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Archives for 2015

Archives for 2015

2015 in Review

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 6 Comments

Please pardon any broken links or dust you might find while exploring my site – I’m in the process of changing permalinks and installing a new design! Past year reviews: 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 January Sleep trained Theo for the first of a million times, started drinking green smoothies every day,Read the whole post >>

December 31, 2015 · 6 Comments

How I Organize Tasks & To Do Lists.

Filed Under: Career & Business, Personal & Life Updates 2 Comments

Other recent posts about routines: How Routines Have Made My Life Better, My Cleaning & Meal Planning Routines, and My Daily Routine with 5 + 1 Year Old. To do lists are the way I focus, stay on track, and move forward on my goals and projects. I use a mix of digital and paper – here’s howRead the whole post >>

December 16, 2015 · 2 Comments

My Cleaning & Meal Planning Routines.

Filed Under: Simple & Intentional Living 6 Comments

So, yeah. Maybe it’s kind of boring to talk about cleaning and meal planning, but having these tasks be an automatic part of my week means I don’t have to talk or think about them most of the time. They just get done and I can save my energy for more important stuff. (Though food and havingRead the whole post >>

December 9, 2015 · Tagged With: cleaning, food, meal planning, minimalism, routines 6 Comments

My Daily Routine with 5 + 1 Year Old.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 7 Comments

This month, I’m talking about some of my routines and sharing what works for me. Check out my previous post, How routines have made my life better to see why I’m such a fan of routine. I’ve done several day in the life posts over the years (2011, 2013, and what I eat), and recently did one on Instagram. DailyRead the whole post >>

December 2, 2015 · Tagged With: family 7 Comments

November Update & December Intentions

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[November Update]   HEALTH | 8,000 steps a day. I succeeded this goal 67% of the month, but was within 500 steps of my goal all but four days. Lots of walking in place in the evenings! HEALTH | Only bake dessert once all month. I baked one glorious dessert with my sister – a mapleRead the whole post >>

December 1, 2015 · Tagged With: monthly goals 5 Comments

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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Career & Business

A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas

Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

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