Posted, as is this procrastinator’s way, on the FIRST day of December because...you know...the holidays. Do you ever feel like the end of November is just one big appetizer for the whirlwind we call "The Holidays"? It's good to pace yourself, I'm finding. It's good to slow down. It's good to take breaks and watch shows on … [Read more...]
Making a Clean Sweep for Spring!
Or: That Time these People Saved my Space When Eric Rogers, owner of White Lotus Cleaning in Minneapolis, emailed to ask if I'd like a free spring cleaning in exchange for a review, I didn't hesitate: "Oh, no thank you, Mr. Rogers. When it comes to cleaning I am IN CONTROL." And Eric was all like, "April Fool's?" And my … [Read more...]
Leap Day Loveliness
True story: I was going to call this post “Leap Day Lunacy” but figured that title would scare you off. I’m all about being encouraging, you know? Because the truth is, we are crazy. Why else would we get a puppy when... We already have a houseful of crazies, including (but not limited to) a six-year-old who’s … [Read more...]
Through Him and With Him in the Kitchen
How's your Lent going? Personally, I am really clinging to the February issue of Magnificat magazine--an emotional "clinging" rather than physical, mind you, as I am forever misplacing my copy! It's a Messy Maggie thing. The cover, especially, touches my heart. Jesus, alone and lonely in the desert, bows His head in the presence … [Read more...]
Life Hacks vs. Life-Robbing
(along with a smattering of this and that) The back-to-school ads are starting back up already. Like seeing Christmas displays on the heels on Halloween discounts, I'm feeling pushed in a direction I'm not ready to go. Please just let me go to the park in peace! We have two full weeks left of July! La la la...I can't hear you, Target … [Read more...]
An Apple a Day {Eaten Mindfully}
Or: On Taking the KonMari Approach to my 2nd Whole30 The Why's, the How's, the Care to Join me? First, I've already explained the Whole30 program here: My First Whole30. Start with that post and then come back to this one. I'll wait... Hi again! So if you read (or re-read) my last post, (not to be presumptuous, of course), you know why I … [Read more...]
A Kid, a Couch, a Path, Destruction
(To his credit, that rip was already there.) Happy New Year, everyone! Any advice on where to get a nice couch? I am in earnest when I ask this, as we desperately need something more...intact than this one. My husband says Craig's List but I'm like, ew. Also, I'm thinking leather on account of Cate's allergies, though I did love my pretty … [Read more...]
Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and why I’m doing another Whole30
Merry Christmas! Are you having as much fun policing board game pieces as I am? One of my New Year's resolutions is to worry less about the mess and actually play the board games with them, which is why I said yes to playing Clue this morning. It was quite early when my 5-year-old asked—like, before-I'd-even-finished-my-first-coffee early—and … [Read more...]
News from the Stoop {and an e-Book Recommendation}
There's not a whole lot of news, actually. That crack in the concrete's my new BFF. We've been hanging out ALL summer. Which, frankly, is how I like it. This is me on my front stoop: {photo taken by my 5-year-old} I added the PicMonkey glasses to cover up those dark circles. I added the glasses hoping I'd look like Grace … [Read more...]
An Interview with Amy Thielen
Alternately Titled: Why I Wish I had Cable Amy Thielen is a chef, author, and host of Food Network's Heartland Table. She is also a native Minnesotan, which, in my opinion, is her real claim to fame. Hey, we small-town girls gotta stick together! I had the chance to talk with Amy this week to promote the 2nd season of Heartland Table, which … [Read more...]
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