: Slow-Down Solutions for Frenzied Families, for years. Much of that time, I wasn't sure what I could say about it here on the blog.In fact, for quite some time, I was evasive. I didn't know how long it would be before the book's release, so I didn't want to post searchable text that described what it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: books, change, family, Slow Movement, slowing, writer, writing Tagged With: Not So Fast

March 19, 2009 2 Comments

Monday Afternoon: Light on Water and a Heavy Tool

The fountain, where we found a quarter on the road and tossed a penny in the water.My daughter noticed the delicate dance of light on water, while I stood staring, distracted, at the blue sky.Feathery patterns, shimmering in the spring sun.Lingering near this spot where the water cascades down, we could hardly hear each other for the noise. On the path home, so peaceful, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, exercise, family, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, The Wimpy Environmentalist Tagged With: Ace Hardware

March 18, 2009 15 Comments

Bike Lock Debacle

As you now know from the title of my forthcoming book, we seek to live a slower life—a "not so fast" life. Plenty of people are living far simpler and slower lives than we are, but we're making choices that do set us apart in our suburban area. One simple choice is to use our bikes as often as possible.When my four kids and I head out through the neighborhood on bikes, we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, exercise, family, frugality, lifelong learning, motherhood, nature, parenting, self-discovery, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, taking risks

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