Last year I didn't make any New Year's resolutions. I made some vague, sweeping statement about how 2014 would be a year of ACTION and DOING THINGS and NOT THINKING TOO MUCH! Problem:...
Christmas was always a really big deal for our family when I was growing up, and now that I have a little family of my own, I've been trying to strike a balance...
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Waaah, waaah, this week has been super busy, boo hoo etc. Look, we're all busy this week what with the working and the Christmasing and whatever else, no need to apologize. I'm just...
Way back in the day, I had a LiveJournal, and every so often (maybe once a year?) I like to log in and look at some of my old entries. On this date...
A couple weeks ago, I invited readers to ask me questions, and you guys delivered! I got great questions and I've decided to break some of these out into separate posts, otherwise you'd...
We don't watch much TV at our house, generally sticking to one or two series at a time, which we'll either DVR or watch on Netflix. I'm not much of a "watch whatever's...
A couple of you posted some questions for me on my last post. Time for my answers! (If there's anything you would like to know about, feel free to ask away.) Amy asked:...
Guys, I have some questions for you. (I also want to take this opportunity to invite you to ask me any questions you like, and I'll answer them here on the blog next...
Making: my Christmas listCooking: lots of warm, comforting recipes like this quinoa chili and tortellini in tomato cream sauceDrinking: coffee, red wine, eggnog teaReading: I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom WolfeWanting: to have my...
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I've (barely) started my Christmas shopping, and a lot of it - most of it - is getting done online. I feel guilty for not doing more shopping locally, and constant 'buy local'...
Eli Alexander, today you are three. If I had to use three words to describe you, they would be curious, funny, and smart. You ask a million questions each day, love nothing more...
Eli,
i love lists,
lists,
things to look forward to,
thinking,
time management
November to-do list
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I call this one "How To Be Basic 101" This year it feels like the switch from fall and Halloween to winter and "Christmastime" has happened really abruptly. On Saturday morning, November 1,...
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[1] Pumpkin Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting - I baked these babies last weekend with Eli and they're fantastic. The recipe calls for drop cookies that you flatten with your fingers; we...
[photo via] It was almost impossible to get out of bed this morning. It was still dark outside at 6:00 when the alarm went off, and it was just so cozy under the covers....
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For our fifth anniversary, we wanted to do something special, just the two of us. After a flurry of last-minute planning, we ended up booking a weekend in New York City. The last...
We've gone apple picking as a family every October since Eli was born. This was his third trip to the orchard and once again we had a fantastic time filling our bag with...
Making : Spotify playlists. Any suggestions I should check out? Cooking : Last night I did one-pot pumpkin pasta. I recommend. I did mix it up a wee bit - sauteed some mushrooms to...
I didn't always love coffee. My first memory of coffee is my parents drinking foul-smelling instant coffee every morning with breakfast, each of them out of their special mugs, Mom's with milk, Dad's...
Rather than inundate you with yet another list of all the reasons why fall is da best (it is) or sharing my fall to-dos (lotta apples, lotta pumpkins), I decided to actually do...
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I spent Sunday afternoon in the kitchen, running back and forth to the den to watch the New England-Minnesota game, which constitutes a pretty ideal fall afternoon for me. Football and good eats:...
When I learned that I'd been selected to participate in Downtown Halifax's Big Day Downtown event again this summer, I was thrilled. Over the past few summers, I have been introduced to some...