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the magic of day dates
We have an eight and five year-old, and I’m embarrassed to say that I just recently figured out the magic of day dates. A friend and I wanted to go…
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spaghetti squash trick
I think I’ve referenced before how spaghetti squash is not my favorite vegetable. I eat it because I’m a grown up, but I’ve recently found a little trick that has…
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favorite pods lately: december 2017
If you’ve had a conversation with me in real life anytime recently, I bet $5 I’ve referenced a podcast at some point. I love listening to them to keep me…
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minimalist workout tips: use a timer
I fall on and off the workout wagon on a regular basis, but these days, I’m trying to let myself off the hook a bit more, and, instead of beating…
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homemade thank you postcard template
I love sending thank you notes, but getting our kids to write out more than six words is…challenging. I created an easy thank you note template that I uploaded to…
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holiday season planning tip
Grant and I got out our calendars in mid-November and planned out our holiday season. The Christmas season is Grant’s favorite time of the year, but, if we wind up…
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meatless monday: wild rice and beet salad
We grow beets, but we’ve been trying to eat more than we grow. I love roasting a whole batch (at 400 °F for 40ish minutes with olive oil and salt…
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favorite gift round-ups from around the interwebs
In my informal data collecting over the past couple of weeks, I am an anomaly (in more ways than one obviously!) in that one of my favorite things about that…
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the lesson of new sheets
I had a crummy week this week. I didn’t sleep well, I was short with Grant and the kids, and I just generally felt out of it. On Thursday, I…
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Past gift guides
Happy December! I plan some gift idea posts for later in the month, but, in the meantime, I thought I would post past gift guides here in one place if…