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    • Doing a Buy Nothing Month.
    • Choosing between Convenience and Values.
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    • Theo's Birth Story
    • Everything You Need to Know about Babywearing.
    • 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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    • My Freelance-aversary & Some Thoughts on Making Your Life What You Want.
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    • Why I Use the Genesis Framework.
    • Why I Love Redbooth for Project & Task Management
    • Working from Home Tips & Time Management Strategies.
    • How Does She Do It All? She Doesn't.
    • Working Mama // Figuring Out Child Care.
    • Reader Question: Discerning A Career Path.
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    • Costa Rica and Puerto Rico Visit, Part 1 | Lazing about at a resort
    • Puerto Rico, Part 2 | Eating our Way Through Old San Juan
    • Where to Stay & What to Eat in Puerto Rico. (Part One)
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On The Design Biz // Why I Use the Genesis Framework.

Filed Under: Career & Business 3 Comments

How about a little WordPress nerd talk for today? Over the past few years, I’ve designed dozens of blogs and websites using WordPress as a content management system. For the first few years, I tested out a variety of themes, including both free ones and premium ones.  However, I’ve landed on the Genesis framework andRead the whole post >>

March 20, 2013 · Tagged With: business, little leaf, review 3 Comments

CleveLand That I Love.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates, Travel 8 Comments

I had five days off over Presidents Day weekend. “Let’s dooooo something!” I whined to Mike. Mike only had two days off. So instead of flying to a beach for five days (which is rather expensive over Presidents Day, it turns out), we decided to drive 45 minutes up to Cleveland and spend the weekendRead the whole post >>

March 18, 2013 · Tagged With: akron, cleveland, ohio city, tremont 8 Comments

Friday Photo & Finds

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 1 Comment

This is an ad. Needy – Chris Brogan // “But creatives, of which I am one, have this need not simply to create, but to share. And honestly, we don’t need to share. We need the feedback. We need to hear someone tell us that what we’ve said is smart, or that what we’ve baked isRead the whole post >>

March 15, 2013 · Tagged With: photography 1 Comment

Dress for the Day // A Long Cardie*.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 31 Comments

*Cardie? I know, right? I am just trying something out. I don’t think I can pull it off. (Saying “cardie” instead of cardigan, that is. I totally can pull off any cardigan. Otherwise, I’m screwed. Cardigans are my life.) Two things: 1) Apparently I like ruffles, since I wore them last time. (And dresses/skirts. IRead the whole post >>

March 13, 2013 · Tagged With: clothes, outfit 31 Comments

Two and a half.

Filed Under: Uncategorized 19 Comments

Gabe is two-and-a-half and, you guys, TWO YEAR OLDS ARE AWESOME. (Most of the time.) He can talk enough to be funny and express affection. And yes, he can also talk enough to make his needs known. Even when that means screaming, “MAMA! GET ME OUT OF BED!” when he should be napping. (Then IRead the whole post >>

March 11, 2013 · Tagged With: Gabe, monthly Gabe 19 Comments

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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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