Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy for Twitterature Quick reviews of books I’ve read in the past month. I didn’t read as many titles last month, because I made a conscious choice to slow down on my reading. I wanted to be really choosy this month, and pick titles I could truly relish and love. […]
Life Lessons from As Always, Julia
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project and other books, has often said that reading about Julia Child is a lesson in happiness. I couldn’t agree more. I also loved My Life in France, which Julia co-wrote with her nephew. In this month’s Twitterature post, I mentioned how much I enjoyed reading As Always, Julia: […]
Pertussis, One Year Later
I got an email yesterday and thought it was a perfect time to revisit this topic, since it was almost exactly one year ago that my family came down with Whooping Cough (Pertussis). The email read like this: “Would you recommend vaccinating after dealing first hand with Pertussis? We have not vaccinated our 4 month […]
What I Notice About Oil Pulling
OraWellness makes my very favorite toothpaste alternative, called HealThy Mouth blend. I think one of the reasons it works so well is because it’s made from… wait for it… OIL. I also use it to swish, meaning every time I use it I’m doing a “mini” Oil Pull. Neato! Read more of my review of […]
Twitterature April 2014
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy for Twitterature As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto by Joan Reardon. How can you not love Julia Child? Her enthusiasm and passion, sense of humor and work ethic are admirable. Thoroughly enjoyed this book which consists of the letters between Julia and her bestie and […]
Perception: Yours Versus Theirs
Noticing the different ways people perceive the same event is fascinating to me. For instance, today I had an experience that illustrates the point well. To explain, I need to go back to last night. Victoria suddenly fell asleep on Daddy’s chest before suppertime. She had already had a long nap that day, so I […]
French Eating Habits, or what I would ask maman
Gabrielle of DesignMom (whose blog I adore, mostly for her posts about her life in France) recently wrote about French food habits. If you’ve been reading here for more than 5 minutes, you know I’m mildly obsessed with French culture (food being a large part of that!). So, I read her post and every single […]
SGTSM Part 5: Final Chapters
So maybe I’ve procrastinated long enough on this one! Finally blogging about the last two chapters of Crystal Paine’s excellent book, Say Goodbye to Survival Mode: 9 Simple Strategies to Stress Less, Sleep More, and Restore Your Passion for Life. Here are the other installments in case you missed them: Part One: SGTSM Chapters One […]
What I Buy at ALDI – Updated
It’s no surprise that I love ALDI. Buying most of our weekly food from ALDI helps keep the grocery budget to an acceptable number. We spend about the same amount on food as rent. Anything I can do, without the stress of couponing and shopping at multiple stores each week to keep food costs […]
A Perfect Day
Reading books about goals or time management, you’ll often find the authors encouraging you to envision (and write down) the perfect day. I’ve always had a difficult time with this assignment, because for me, there are many versions of a “perfect” day. (At least one of them involved a roadside cafe somewhere in the French […]