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    • How to Determine When You have Enough Stuff.
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    • Or Do Without.
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    • Doing a Buy Nothing Month.
    • Choosing between Convenience and Values.
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    • Sleep Training Success without (Many) Tears.
    • On Careers and Ladders and Motherhood.
    • Answering Questions: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
    • Anxiety, Committment, and Childbirth, Oh My!
    • All posts about motherhood & parenting
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    • Working Mama // Figuring Out Child Care.
    • Reader Question: Discerning A Career Path.
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I Always Liked Claudia. So Exotic.

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“I heard you like babysitting. Kids…and stuff.” On Saturday morning, I got a call from a guy who left a nervous, rambling message asking if we could meet. He’d gotten my name and number from my aunt and uncle, and was hoping I could babysit his five-year-old son. Cue flashbacks to my years from ageRead the whole post >>

January 13, 2010 · Tagged With: musings Leave a Comment

Hire Me?

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Reasons Working from Home (and/or Coffee Shops) Would be the Best Ever: No commute. Let me emphasize this: No. Commute. Sure, this might mean a decrease in my listening to NPR, learning what is going on in the world, and bopping around in my seat to Party in the USA – but I’m pretty sureRead the whole post >>

January 11, 2010 · 1 Comment

Twenty-ten Goals

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“Forever is composed of nows.” – Emily Dickinson   This past year has seen a lot more goal-setting than I’ve ever done – I often set monthly goals and I have my 101 in 1001, of course. I do more when I set goals. I’ve take the time to think about what I want andRead the whole post >>

January 8, 2010 · Tagged With: monthly goals 1 Comment

Whiny Wendy. Negative Nancy. Complaining Caitlin.

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Winter has shoved open the door, barged into my life, and firmly planted its feet – refusing to budge. Ah, winter. I definitely struggle during this time of year to stay happy and cheerful. The darkness, the frigid temperatures, the bulky layers, the salt-encrusted cars and shoes, the inability to run, the black, dirty snowRead the whole post >>

January 6, 2010 · Tagged With: musings 1 Comment

2009 : Oh, What a Year.

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I tend to look ahead far more often than I look back, so I took some time today to look at 2009 and all that it has brought me (and Mike!). It has been a year of change and blessings, but also some minor freaking out. Blogging is wonderful for many reasons, but being ableRead the whole post >>

December 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Hey, I'm Ashley & this is my blog

web designer · vegetarian · coffee addict · obsessed with goal-setting · imperfect mother · wife to an academic · wannabe minimalist

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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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Recipes

Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas

Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Tempeh with Pineapple and Cashews.

Recipe: Tofu Lettuce Wraps.

Recipe: Bistro Broccoli Chowder

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