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Mental Tsunamis. That’s what happens in my head. I start to think about one thing which makes me think of another thing. All of a sudden I’m thinking of 5011 things. And doing none of them. I’ve made lists. And cross referenced lists to lists. And plastered post it notes on every surface of… [read more]
2012 was quite the year for me. The beginning was incredibly difficult – I had a miscarriage at the end of my first trimester. But it also brought so many beautiful things, which is usually how it goes. There can be no birth, renewal, or beginnings without something dying or being destroyed. The Destroyer Archetype… [read more]
Organization comes pretty easy to me. Since the home I grew up in was in total and utter chaos at all times, my Dad says that I must have some how tapped into my great-great-Grandmother’s personality. She was a German immigrant who ran a dairy farm in Kansas. Her house was super organized and her… [read more]
The wonderful Cassandra has once again come up with a killer post. This is a must-have list for sure. I have every single thing on this list in my house, except for clay. Who knew clay was so awesome? -Stephanie If you’re a lover of living a more natural, clean life, particularly on a tight… [read more]
I know that talking about money and economics is quite the departure from my regular post topics. However, I have been so inspired by the book Aftershock (Wiley, 2011), that I wanted to share what I have learned. This book resonated so deeply with me as Peter and I struggle to get our finances together.… [read more]
Recently, I have been in the mood to take the organization in my kitchen to the next level. I cleaned out my pantry, spice cabinet and utensil drawer. This drawer was particularly bothersome. It got to the point where I couldn’t even get the drawer closed. Crap was everywhere. It was overstuffed, crowded and chaotic. Every… [read more]
I have been wanting to do a children’s art wall, since before I was even pregnant with Penelope. It’s one of those things I dreamed and envisioned about how my family home would be for a long time. I literally started dreaming about my home when I was 5. I remember setting up a fort… [read more]
A couple of weeks ago, we bought a 1/8 of a cow. It was a big ass cow. Our 1/8 was 99 pounds of meat. We split the cow with several other people and my friend did all the organizing and picked the meat up from the butcher, which was so helpful. We paid $324 for 99… [read more]
This is how much stuff I just cleaned out of my closet to be given away or sold at a garage sale. How on earth does one acquire so much stuff? Some of the things I am finally giving away are clothes from my freshman year of high school. Just craziness. After getting rid of… [read more]
I got inspired to make my own laundry soap after I saw this post on Progressive Pioneer. I am so glad I did! It is ridiculously easy to make. Once you buy your ingredients, the made laundry soap is crazy cheap, and it works perfectly! No more buying expensive Seventh Generation soap for us! Here… [read more]
I have been using green/enviromentaly friendly cleaners for a long time. I have used several different brands over the years and I love Seventh Generation, but its pretty expensive. I also really love using Shaklee. You can buy little vials of the ingredients and then you just add water and put it all in a… [read more]
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