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2010 Archives for February 2010

Archives for February 2010

Dear Baby…

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Dear Baby, This has been an exciting week! I always worry that something has happened to you –that you’ve been hurt and are no longer growing quickly. I guess I already care about you and really hope I’ll get to meet you in a few months.  Last Friday, I had an appointment with my midwife.Read the whole post >>

February 24, 2010 · Tagged With: pregnancy Leave a Comment

A Long Overdue Shop Update.

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It has been a long while since I’ve done an update on my Etsy shop. Partially because I was tired and sick for a few months (now you know why! yay! openness and honesty!) and partially because I am just. so. darn. busy. and crafting has taken a back burner (to things like freelance designRead the whole post >>

February 23, 2010 · Tagged With: etsy Leave a Comment

Elaborating on the Whole Baby Thing.

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I always joked that the worst part of being pregnant someday would not be giving up alcohol, but giving up coffee. I. Love. Coffee. (I also joke that if my children are allergic to peanuts, I’d give them away before I’d give up peanut butter.) Well, my friends, it has been 61 days since IRead the whole post >>

February 22, 2010 · Tagged With: pregnancy 2 Comments

Birthdays and Other Excitement.

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I met Mike on September 11th, 2004 – eleven days after his twenty-fourth birthday. On his twenty-fifth birthday, I fixed him a stir-fry dinner picnic in the basement of my house in college. I made him a scrapbook and told him I loved him for the first time (in the middle of fight. But still.)Read the whole post >>

February 20, 2010 · Tagged With: pregnancy Leave a Comment

Ashley Starts Budgeting | The (Totally Awesome) Plan

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First! Check out my hard work this weekend – I’m in the progress of redesigning this little  blog and am unreasonably proud of the new menu bar I created. It took days – but I finally got it looking exactly as I’d imagined. Roll your mouse over the links and see how fun it is!Read the whole post >>

February 16, 2010 · Tagged With: budgeting, saving money 5 Comments

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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Career & Business

A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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