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Next, We Force Him to Watch Elf.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 15 Comments

I feel the need to apologize for talking about a Christmas tree when Thanksgiving isn’t even here, because some people have Very Strong Feelings about that sort of thing. So, if you’re angry, please take this moment to excuse yourself. For the first two years of our marriage, Mike and I didn’t really have aRead the whole post >>

November 21, 2011 · Tagged With: family, Gabe, holiday 15 Comments

True Life: My Baby Slept in My Bed.

Filed Under: Motherhood 14 Comments

I got an email from a reader a few months ago who saw photos from this post with our mini-co-sleeper next to our bed. She wondered how we like the co-sleeper and asked me if we slept with Gabe. I’ve never written about one of the most important, most favorite parts of Gabe’s early months: GabeRead the whole post >>

November 14, 2011 · Tagged With: Gabe 14 Comments

Gabe’s Lookbook.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 7 Comments

I’ve shown you my little fall wardrobe boost, now let me share Gabe’s new outfits: (from left: Adios Bicicleta Tee, Ticking Stripe Pants, Little Citizens Hoodie) I’d heard a lot of great things about Tea and its children’s clothes, but I had yet to check out the site myself before receiving an email asking meRead the whole post >>

November 7, 2011 · Tagged With: clothes, Gabe 7 Comments

He’s Not a Baby, Not Yet a Toddler.

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(Yes, I still sing old Britney Spears songs to myself.) (She’s so lucky, she’s a star. But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart…Ahem.) (If you have no idea what I’m talking about: this.) Gabe is in limbo between babyhood and toddlerhood, but took one giant leap into toddlerhood with his very first haircut.Read the whole post >>

October 18, 2011 · Tagged With: Gabe, photos 13 Comments

Gabe. Overload.

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Gabe has a message for any babies or toddlers out there who still need to kick the pacifier habit: (Also, be sure check out his skills knee-walking. Not sure how he’ll transition from that to feet-walking, but it’s fun while it lasts!) (The video continues with Gabe rolling around in the soft carpet. It wasRead the whole post >>

October 12, 2011 · Tagged With: Gabe, video 10 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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