Our speaker at our last MOPS meeting was a naturopathic doctor, and she talked about healthy living, especially related to what we eat and what we feed our kids. During our table discussion, I shared some of the healthy eating habits we’ve incorporated in our house over the years, and the other women at my… Read More 6 easy healthy eating tips
Have you chosen One Little Word for 2018? This is my fifth year choosing a word, and it’s become my favorite new year’s practice. I knew by about mid-November that my word for 2018 would be . . . It’s not a surprising choice, I guess, given how much I talk about cleaning things out, donating… Read More One Little Word for 2018: Less
Happy New Year! Did you wear a fancy outfit and drink cocktails? Did you make it to midnight? Did you have dinner guests and laughingly agree with them that 9:15 was a perfectly appropriate time to end a NYE celebration? I did one of the above. I’m sure that cliffhanger is killing you. I’m still… Read More Goals for 2018
I used to be diligent about reflecting on my one little word throughout the year, but I simply was not in 2017. I mentioned that my word was “low-maintenance,” but I think that’s the only time it came up on the blog. Perhaps it was so low-maintenance that it didn’t even require posts. Oh, you’re still here… Read More A low-maintenance 2017
A friend of mine used the phrase “bless and release” the other day, and while I normally eyeroll anything that sounds like blogspeak, I really liked it. It has a similar purpose to “just let it go” or “get over it,” but I think it’s so much more positive and maybe even a little empowering.… Read More What do you need to bless and release?
I thought about putting together a gift guide of consumable gifts or maybe writing about attempting to keep simplicity as a part of everyday life even during the holidays, but I thought maybe I’d just share some good, solid gift-giving advice in case you’re a) shopping for a little relative / friend, or b) the… Read More Good gift-giving advice
Raise your hand if you’re a pasta salad lover! Any favorites? I think my all-time favorite is this one from Lindsey Kubly because it is so simple and delicious. Last weekend, I decided to whip up a few snacks on a whim and with what I had on hand, and I put together a pretty… Read More Easy pasta salad formula
I stumbled across this really lovely article and wanted to share it with you. Our baby is only one, but my husband and I have already started having conversations about how to help him practice gratitude and sharing our fears related to raising a child in what often feels like a world of materialism and… Read More A lovely link about Thanksgiving and parenting
Well, hi there. Is there anything quite like a list of blog ideas and radio silence for the next two months? Probably not. While I’m getting my ducks in a row over here, I thought I’d at least pop in with a few quick reading recommendations: I read Commonwealth in an instant and thoroughly enjoyed… Read More A quick hello
Blog post ideas . . . I have them, I assure you, but I just haven’t had the discipline to get them drafted. And I can’t really play the new baby / tired / no free time card because the fact of the matter is that he naps pretty well and pretty regularly, and I’ve… Read More Posts, Time Management, Accountability, and the rest