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It's indie week in arizona

9/1/2020

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Every year, usually the week leading up to Independence Day in July, we support a state-wide effort called Indie Week which highlights and encourages Arizonans to support small, locally owned businesses in every way that they can.  

This year, of course, nothing is normal.  Indie Week kinda got squashed.  And so it was brought back a bit late for the whole month of September to make up for it.  We are proud members of Local First Arizona who sponsors this event and hope that you will support this effort, now more than ever.

It's fun, it's the right thing to do, and... you stand to win some cool prizes.
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​here's how it works

  • Indie Week XXL brings you a whole month to discover and support Arizona’s small, independent businesses — like us — and when we need it most!
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  • ​Join in on the fun by visiting localfirstaz.com/indie-week to download your #IndieWeekAZ Action Card, shop and live locally (which you may already safely be doing), and get rewarded for it!
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  • Cross just 5 calls-to-action off your card and get entered to win locally-curated prizes.
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  • Small businesses need your help this summer. Shop with purpose, shop for your community, and let’s come out of this stronger together.

***  HINT:  We can help you cross-off the blocks with the red stars!  ​***
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Join the Fun
Click this button to get all the deets, the prize list (serious cash) and find all the participating businesses.  You can enter to win every week.

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Thank you for your support.

Peace and contentment,
~Miriam

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Does it have to be tiny?

10/4/2019

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The American Dream has virtually always been:  more + bigger = better.

The fad and trend that's predominated the last many decades has been to stretch yourself to the limit in order to acquire the most impressive home possible.  This home would prove that you were successful, and obviously make you comfortable and happy.

Over many decades, that's turned into crazy-big homes which required large incomes to buy and maintain, along with massive consumption of resources to build and live in.

large, brick suburban home with manicured lawn
Is it a palace or a large, single family American home? Is this the American Dream?

​Now-a-days, it's not surprising that the new trend is all about the teeniest tiniest home possible.  The pendulum tends to swing, doesn't it?  Like most things in life, we tend to learn from experience and then often run the other way.  Now, the smaller, more minimal and more mobile a home, the better.
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Cute tiny home with one window and a tiny porch
Tiny homes are now all the rage.
Does it have to be 'tiny' to be smaller, simpler and more eco-friendly?

​Tiny is fine if that's what you really need or want, but it's pretty extreme and unsustainable by most standards. 

​A more manageable and still meaningful downsize might mean reclaiming older, smaller homes and shifting to a less consumerism mentality, while still participating in a mainstream community and lifestyle.
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    Hey there.  I'm Miriam ~ and I've been doing this my whole life.  It's my passion.  ​

    Miriam Carlson-Maier

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