The past few months have been an incredible challenge for me personally and for us as a family. From small issues to larger issues, it does seem as though life’s challenges can come in waves and work at knocking you back as soon as you think you’re recovering a bit. I think I’m on the upswing of this whole sadness thing, though,…
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My child graduates from High School today and is well on her way to making her own way in the world. Raising a child is the greatest, most fulfilling gift I can imagine. It doesn’t mean that it’s always easy or pretty or perfect, but it is absolute magic. Below is a piece I wrote several months ago for school…
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Last weekend, while Tool Lady was out of town visiting family in STL, I decided to take all of the books off of the bookshelves in the Guest Room/Nursery-in-the-making and transfer them downstairs and onto the bookshelves in the Living Room. Let me just tell you…I completely under-estimated how much time this would take me, let alone how many trips…
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It’s been a while since I’ve given an update on my 101 in 1001 list, so I figured t was about time. The items on the list that have been accomplished are marked in red. The rest (yes, all of the rest), has yet to be completed. It’s a good thing I still have some time, ha? 😉 Start date: November…
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Sometimes I wonder if, in this space, it’s better to keep things positive, pretty and inspirational…even when things aren’t positive, pretty or inspirational. In general, I tend to stay away from personal stories so as to keep them…well…personal. And I generally try my best to stay away from negativity in all of it’s forms so as to not feed it…
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…unless you have things to do. Brunch with friends…seed shopping…home brew shopping and future home brew fantasies…emergency water rotation and refilling…goat milking…sun spot & snack loving chickens…attention given to long-ago-dried-and-forgotten herbs…soap frame creating…baby blanket crocheting…goat milk soap making (our very first!)…2013 garden planning…Red Chile Chocolate Porter brewing. Thank goodness for three-day weekends!!! xoxo, M
