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Literature, Love Letters and a Panoramic View {A Less Digital Life…Day 4}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 4, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Fresh-Cut Flowers, Sweet Tea

As I celebrate my 10th anniversary with my husband today, I’m sharing a Literary Date based on Charlotte’s Web. He and I have been reading some classics aloud lately, and the time spent in a book (and away from our computer, TV and smart phones) and...

Just Two Eyes to See {A Less Digital Life ~ Day 3}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 3, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Fireflies, Fresh-Cut Flowers, Pocket Change

I pivot the tiny screen on its hinges and almost slam it away in the ceiling of the minivan. “Don’t even ask,” I tell them, “we’re keeping our eyes on the real world today.” I’m lecturing by now, a woman with a diatribe, “There’s so much beauty around us….” A...

(App)ropriate Measures {A Less Digital Life ~ Day 2}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 2, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Buttons & Thread, Pocket Change, Sweet Tea

Today, I clicked on the App Store button on my phone to update a dozen programs that needed a bug fixed, or just a little polishing. When I clicked to install the new versions, the progress meter froze. Maybe it’s got something to do with the all the unused apps...

The Happy Hybrid {A Less Digital Life ~ Day 1}

by Darcy Wiley | Oct 1, 2013 | A Less Digital Life, Buttons & Thread, Sweet Tea

I bet you thought I was proving a point by not publishing a post today, that I’d model how to live the less digital life by not blogging about it. Nice idea, but I’m just posting late at night to make more time for being present and productive in my home during...

A Less Digital Life {Intro}

by Darcy Wiley | Sep 30, 2013 | Buttons & Thread, Pocket Change, Sweet Tea

I saw it all in the matter of a week, a woman walking her Yorkie, a teen with his boxers hanging out as he pedaled his bike through town, a business man racing his Porsche through a roundabout…and every one of them looking down, each enlisting at least...