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  • 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.
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Blog

Three is a Magic Number. 

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I have a little news to share. I have felt like crap for most of 2016. But for a good reason. I am having a baby. Yes! A third child! Me! (And, you know, that guy I married). And the best part? I didn’t have to endure any more losses to get to this point.Read the whole post >>

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Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

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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 food as fuel and why I eat. JUST KIDDING. I’ve never done a juice cleanse and the only diet I’ve ever tried was a “low carb” diet for aboutRead the whole post >>

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How and Why We Budget.

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We’ve been reconfiguring our budget over the past few months, so I thought I’d share a little about budgeting – namely, why and how we do it. Plus, talking about money is always a good time and something I personally enjoy reading about doing. Why Budget? I’ve had a budget since I was in 8thRead the whole post >>

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Moving Update, 6 Months In. How’s It Going?

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Six months ago, we left our apartment for the very last time. The apartment we brought our babies home to. The apartment we spent 5 years in – the longest I’ve ever spent in one home in my entire life.  So, how’s it going? Mostly, okay.  The move is better than I expected, to be honest.Read the whole post >>

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What I’m Obsessed With Lately.

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The Presidential Primaries 75% of my free time has been taken up by following the presidential primary race. I’ve watched every debate, listened to every podcast I can get my hands on, and have read many articles analyzing the race, the candidates, the voters, and the issues. I’m really excited to follow the Iowa caucusesRead the whole post >>

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Theo at 18 Months.

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(I never did a year post and this is almost a month late, but I want to remember some stuff about this delightful second son of mine!) He’s funny and assertive and friendly. When we walk down the sidewalk and someone passes us, he stops and smiles and waves. Even the coolest hipster usually cracksRead the whole post >>

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Life Lately.

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I’ve become obsessed with the idea of going somewhere warm for spring break. Preferably Puerto Rico, but perhaps Fort Lauderdale. The airport near us doesn’t have many great options but I just want to be WARM. December was so mild, then a few days of cold and I was to the Kayak to explore whereRead the whole post >>

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2015 in Review

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Please pardon any broken links or dust you might find while exploring my site – I’m in the process of changing permalinks and installing a new design! Past year reviews: 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 January Sleep trained Theo for the first of a million times, started drinking green smoothies every day,Read the whole post >>

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How I Organize Tasks & To Do Lists.

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Other recent posts about routines: How Routines Have Made My Life Better, My Cleaning & Meal Planning Routines, and My Daily Routine with 5 + 1 Year Old. To do lists are the way I focus, stay on track, and move forward on my goals and projects. I use a mix of digital and paper – here’s howRead the whole post >>

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My Cleaning & Meal Planning Routines.

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So, yeah. Maybe it’s kind of boring to talk about cleaning and meal planning, but having these tasks be an automatic part of my week means I don’t have to talk or think about them most of the time. They just get done and I can save my energy for more important stuff. (Though food and havingRead 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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