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  • Minimalism & Decluttering
    • How I Learned to Stop Being a Slob and Started Cleaning up After Myself.
    • Decluttering, Cleaning, and Saving Money in the New Year.
    • Why I Want to be A Minimalist.
    • How to Determine When You have Enough Stuff.
    • On A Bit of Minimalist Travel // Why & How to Pack Lighter.
    • How Routines Have Made My Life Better.
    • A Tiny Christmas.
    • Why I Take a Social Media Break.
    • Or Do Without.
    • All posts about minimalism & decluttering
  • Saving Money
    • My Cleaning & Meal Planning Routines.
    • How and Why We Budget.
    • Doing a Buy Nothing Month.
    • Choosing between Convenience and Values.
    • Frugal Tips
    • 6 Ways We Save Money on Groceries.
    • My Favorite Little Ways to Save Money.
    • Being a One Car Family, Part 1.
    • Being a One Car Family, Part 2.
    • All posts about frugality & saving money
  • Green Living
    • Cloth Diapering
    • 9 Ways I'm Going to be Greener at Home.
    • How to Eat Less Meat
    • Green Living: What I Use to Clean.
    • Airing my Clean Laundry.
    • Still Shampoo Free.
    • All posts about green living & sustainability
  • Motherhood
    • Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss
    • Pregnancy Updates
    • Gabe's Birth Story
    • Theo's Birth Story
    • Everything You Need to Know about Babywearing.
    • Sleep Training Success without (Many) Tears.
    • On Careers and Ladders and Motherhood.
    • Answering Questions: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
    • Anxiety, Committment, and Childbirth, Oh My!
    • All posts about motherhood & parenting
  • Career & Business
    • Tools I Love for Administrative Tasks & How I Use Them.
    • How I Organize Tasks & To Do Lists.
    • My Freelance-aversary & Some Thoughts on Making Your Life What You Want.
    • How I Make Money Online.
    • Why I Use the Genesis Framework.
    • Why I Love Redbooth for Project & Task Management
    • Working from Home Tips & Time Management Strategies.
    • How Does She Do It All? She Doesn't.
    • Working Mama // Figuring Out Child Care.
    • Reader Question: Discerning A Career Path.
  • Travel
    • Our "Workcation" at the Outer Banks.
    • Traveling with a Babe.
    • Costa Rica and Puerto Rico Visit, Part 1 | Lazing about at a resort
    • Puerto Rico, Part 2 | Eating our Way Through Old San Juan
    • Where to Stay & What to Eat in Puerto Rico. (Part One)
    • What to Do & See in Puerto Rico. (Part Two)
    • Anatomy of a Mini Getaway.
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Blog

House Hunters: Rental Edition.

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After I asked for a lot of feedback on Twitter about which home we should choose and shared a little about the insanity of the process on my blog, oh, two weeks ago (stress has swallowed my ability to blog, *clug clug*) – I thought I’d share more! Because if there’s one thing I know IRead the whole post >>

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Five Things // Updates & Current Happening.

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1. House hunting.   I could talk for hours about the insanity that finding a home to rent in western Massachusetts has been, but we’ve applied to 5 different places to live and are juggling all the various deposits and credit checks and landlord references and income verifications. It’s competitive and we’re working with three different realtors.Read the whole post >>

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Friday Finds.

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How was your week? I’ve been loving summer with its milder weather, plus Mike’s off work now, and I’ve been seeing friends every single day. Lots of dinners and ice cream runs and spending an hour reading a pile of books with two boys on my lap. It’s lovely and the perfect precursor to leavingRead the whole post >>

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I’m Moving and I’m Going to Talk About It.

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I haven’t made it much of a secret that I’m not excited about moving. I’m trying to be. I want to be. Moving is on my mind a lot – worries, logistics, sadness, excitement. I heard Mimi Ikonn say Fear and excitement are the same emotion, just depends on your perspective. I’ve been thinking aboutRead the whole post >>

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Mindless Eating Review + 5 Takeaways.

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Every now and then I read a book that makes my life better. A book that shifts my thinking and affects my actions. Mindless Eating was one of those books. It did, as promised, absolutely change the way I think about eating. I stumbled upon it on my Overdrive app and listened to the audiobook. The basic premise ofRead the whole post >>

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Five Things // On Blogging a Childhood, Decisions, and Business Coaches.

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I’m really glad I’ve blogged through Gabe’s childhood because it’s so fun to share those posts with him. Last night when we were lying in bed getting ready to read a story before bed, I mentioned how Snoopy used to be his very best friend. He asked to see a picture of himself holding SnoopyRead the whole post >>

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How I Make Money Online.

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I really love talking about money – saving money, making money, deciding how to budget money. Money! A reader asked me to share about the specifics of my finances, ie: “How do you make money with your business?”  So! Let’s talk specifics about where I make money and how much of my income comes fromRead the whole post >>

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Sleep Training Success without (Many) Tears.

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This is the story of how I helped my baby learn how to go from waking up every 60-90 minutes to sleeping for 11 hours straight. (Hi, I’m writing about baby sleep on the internet. Am I new here? I’ve had, what, two babies and I think I can write about sleep?) What this postRead the whole post >>

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May Updates & June Intentions.

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This is why I’ve been slacking and not making goals till June 8th. Vacaaaaaation.  [May Update] ROUTINE | Working out: daily 7 minute work out & three miles 2-3 times a week. Success! I ran 12 times and did the 7 minute work out most days. I also went for lots of walks and did some fitnessblenderRead the whole post >>

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Theo at 11 Months.

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One month from today, this little hooligan is going to be ONE YEAR OLD. He: – [Redacted comment about sleeping because I’m superstitious.] – Has a seventh tooth poking through. Just in time for vacation! – Walks instead of crawls most of the time now. – Had his millionth ear infection this month. – StartedRead the whole post >>

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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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Recipes

Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas

Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Tempeh with Pineapple and Cashews.

Recipe: Tofu Lettuce Wraps.

Recipe: Bistro Broccoli Chowder

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