You might be thinking that from the title of the post that this is about cards that are made from recycled paper and sustainably-sourced ink. It’s not. I love cards, but let’s all be honest with each other – how many thank you cards, birthday cards, Christmas cards, etc do you actually keep? I like keeping [...]
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Dec 2012
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Nov 2012
Toothbrushes. So terribly necessary for good oral health, yet so woefully disposable. If you use them for too long, they lose their effectiveness and must be thrown away. Or is there another way? First, though, let’s talk about different options when you head to the store to purchase a toothbrush. Did you know that there’s [...]
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Nov 2012
This might be the most brilliant, or the silliest, or the most ‘duh’ idea I’ve ever had on my own, but it’s worth a shot. I don’t mind the end pieces from a loaf of bread, but how do you use them up when your kids don’t like them, all you [...]
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Nov 2012
Last week, I think most of us bought candy to hand out to trick or treaters…this being our first year in this neighborhood, I wanted to make sure I had enough, so I bought a 100 piece bag of candy. Chocolate, of course, stuff that I love. This was a problem when [...]
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Oct 2012
Small Steps on Our Journey is taking one BIG step soon – moving out of our home state of Arizona to Washington! It’s exciting, scary, an answered prayer, and a difficult challenge all at once, and I wanted to share what I’ve been doing to try to get through this as emotionally intact as possible. [...]
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Sep 2012
Sunday was the official start of football season, which is practically a holiday in this house! We decided to grill out with burgers, and when I headed to the store I decided to make pasta salad (I had all the ingredients at home) instead of spending $4.99/lb for the pre-made one in the [...]
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Sep 2012
I was making pizza with the kids the other night – on Friday nights, we usually have pizza and a movie and have recently made the switch from local restaurant take-out pizza to homemade. Well, wouldn’t you know it…I couldn’t find my rolling pin ANYWHERE! I searched high and low and just couldn’t find it. [...]
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Jun 2012
It’s so easy for me, while Sarah’s three, to pretend like I’ll always be able to make sure she dresses modestly and covers herself. She loves to wear dresses, but she also is a rough and tumble girl – she plays and rolls around and is like every other kid in that aspect. So, how [...]
