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    • How I Learned to Stop Being a Slob and Started Cleaning up After Myself.
    • Decluttering, Cleaning, and Saving Money in the New Year.
    • Why I Want to be A Minimalist.
    • How to Determine When You have Enough Stuff.
    • On A Bit of Minimalist Travel // Why & How to Pack Lighter.
    • How Routines Have Made My Life Better.
    • A Tiny Christmas.
    • Why I Take a Social Media Break.
    • Or Do Without.
    • All posts about minimalism & decluttering
  • Saving Money
    • My Cleaning & Meal Planning Routines.
    • How and Why We Budget.
    • Doing a Buy Nothing Month.
    • Choosing between Convenience and Values.
    • Frugal Tips
    • 6 Ways We Save Money on Groceries.
    • My Favorite Little Ways to Save Money.
    • Being a One Car Family, Part 1.
    • Being a One Car Family, Part 2.
    • All posts about frugality & saving money
  • Green Living
    • Cloth Diapering
    • 9 Ways I'm Going to be Greener at Home.
    • How to Eat Less Meat
    • Green Living: What I Use to Clean.
    • Airing my Clean Laundry.
    • Still Shampoo Free.
    • All posts about green living & sustainability
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    • Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss
    • Pregnancy Updates
    • Gabe's Birth Story
    • 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
  • Career & Business
    • Tools I Love for Administrative Tasks & How I Use Them.
    • How I Organize Tasks & To Do Lists.
    • My Freelance-aversary & Some Thoughts on Making Your Life What You Want.
    • How I Make Money Online.
    • 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.
  • Travel
    • Our "Workcation" at the Outer Banks.
    • Traveling with a Babe.
    • 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)
    • What to Do & See in Puerto Rico. (Part Two)
    • Anatomy of a Mini Getaway.
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Archives for Ashley

Review + Giveaway: NeuYear Calendar.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 45 Comments

I am a planning junkie. I have tried literally a dozen to do list apps and websites. I have bought personal planners (some cost way too much) (some I made myself). I have read countless articles about planning your day/month/year/life. I am also a goals enthusiast. (You might already know this from my monthly goals.)Read the whole post >>

March 8, 2013 · Tagged With: giveaway 45 Comments

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Tempeh with Pineapple and Cashews.

Filed Under: Recipes 3 Comments

I am on a mission to share my favorite go-to recipes. This one combines several of my favorites for a fantastic meal. It’s a good Trader Joe’s Meal since you could essentially get ALL of the ingredients at Trader Joes. I was introduced to tempeh when visiting friends and they whipped up a quick dinnerRead the whole post >>

March 6, 2013 · Tagged With: dinner, vegan, vegetarianism 3 Comments

What I'm Designing // Perks of Being A JAP.

Filed Under: Career & Business 3 Comments

Perks of Being a JAP // WordPress Design Lacey is a longtime blogger, new(ish) mom, and NYC gal who wanted a new look for her blog. (This is when I wish I remembered to take before screenshots.) Her old blog was sweet, but I wanted to go for something more bold and fun – just like Lacey.Read the whole post >>

March 5, 2013 · 3 Comments

My Favorite Sites & Apps for Traveling.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money, Travel 12 Comments

We love to travel but don’t have tons of money to do it. I’ve visited dozens of travel sites and used plenty of apps while planning our trips over the past few years to Toronto, western Massachusetts, South Carolina, Asheville, Dayton, New York City, Puerto Rico, and a two-week cross-country road trip. Here are the onesRead the whole post >>

March 4, 2013 · Tagged With: phone, technology 12 Comments

February Update + March Intentions.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 10 Comments

We rush to spend time outside when it’s sunny.  [February Update] Still don’t spend anything. Aside from Tiny TOMS sale on Zulily that I couldn’t resist ($12 for theseas I hoped, including shipping, thanks to a credit I had), I succeeded in sticking to my Buy Nothing challenge. Just completely reprogrammed my buy stuff tendency of lateRead the whole post >>

March 1, 2013 · Tagged With: monthly goals 10 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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