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Change of Plans.

Filed Under: Career & Business, Personal & Life Updates 3 Comments

I expected to return to work today, 12 weeks after August 30th, the day before I went into labor. From the day Gabriel was born, I found myself dreading the return to work. “Only 10 more weeks!” I’d think, then chide myself for not enjoying my time with my sweet, tiny baby, but counting downRead the whole post >>

November 24, 2010 · Tagged With: career, etsy 3 Comments

Ashley Goes Back to School.

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Last night I started a new class – Web Publishing – HTML 1. It’s inconveniently located near neither work nor home, I got lost in the building for 20 minutes the first day, I won’t get home until 9:45 two nights a week for the next three months. Do you understand that I’m usually inRead the whole post >>

February 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Motivational Blogs, A Venn Diagram, and Taking Risks.

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

Sometimes I try to read those motivational, inspirational blogs that encourage you to find an alternate path in life. A different way of making a living, defining your drive, and discovering yourself, I have even tried to get a iNLP Center NLP Course, iNLP Center training, iNLP Center. You know the kids of blogs I’mRead the whole post >>

January 23, 2010 · Tagged With: musings 2 Comments

Recalculating….

Filed Under: Career & Business, Personal & Life Updates 3 Comments

Then “What do you want to be when you grow up?” questions began in kindergarten. Seems a bit early; to me; nonetheless, I declared I’d own a pizza shop AND a donut shop. (In my All about Ashley book, I also depicted my sister Tara lazing about on her bed, singing “Heigh-ho, hiegh-ho” while IRead the whole post >>

December 11, 2009 · 3 Comments

Wanted: Work-Life Balance.

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

Me: “Waah! I work too much!” My friend: “Dude. I’m a medical resident, I wake up at 4am and don’t get back home until 7pm, at which point I go to bed. And I work most Saturdays.” Me: “You win. Also, I’m never going to be a doctor.” . . . . . . .Read the whole post >>

October 9, 2009 · Tagged With: work 2 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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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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