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Brown Thumb Guilt

Published by on October 11, 2011 | 1 Response

Confession time: I don’t really like gardening. I love the idea of gardening. I enjoy being outside. I don’t mind bugs and worms that much. I compost. I love how the plants look and smell. I adore vegetables – I’m very happy being a vegetarian, and I love trying new veggies. I love to cook […]

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Yes, I’m Still an Introvert

Published by on October 11, 2011 | Leave a response

I started off life as a very shy introvert. Over the years, I’ve overcome much of my shyness. I love parties and events with lots of people, I speak comfortably in front of a group, and I enjoy performing. But I’m definitely still an introvert. No, shyness and introversion are not one and the same. […]

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Sunny Autumn Sunday

Published by on October 9, 2011 | Leave a response

I spent most of the day sitting at a soccer tournament, watching ElvenTiger’s team play (or waiting for them to start playing). Unlike the usual things we find ourselves doing during the October tournament, like snuggling in sweatshirts and blankets, and consuming large quantities of hot chocolate, today we were all in shorts and t-shirts. […]

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Even Though It Makes Me Squirm

Published by on October 9, 2011 | Leave a response

I tend to be rather self-critical. I also often focus on what I *don’t* yet know, because I always want to learn new things, progress, move forward, and all that. Focusing on my personal growth is my idea of fun. So today was interesting because I got to observe myself the way others might see […]

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Order of the Red Shopping Cart

Published by on October 7, 2011 | Leave a response

It’s Friday, and the (fun but) busy week I’ve been having is catching up with me. I’m not stressed out, but definitely have a very full mind and life. Lists are my friend. I haven’t done my “morning pages” journal writing for a couple of days (well, there’s still time to do today’s, but most […]

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Co-op Love!

Published by on October 6, 2011 | Leave a response

Our family has joined a homeschool co-op. What this means is that families get together (in this case, about 80 families!) and together we offer classes, clubs, activities, and other fun things. The kids range from babes in slings to independent teenagers. So far ElvenTiger and I have been the ones exploring it, though BlackLion […]

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Dilated

Published by on October 5, 2011 | Leave a response

No, no, silly, I’m beyond the childbearing years. I have teenagers! I’m talking about my eyes. I went to a new eye doctor today. My awesome Dad drove me, and he paid for the appointment (it was my birthday gift). So my blog today will be relatively short. I would have written it later, when […]

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Sharing the Joy of Journals

Published by on October 4, 2011 | 1 Response

This fall, ElvenTiger and I joined a newly-formed homeschool co-op group in our area. Well, the whole family is a part of it, really, but we’re the ones who have gotten involved so far. ElvenTiger’s taking classes in basket-weaving and cooking, and next session will be helping teach a knitting class. She loves it. I’m […]

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Bedtime Routine and The Between

Published by on October 3, 2011 | Leave a response

October’s theme for National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) is “Between.” So I thought, since I seem to have taken up the challenge of daily blogging this month, that today I’d talk about one of the ways I use the term “between.” My bedtime routine goes like this: after brushing my teeth and changing into my […]

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Homesteading Update

Published by on October 2, 2011 | Leave a response

I haven’t done a homesteading-type update lately. What have we been up to? Well, we joined a wonderful homeschool co-op, and as part of it, we now have the opportunity to once again order items from a food co-op. Our first order includes miso, Bragg’s Amino Acids, soy sauce, and cumin seed. I’m sure we’ll […]

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