every day living with a touch of creativity
As you know by now, this month on The Creative Mama we are talking about Simple Living. When I think of living simply, my mind conjures images of clotheslines and gardens, cooking wholesome foods from scratch, ditching the TV, and riding bicycles. Of course all of these are great and can contribute to a simpler [...]
Ever since my husband and got married, I have had an intense desire to grow my own organic vegetables and herbs. Our first apartment had no yard and the balcony hardly got any sun, but I always told myself that when we bought our own home, I would make sure that it had space for [...]
We all have “those days”: nothing seems to be going quite right, you feel stressed and gloomy right from the start, and you just wish you could curl back into bed and start over. Trust me, I’ve been there. On days like that, we need an infusion of joy to break us out of our [...]
My history as a blogger is rather long and drawn out. From a Xanga page I started at 16, to recording the details of my first pregnancy and thoughts on becoming a mother, I have kept some sort of online journal for many years. Over time, my reasons for doing so have changed over and [...]
For me, this has been a month of forming healthier habits. With a two-year-old son and a growing business, my physical self has frequently taken a back seat to everything else in my life over the last few years. I have felt the effects of that in the form of fatigue, a weak immune system [...]
All of a sudden, it is February. I am not exactly sure how that happened- time seems to be moving much faster than usual these days. Like most people at this time of year, I have found myself reflecting on love. I am blessed beyond measure that so many loving relationships fill my life. Recently [...]
This year, I was encouraged and inspired by many in the blogging community to choose a word that would give direction to my hopes for 2011. The word I chose is Its definition, according to Merriam-Webster: 1. to grow vigorously : flourish 2. to gain in wealth or possessions : prosper 3. to progress toward [...]
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