One thing I’ve come to realize recently about non-fiction is that I don’t have to agree with everything the author says to really find a book interesting and worthwhile. When I read Zero Waste Home, for instance, I wasn’t suddenly about to shoot for one quart jar of trash per year. But I did find a lot of the ideas…
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Sisters Share It All: One Store, Day and Night
I love Old Navy for many many reasons (it’s close to me. It’s inexpensive. There is a fake dog at the entrance which means Ella will happily go any time I want). When Landen suggested we do a little virtual shopping there, I was more than happy to oblige. I’ve found that doing the 31 for 31 challenge has made…
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6 Recipes You Should Try (I Mean, If You Want To)
If this particular list looks a bit heavy on the snack-y type recipes, you might correctly surmise that I was doing a lot of these while Bart was in the middle of busy season and I had many many nights home alone while small children slept. The peanut butter pretzel truffles are rather hard to explain away as non-desserts, but…
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A Second Whirlwind Weekend in Nashville
1. I’d take you out for an early (they open at 6 a.m.) breakfast at The Pancake Pantry. You can order whatever you want, but I’d strongly recommend the sweet potato pancakes with cinnamon syrup. They are the most delicious pancakes I’ve ever had, which is saying something, because I don’t even like pancakes. Plus, with a vegetable in…
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The Half-Way Mark
May is half over and hey, I’m still wearing the same 31 items of clothing. Actually, the pair of pants I ordered were a complete disaster, so 30 (would it be cheating to add another pair of shorts? The temperature just skyrocketed up to 97 degrees today, so the sweaters I was wearing in the snow in Denver on May…
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