A few things I enjoyed eating, doing, using and reading in November… This Braiser Cookbook by Wini Moranville. I have her Bonne Femme cookbook and love it too, but recently got my hands on this braising cookbook because ONE POT, people. Every recipe has me salivating. Last week I made the Chicken with Brown Rice […]
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My favorite books on radical frugality
Since I’m doing a No Spend Challenge, I’ve been reaching for some of my favorite books on radical frugality to inspire and motivate me. I believe that wise money management is 40% head knowledge and 60% getting the emotions right. If you can get excited about frugality, if you can view it as a fun, […]
2015: things I’m proud of
This has been a hard year. Have I said that lately? Perhaps yes. But it’s just true, and I’m not one to run from truth-telling even if it’s not always sweetness and light. Yet, there are a lot of things I’m proud of, both personally and inside my family. Things to celebrate. We all beat […]
Recently read: June & July
You know what I hate about putting off my “recent reads” post? I end up forgetting some of the titles I’ve read. I haven’t yet figured out a good system for keeping track, so I often have to scour my Amazon account for orders, library book holds and my failing memory. Which isn’t a system […]
Twitterature: Preemie Edition
As you can imagine, most of my reading this past month has revolved around premature babies. Half Baked: The Story of My Nerves, My Newborn, and How We Both Learned to Breathe by Alexa Stevenson. This book chronicles Alexa’s struggle with infertility, miscarriages, and finally her high-risk pregnancy with twins. Sadly, her son didn’t survive his […]
Homeschooling through a crisis
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. I read an excellent post the other day on SimpleHomeschool.net about homeschooling through a crisis. Quite timely for me, since my family is definitely going through a difficult time right now, with a high-risk […]
Complying with government regulations
This is a post in a series of 31 Days of Minimalist Homeschooling. See the intro post with all the topics here. I apologize for my lack of a post yesterday! I had an appointment with the Perinatologist which took all morning, and then I got a headache that didn’t leave until today. I’ll try to […]
Do Less
I received a copy of Do Less: A Minimalist Guide to a Simplified, Organized, and Happy Life to review, and I love it. As I was reading it I kept thinking… oh man, I wish I had written this book. Rachel Jonat, aka The Minimalist Mom, has beaten me to the punch. This isn’t the first […]
Twitterature February 2014
Note: If you’re reading this post via your phone or an RSS reader, please click through. The pictures won’t show up otherwise. 🙂 Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Twitterature Wow. It looks like I read a lot of books this month, but a couple of them I actually started in January. A Year in […]
Habits Are Better Than Goals
In recent months I’ve noticed a trend among a few bloggers I read. Perhaps because it’s early in the year, when people traditionally make plans and goals, or because minimalism and simplicity are so huge right now. Whatever the reason, the idea is this: Stop setting goals. Yeah, you heard me. It sounds pretty radical, […]