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How does your garden grow?
I’m trying to get back on the blogging bandwagon after falling off for two weeks. (Was it really two weeks?) As always, the more that’s going on around the homestead, the less time I have to write about it. It’s … Continue reading
Perspective
I have a bad habit of being a teeny, tiny bit hard on myself sometimes. (Ahem.) Especially when it comes to the “I should’s”. As in, “I should have a perfectly clean house”, “I should be taking my daughter to … Continue reading
School’s in – I’m not (probably)
Tomorrow is the start of classes. When I was a kid I looked forward to school starting again. Breaks were long and boring in those days and a geek like me enjoyed a chance to learn. Nowadays I welcome the … Continue reading
Putting money in the local economy
“Put your money where your heart is.” This quip came to me a few months ago. You have to be willing to put money into the things you think are important. That means giving money to charities you believe in … Continue reading
New Year’s resolutions 2010
I’m a big believer that big change is a process. The little, daily things add up to make a bigger difference than the big things. Buying a Prius is a great way to make your life more sustainable but so … Continue reading
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Buying for Baby: Principled purchasing is exhausting
Babies require a lot of stuff. There are the cribs and strollers and car seats, breastpumps and bottles and bibs, cloth diapers and wipes and diaper pails, plus mountains and mountains of miniatures clothing, receiving blankets, and crib sheets. I’ve … Continue reading
Buying for baby: Setting Priorities
The process of having a baby baffles me. Ok, the obvious part I get (obviously) but there’s a lot of other things that have to be done when you’re having a baby like choosing names, deciding on parenting practices, deciding … Continue reading
Daycare dash
I always thought that when it comes to kids, the important decisions would get made first – like names, who will be the godparents, those sorts of things. Silly, delusional me. Instead we spent the week before Thanksgiving break in … Continue reading