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Halloween 2017

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 5 Comments

For the first time, we did a family costume! It was so incredibly fun to have a family project. The boys and I had read The Wizard of Oz as a part of our morning chapter book couch time (it was…unexpectedly dark and scary. And so different from the movie!) Then we watched the movie. They becameRead the whole post >>

November 1, 2017 · Tagged With: family, holiday, tutorial 5 Comments

Five Things // On Balance, Screens, and Kids Cooking.

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Waiting for Mike to hide eggs for their egg hunt.  1. I always hear that men don’t stress about life-work balance as much as women do, but I’m not sure that’s always true with this generation of dads. When Mike got his job offer, he asked them specifically about his schedule because he wants to be ableRead the whole post >>

April 8, 2015 · Tagged With: holiday, kids cooking, marriage, quick takes, work, work-life balance 10 Comments

A Tiny Christmas.

Filed Under: Minimalism & Decluttering, Motherhood 10 Comments

    Let’s talk about downsizing today. Specifically, downsizing Christmas. When Mike and I started thinking about what we want our kids to get from Christmas – memories, family traditions, and fun activities top our list I remember our outdoor spiral trees, gifts and the children laughing years ago. Piles and piles of expensive, well-wrappedRead the whole post >>

December 18, 2014 · Tagged With: holiday 10 Comments

November Updates & December Intentions.

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[November Update] Sell things on Craiglist. I listed and sold several items. I sold everything I listed (except for a playmat that ended up as a donation on accident). I did find a few more things (old DSLR, some newborn cloth diapers, a nursing tank) that probably won’t sell locally, so I’ll need to listRead the whole post >>

December 2, 2014 · Tagged With: decluttering, fitness, holiday, monthly goals 9 Comments

5 Things. // On Overwhelm, Child Care, Easter, & Books.

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1. Yesterday was the first day of spring break for Gabe’s preschool. My plan to use preschool as child care continue to be thwarted by silly things like “days off” and “breaks.” They go to school like 9 hours a week! What kind of break could they need?! Sadly, he doesn’t seem to want aRead the whole post >>

April 18, 2014 · Tagged With: books, child care, holiday, motherhood, quick takes, work 13 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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