Eating and living locally . . . mindfully . . . simply.
For some reason, because DH and I don’t have kids, people think we have all this free time. While it’s true that our free time is truly our own, we both work 40+ hour workweeks. Throw in church, brew club meetings, blogger meetings, couch to 5K, covering local food events for my other blog, and spending time with friends and extended family and we have the same challenges time-wise that parents do. So I was super excited when Trina asked {Read More}
When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a veterinarian; or a writer. I grew up to be neither, although I do love to write (and pursue it as a hobby) and I have two dogs and two cats. My husband and I agree that we probably spoil our “babies” way too much. Perhaps it’s because we’re childfree. Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat, might have some other theories.
There are so many posts swirling in my head. I thought I’d get the easy ones out of the way first. Here are brief reviews of everything I read. by the way, I loved my Nook for the trip to Uganda! Battery life was awesome (good thing) and it kept me entertained for hours and hours and hours. Here’s what I read:
I’m writing this post especially for my friend Jill’s Things I Love Thursday linky party over at The Diaper Diaries. Things are things I HOPE to love, and which I’ll be road testing on my trip to Uganda.
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As you know, weight is a constant struggle for me. Lots of times I do great during the week, but when the weekend comes we spend time with friends, go out to eat, and have lots of local alcoholic beverages. So I decided to give Crystal Light Mocktails a try.
A lot of people think I’m Mennonite, perhaps because I have had a study series on Simply in Season and Living More with Less on my blog (both published by the Mennonite Central Committee). While I love the Mennonites, I have to confess that I’m Christian Reformed (a branch of Presbyterianism). So I was glad when Renee DeGroot contacted me to review her book, Health for Godly Generations: A Reformational Perspective.
Sometimes, a book comes along that makes so much sense, you can’t help but mark pages and underline quotes throughout. Ravenous: A Food Lover’s Journey from Obsession to Freedom by Dayna Macy is just such a book.
When Collective Bias asked for bloggers who wanted to go ice cream shopping, I said, “Yes please!” They wanted us to explore the idea of picnics and ice cream. Yesterday was the perfect day–super hot, so I decided to head over to Walmart to pick up items for an impromptu backyard picnic.
I’ve been a member of Black Star’s wine club for five years now. It feels like Christmas every three months when we get our shipment. So when California Wine Club asked me to review their wines, I jumped at the chance!
Yes, another giveaway! This time an ebook by a friend of mine who blogs over at Modern Alternative Mama. I have felt so much better now that I’ve cut down grains to once per day that I was super excited to get a review copy. And even more excited that I get to give one away to one of you!
