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Less Stuff, More Life.

  • Minimalism & Decluttering
    • 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
  • Motherhood
    • 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.
    • Western Massachusetts
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Blog

Recipe: Coconut-Chocolate Chip Pancakes

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When the whole internet seems to be full of healthy eating and cleanses and sugar-free living these days, I am eating pancakes. Let me explain – I eat healthy much of the time. Lot of vegetables, beans, whole grains, fruit, tofu, a bit of yogurt or cheese, and…desserts. I am not one to take toRead the whole post >>

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A Video Blog on a Marital Debate, Chores, and Far Too Much Laughter.

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First, let me apologize for my Kristen Bell sloth moment  – with more laughter and less tears. About chores. I…have no excuses for myself. It’s like that time in seventh grade during a group presentation in English class that laughed so hard about nothing and peed my pants. Except I totally didn’t pee my pants thisRead the whole post >>

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March Update & April Intentions.

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[March Update] Get caught up, work-wise | Not so much. Although spring break this week has helped me get closer to caught up, little projects seem to keep popping up that throw me off schedule. Like a client who decides to order more services (yay!) or awesome projects that have a tight deadline. Regardless, things areRead the whole post >>

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I’m Only Wearing 33 Things for the Next Three Months.

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My wardrobe has gone from this: to this:  Okay, that doesn’t look that dramatic. How about some math? This: Minus this: Equals this: A few weeks ago, I was reading my good friend Kat’s blog, and she mentioned briefly that she was doing Project 333. I Googled it and was intrigued. Thirty-three items of clothingRead the whole post >>

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How’d You Find My Blog?

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It’s been a while since I’ve shared some fun search terms that led folks to my blog. The majority of search terms are boring versions of my blog title or ‘shampoo free’, so the quirky phrases are fun. Tell me, did any of YOU find my blog this way? out little apartmnet ashley’s last nameRead the whole post >>

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Friday Photo & Finds.

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Instead of a list of links to other blogs and websites, today I’m going to share my favorite podcasts with you. What is a podcast? It’s an audio program that is sometimes part of a radio show and sometimes not. I am a huge, HUGE fan of podcasts. I listen to them while I’m working,Read the whole post >>

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The Best March Ever in Pictures.

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When the temperature is 20-30 degrees above normal March weather… You end up spending lots of time outside. Dance parties at Trader Joe’s (minutes after vomiting in Trader Joe’s) (Pro tip: don’t let your kid eat super sharp cheese after he eats a thousand pancakes.)… Pants become optional… But cuddling is never optional. There are veggieRead the whole post >>

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Get It.

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A few years ago, I attended a conference at a local community college. The first workshop I went to started with the author of a book holding up his book in the front of the classroom. He announced that anyone could have the book and a ten dollar bill if they came up front andRead the whole post >>

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Reader Question: Fool-Proof Design Tips for My Blog.

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Hi Ashley, My friend referred me to your blog since we’re both no ‘poo users, and I love it!  Your layout is great and I’m trying to clean mine up so as to attract a larger readership.  Any tips on how to make it more user friendly and find-able?  Thanks, and keep up the greatRead the whole post >>

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Reader Question: Discerning A Career Path.

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Ashley, I recently found your blog (I wish I could tell you how but I don’t remember) and I’ve been enjoying it, especially since I find that I can relate to a lot of what you blog about. In your recap of 2011, I read your posts on work and from there found similar posts.Read the whole post >>

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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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