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Five Things // On Moving, Preschool, and Hustling vs. Taking it Easy.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 6 Comments

1) The long-awaited grocery store and cafe opened up across the street from us this weekend and we’ve been 4 times in 5 days. The downstairs is kind of like a small Whole Foods (but locally owned!) that has everything I buy regularly (coconut oil! Amish happy cows butter! tempeh! all the hippie yuppie foods!)Read the whole post >>

May 22, 2015 · Tagged With: business, Gabe, motherhood, moving, quick takes, work-life balance 6 Comments

Babyhood: This Time vs. Last Time.

Filed Under: Motherhood 7 Comments

Babies at four months (Theo, Gabe) A few months ago, I talked about how my pregnancies compared to each other. Now let’s talk about how my experiences of babyhood have compared with each other: Last time: I reveled in the experience of having a baby. I was obsessed with my child. OBSESSED. I got sad at the prospect ofRead the whole post >>

November 24, 2014 · Tagged With: Gabe, musings, Theo 7 Comments

Four Years of Gabe.

Filed Under: Motherhood 12 Comments

On Monday, my first baby boy turned four. I’d wonder where time went, but most of all, I don’t really remember a time before Gabe. It has absolutely been the best four years of my life, raising this sweet little boy alongside Mike. The difficulties aren’t too difficult yet (I literally couldn’t sleep last nightRead the whole post >>

September 5, 2014 · Tagged With: Gabe, musings 12 Comments

Before You Are No Longer my Only Child.

Filed Under: Motherhood 10 Comments

Before our first child was born, I felt frantic about our dwindling days as a couple without kids. We spent so much time together that summer before Gabe was born, filling our days and evenings with conversations, blissful sleep (well as blissful as you can get in those last few weeks of pregnancy), and settlingRead the whole post >>

May 30, 2014 · Tagged With: essay, Gabe, musings, Theo 10 Comments

What's It Like to Have A Son?

Filed Under: Motherhood 11 Comments

Several times over the last few years, a friend has found out she is having a little boy and asks me, “What do you like about having a son?” I am not sure every boy is like, but I know what it’s like to have my particular son. Most recently when asked this, I started thinking howRead the whole post >>

January 24, 2014 · Tagged With: essay, Gabe, musings 11 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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