tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post137651351819102556..comments2024-02-13T11:48:38.433-06:00Comments on The Dilletante Proprietor: How I got the house....Needs vs. WantsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-53890288230829777712011-05-26T13:42:29.564-05:002011-05-26T13:42:29.564-05:00Lisa, your are such a blessing! Thanks for your h...Lisa, your are such a blessing! Thanks for your help pulling out the bushes in our front yard and yanking on the clothes line! Also thanks so much for appriciating and taking the time to check out my kids fort! Pretty cool, but most adults don't fully appriciate what kids put into something like that. We forget what being a kid was all about! Talk soon! LuanneLuanne Rogersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-87204545809444156082011-04-08T07:50:53.131-05:002011-04-08T07:50:53.131-05:00I am so thrilled to have another Yooper! If you ne...I am so thrilled to have another Yooper! If you need any help with your endeavor let me know! It is a lot of work but really worth it!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-31442820986834486732011-04-06T21:13:24.054-05:002011-04-06T21:13:24.054-05:00Hello fellow Yooper! I was SO surprised to say th...Hello fellow Yooper! I was SO surprised to say the least when I read that you are in the U.P. as well. My husband and I are looking to take on a similiar project ourselves. Your blog is inspiring for sure. We are just west of Marquette. Looking forward to reading your blog more!The Three of Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026227763893194379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-44636382349382833662011-02-05T17:33:02.228-06:002011-02-05T17:33:02.228-06:00Oh Liberal! if there is ANYTHING...ANYTHING you ne...Oh Liberal! if there is ANYTHING...ANYTHING you need answers to I will try my best to answer you! Sometimes I think you do not get a choice to pick a house because some how? it always picks you...that is what my Hut did, I was so against buying it until...I saw it in person! it seemed that it talked to me. I just love to hear stories of others finding a similar deal! I wish you the the best...the best of blessings for you and yours...I will help in anyway possible...the trials we have gone thru? they were hard but soooo worth it, I would not change one thing! You develop such a feeling of independence and accomplishment...and it becomes truly yours. Please keep in touch Liberal, I sincerely hope with all my being that you share it with me!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-65553705577397194382011-02-05T15:26:40.540-06:002011-02-05T15:26:40.540-06:00This blog is such an inspiration! My husband &...This blog is such an inspiration! My husband & I are about to close on a home in the mts. of NC. It needs a LOT of work, but we love the house and we feel we are getting it at a great price. We've looked at other more expensive homes in much butter shape, but they just don't have the soul this house does. I have been studying your blog and will research sites suggested so we can do the work ourselves. Like ya'll, we want to simplify. Some feel purchasing a 'fixer-upper' is not simplifying. But they don't understand it's the simpler lifestyle we are after. Wish us luck!liberatedladeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-87264289448554832862010-12-16T08:21:40.398-06:002010-12-16T08:21:40.398-06:00I just love like minds! It really is scary at firs...I just love like minds! It really is scary at first but so worth it! People really do think you are absolutely nuts for thinking this way but I always feel bad when I hear someone say "they are going to shut off my utilities" "oh, I have to answer my Blackberry..." in the next breath...I did not have a phone for a year, I got nagged to death to get one, so I did...it lasted exactly 1 1/2 months before the thing drove me crazy and I donated the next months bill of $50.00 to the church...don't miss them! I talk to my kids,friends and family thru Yahoo Voice and it costs me 10 bucks for 1000 minutes plus for 2.49 a month, I have a phone number, voicemail and call waiting on my computer! It rings just like a telephone...takes messages and I am happy that when I don't want to be disturbed...I turn it off...the phones do, however, make great alarm clocks..hee hee! That is what I use mine for now...<br /><br />I am happier and more at ease now, more than I have ever been...my world is small and simple...I know exactly how things are going and I don't have to worry about my "bills"...<br /><br />The next thing is...I don't own a t.v...that is what gets people the most...lol!<br /><br />I so appreciate you guys...you are the bestest! I am still trying to find a way to have coffee with the TYTBAG Society, Hooked! Someday....;)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512936772208578667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-81534325023493573112010-12-15T09:21:51.452-06:002010-12-15T09:21:51.452-06:00Lisa - your story is an amazing testament!! A cou...Lisa - your story is an amazing testament!! A couple of years ago I came to the realization that less is more, too. Do we really need all these worldly "things." It is amazing how many people think you are going crazy when you come to that point in your life. I really commend you and your honey for your labor of love in your perfect home. God Bless!!<br /><br />HookedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-62737520806527493332010-12-14T06:29:35.991-06:002010-12-14T06:29:35.991-06:00Lisa, Thank you for sharing your story. Over the ...Lisa, Thank you for sharing your story. Over the past few months I have come to realize that all the stuff in our lives(which I've spent a large portion of my earnings on) is actually more burdensome than helpful. Your lifestyle is an inspiration to me. Thank you.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541210732925153366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-20848280841713495062010-12-13T19:09:39.300-06:002010-12-13T19:09:39.300-06:00Hi Lisa, it's starrwit from RMS. Your story is...Hi Lisa, it's starrwit from RMS. Your story is amazing and I'm so glad you shared it with us. You are truly an inspiration and I appreciate your encouragement and kindness. Please take care and I will be frequenting your blog. :)starrwitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709468760021344117.post-77472824051233907712010-12-13T18:49:24.497-06:002010-12-13T18:49:24.497-06:00Hi Lisa. Thanks for the warm welcome and all the ...Hi Lisa. Thanks for the warm welcome and all the info. I couldn't agree with you more that simplicity is key. I am not a collector of much. I know that family, time and health are what I value. And helping others. I know that things will come together as they should and one day Maple Hill will be my reality. We are well on our way. Your story is quite inspiring. I am enjoying every morsel.daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.com