Simple living...

We strive to live life as simple as we can. The truth is that this is easier said than done. It is true that we don't have fancy electronic gadget nor a need for extensive cable packages. We grow most of our own food or buy it locally and rarely buy things we don't need. One thing we have not been able to get past is our reliance on the internet for shopping. Living in a rural area doesn't give you many options for shopping. Shopping online is convenient and often cheaper than driving to the nearest big city to shop. All we have to do is look online for things like buckle coupons and instantly they are available to us. Having things delivered to our door is so much easier than trekking to a big city and it is nice to have such a wide array of shopping options. I really want to direct my dollars to local business but it just isn't always as easy as it sounds. Our local businesses consist of one major big box store and a handful of farm supply places.