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Mahalo, Hawaii.

Filed Under: Travel 17 Comments

I realize we came back from Hawaii over a month ago, yes. I realize the fall season officially starts in 10 days, yes. But I wanted to share a few of the photos and adventures from our trip to Hawaii last month. It was the first trip we took alone since Gabe was born. IRead the whole post >>

September 11, 2013 · Tagged With: marriage, miscarriage & pregnancy loss, musings 17 Comments

Some Good, Some Bad.

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates, Travel 20 Comments

Whew. It has been a crazy couple of weeks. Let’s review some highs and lows, shall? Good thing:  Mike and I took our trip to Hawaii for 4 days. It was the perfect amount of time, really, to be away from Gabe before I missed him too much. It was…really great. We realized in the past year, I’dRead the whole post >>

August 14, 2013 · Tagged With: marriage, miscarriage & pregnancy loss 20 Comments

Stuff My Husband Says

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 15 Comments

I am married to a hilarious man. Mike makes me laugh. All the time. It’s really good for your marriage if you laugh all time. Me: “Start thinking about something we can make for people for Christmas.” Mike: “…Like meth?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Read the whole post >>

November 12, 2012 · Tagged With: marriage 15 Comments

We've Only Just Begun.

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Our five year anniversary was this weekend and as we mulled over how to celebrate it, we discussed what an anniversary means to us. Are we celebrating our love? Our commitment to each other? Are we rededicating ourselves to this journey called marriage? We have hope to take a big trip to Hawaii for ChristmasRead the whole post >>

August 14, 2012 · Tagged With: marriage 15 Comments

A Video Blog on a Marital Debate, Chores, and Far Too Much Laughter.

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First, let me apologize for my Kristen Bell sloth moment  – with more laughter and less tears. About chores. I…have no excuses for myself. It’s like that time in seventh grade during a group presentation in English class that laughed so hard about nothing and peed my pants. Except I totally didn’t pee my pants thisRead the whole post >>

April 4, 2012 · Tagged With: marriage, video 16 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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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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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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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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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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