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Archives for life updates

Finding Life after Loss.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 16 Comments

Involves new hairstyles, eating my feelings in sugar form, and buying my kids matching clothing. I haven’t been sure what to write about here anymore. I feel like I’m 32, surely I shouldn’t be publicly journaling and sharing my thoughts, right? I’ve grown past that. Need to keep those thoughts and feelings private. And yet.Read the whole post >>

April 12, 2017 · Tagged With: life updates, miscarriage & pregnancy loss 16 Comments

Life this Week.

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Hi, hello, how’s it going? Last week, my parents came to visit for 4 days – it was great! It was dark the entire time they were here, which was a bit of a downer, but it was so nice to get to see them and, of course, have babysitters so we could go outRead the whole post >>

November 20, 2015 · Tagged With: life updates 13 Comments

October Update & November Intentions.

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[October Update] WORK| Start Little Leaf Newsletter. Yes! I sent a newsletter out to my former clients and to my list. I got good feedback, which was a relief because I was surprisingly nervous about it. LEARN | Do lesson two of development course. Errr, smallest step was still too big. About 17 minutes into the training video, but itRead the whole post >>

November 2, 2015 · Tagged With: life updates, monthly goals 9 Comments

Life this Week.

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This week: We went to a gymnastics place for open gym play with a new friend. We’ve seen her and her daughter every week so far, which has been good for me as a mother and for my kids to have a playmate. I went out to dinner with one of Mike’s coworkers who IRead the whole post >>

October 23, 2015 · Tagged With: life updates, updates 8 Comments

Three Things // On TV Shows, Budgets, and Miscarriages.

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Finding a New TV Show Mike & I have similar taste in TV (except he likes animated shows more than I do). Our favorite shows to watch together have been : The West Wing & Newsroom – funny, smart, heart-warming! Arrested Development & Flight of the Conchords – funny, quirky! Ugly Betty – so funnyRead the whole post >>

October 16, 2015 · Tagged With: budgeting, life updates, miscarriage & pregnancy loss, tv shows 15 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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Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas

Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Tempeh with Pineapple and Cashews.

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Recipe: Bistro Broccoli Chowder

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