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    • Decluttering, Cleaning, and Saving Money in the New Year.
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    • How and Why We Budget.
    • Doing a Buy Nothing Month.
    • Choosing between Convenience and Values.
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    • 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
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    • 9 Ways I'm Going to be Greener at Home.
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    • 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!
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    • 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)
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Blog

Using Baking Soda to Deal with Acne.

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Just a quick note before I head out of town, then have my family visit me. Yay. I’m pretty excited. My mom is coming here JUST TO SHOP AT TRADER JOE’S. Over three hours in the car. To shop at TJ’s. And, oh yeah, to see me…right? Let’s talk about skin for a moment, shallRead the whole post >>

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Using a French Press

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So, I might like coffee. Just a little.* Let be honest, I could have an entire blog on coffee. It’s addictive nature, the best places to get coffee, the best kinds of coffee, how happy I get when I drink coffee (I mean, really, it’s my Prozac!), and the best lattes to try. But, I’llRead the whole post >>

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Just how little IS our little apartment?

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So little that when we had our friends over for dinner this weekend, we had to put our table in the middle of our tiny living room.

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Facebook Activism.

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I’m a 20 something. Which means I love Facebook. Or at least I spend time on Facebook. There are many opinions about Facebook and other social networking sites. Personally, I’ve gotten to keep up with friends all over the world…going to an international school means I went to high school with people from over 40Read the whole post >>

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HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

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Also? Happy 2 months till your taxes are due day! 6 Random Happy Things: 6. I learned how to make tiramisu! It was freaking delicious, too. 5. Lent is here – which means no TV or chocolate. Except when it’s an emergency. 4. We finally solved the dilemma of how NOT to get Styrofoam forRead the whole post >>

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Asparagus in January

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As I mentioned, I’ve recently read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Now, this might sound dramatic: It pretty much changed my way of thinking about food and farmers. I’ve lived in a lot of places. The capitals of Thailand, Malaysia, and Hawaii, to be specific. (As well as smaller cities in Ohio. Can’t forgetRead the whole post >>

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I Got 25 Pairs of Socks For Christmas. (!)

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Ahh… Christmas Break. No break comes at such an appropriate time. Besides Christmas and all that, it also happens to be the time of year when the weather is depressing for much of us in the northern hemisphere — so time away and with family is MUCH needed. This year was no different. Since itRead the whole post >>

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Biker Shorts are Hott

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Today, a poem. :) (aka: Today, I’m lazy) We got bikes from the thrift store, 2 bikes for $20. It was awesome. We rode to the market on Saturday morning The grocery store 10pm on Saturday night. We rode for fun, We rode to work. We rode along the river, We rode along the street.Read the whole post >>

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Little Ways to Stay Sane and Centered.

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Why try these? When you feel more focused, you make better decisions that line up with who you are and who you want to be. When you spend time outdoors, you are increasing your connection to nature and how much you value it. Try some of these: – Do some yoga or other slow stretchingRead the whole post >>

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Over or Under is No Longer a Debate: More Toilet Talk

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A bit TMI, perhaps…but I just gotta tell you about our toilet paper habits. After looking up and installing the Best low flow toilets in all our bathrooms, as a part of our get-rid-of-paper-products kick, and inspired by Crunchy’s challenge, I took the plunge and decided to try using cloth wipes instead of recycled TP.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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