Recently I saw a discussion about ALDI on a social network. The chain seems to elicit two opinions: love and hate. Seriously, I do not understand the haters. ALDI has by far the best prices in this market (metro Atlanta), and their product lineup gets better and better. Last year, the big news for ALDI […]
What we ate last week
When I write, I want to move people. (Speaking of which, I wrote an essay for DesignMom’s blog about my high-risk pregnancy and subsequent premature delivery of my 27-weeker, if you’re interested, read it here.) At the very least, I hope to help people. So sometimes I feel silly writing about something as banal as […]
Recent Reads
Linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Quick Lit The Last Midwife: A Novel by Sandra Dallas – Books about midwifery are among my very favorites. This one didn’t disappoint. A late 19th century lay midwife deals with prejudice from the town doctor, a murder rap, and shock waves from her tumultuous marriage. Loved it. Infectious Madness: […]
The truth about low maintenance
The truth about low maintenance? It’s often a cover for feelings of unworthiness. When a woman says she’s low maintenance, she might really be thinking “I’m not worth it“. While this isn’t true of every woman, I’ve come to the conclusion that it was certainly the case for me. When I prided myself on being […]
My favorite books of 2015
I did a terrible job of keeping up with what I read last year. Terrible. I keep looking around my house and finding books I read that never made the pages of this blog. Ah, well. Onward and upward. Here are the books that made the most impact on me last year. Big Magic: Creative […]
Recent reads, winter version
I used to write a post monthly about the books I read, but for the last year or so I just can’t seem to get my act together to do this. The last time I posted Recent Reads was back in August. And although I swore I created a draft here to keep track, now […]
Recent Read-Alouds
One of my homeschooling goals each year is to complete a list of read-alouds with my kids. Read aloud time is complicated now that I have several kids of very varying ages, but it’s one of the things I’m determined to do each day, even when the listeners are teenagers. I haven’t read all the […]
Food waste and taking one for the team
I ate oatmeal, leftover from breakfast, for lunch today. Topped with blackberries, butter, walnuts, flax seeds and a sprinkling of brown sugar, it was hardly pauper fare. Still, I would much rather have had a hot ham and cheese sandwich (what I served the kids). I took one for the team. (I have Katy of […]
Recent reads
I read a lot this past month. A lot. I didn’t list all the books below. I think I’m trying to fit in All The Reading before our homeschool year begins, knowing that I’ll have far less time available for it once we get school under way. Anchored: Finding Hope in the Unexpected This book […]
A Monthly Back to School Menu
One of the habits that keeps me sane is menu planning. I’ve been thinking of ways to make our schedule a little easier once homeschool starts, and creating a month long menu sounded like a great way to save a little time. We eat gluten free in this house all the time, so things that […]