identity

I'm having one of those patented Blogger Moments™ as the new year descends with rapid speed. I decided to rename and refocus on a wider array of issues. For the past several years, I've had about seven different blogs all running at the same time under different topics, but they inevitably dry up over time. Over all, my favorite topics are:

1) downshifting and simple living
2) astrology
3) mythology, comparative religion, spirituality
4) amateur gardening
5) amateur yarn work
6) watercolor and charcoal studies
7) philosophy

That's a lot of blogs. I'd rather tackle them all under one really obvious header here. The ROLLBACK SHACK is our pet name for our attempts at living a more simple life, less media, less ads, less TV, less consumerism, less stress -- more liberties, more spirituality, more focus, more fulfilling.

One of my favorite anime (I know, right, I just said less TV up there? but my big exception is anime) series, called Serial Experiments: Lain is about a girl who learns that:

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED

So the same premise holds for this blog. Everything I do is always somehow connected. From last night's dreams to today's finished crochet project. I think I'd rather focus on life at the rollback shack as it is in all its messy glory and fullness. It's easier than picking it apart.