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    • Doing a Buy Nothing Month.
    • Choosing between Convenience and Values.
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    • On Careers and Ladders and Motherhood.
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    • Anxiety, Committment, and Childbirth, Oh My!
    • All posts about motherhood & parenting
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    • 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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The Internet and the Mask of Perfection.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 39 Comments

Yesterday’s post over at Simple Mom was just what I needed to read. It was all about how the internet has helped women realize we don’t have to be everything and do everything. That we don’t have it all together. I appreciated the post, but one part differed from my experience – that the internetRead the whole post >>

November 1, 2011 · 39 Comments

An OLA Makeover.

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First, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! (And happy birthday to my wonderful mother-in-law.) Gabe went trick-or-treating and to the pumpkin patch and I have all sorts of photos and stories to tell about it, but I have something else to share today: Instead of giving Our Little Apartment a facelift, I gave her a complete and total makeover!Read the whole post >>

October 31, 2011 · Tagged With: design 14 Comments

Is My Dork Showing?

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 13 Comments

If you frequent the internet, you’ve probably watched about a dozen video blogs of someone reading a list of words and asking if they speak with an accent. Well, guess wha-at? You get to watch another! (Or just watch the first ten seconds and see Gabe pretending to talk on the phone.) Oy. It’s sortRead the whole post >>

October 28, 2011 · Tagged With: video 13 Comments

Working for Myself: Favorite Tools, the Current State of Things, and Some Recent Designs.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 7 Comments

Someone asked me the other day how I have time to work 20 hours a week and run Little Leaf. Simple – I don’t take days off, I take hours off. I work at the high school Monday through Wednesday, and work at home Thursday through Sunday. Instead of having a weekend that is completelyRead the whole post >>

October 26, 2011 · Tagged With: design, faq, working mom 7 Comments

Still Shampoo Free.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money, Green Living & Sustainability, Simple & Intentional Living 50 Comments

One of my post popular blog posts, and the topic I get most emails about is being shampoo-free. After over a year of using only these ingredients for my hair and face care, I have learned a lot and have more to share. The goods: Apple cider vinegar, olive oil, castor oil, baking soda, andRead the whole post >>

October 24, 2011 · Tagged With: beauty, faq, reduce, tutorial, waste 50 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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