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- Fall Soup Series: Butternut Squash Soup with a TwistI am an absolute sucker for anything Butternut Squash. Every fall I cover my counter with as many as I can (somewhat) reasonably buy. And proceed to use it as… Read more: Fall Soup Series: Butternut Squash Soup with a Twist
- What Boy Meets World Taught Me About Taking Back Control of My LifeOctober will forever bring to my heart a desire to be quiet, find the spooky around every corner, and get cozy in my house in a way that no other… Read more: What Boy Meets World Taught Me About Taking Back Control of My Life
- Welcome, October 🎃🍂My favorite spooky month. When the leaves are on full display, and steadily abandoning their summertime post in lieu of their winter resting places. The symphony of colors, warm breezes,… Read more: Welcome, October 🎃🍂
- Fighting Against BurnoutI’ve always been a hard worker, I think. I was raised by a hard working single mom. I believe before my dad’s weakness took over his life he was a… Read more: Fighting Against Burnout
- A Quiet Wish That Joy Could Feel As Easy As It Once DidWhat would it mean to bring into today the joy you felt as a kid in the 90s? Is it possible or do you believe that world has been so lost to time it may never come back? Here’s how I’m showing up with one foot in that past quiet place and one foot in today’s world.
- The Anchor Meals Method: How I’m Making Family Dinner EasierI probably am not going to shock anyone by saying that here in Maine grocery prices are through the roof as we head into the fall. I think we are… Read more: The Anchor Meals Method: How I’m Making Family Dinner Easier
- 25 Years Since the World Stopped TurningI was in the sixth grade on 9/11/2001. I went to a small private school in New Hampshire at the time – just seven or eight of us in the… Read more: 25 Years Since the World Stopped Turning
- Hello September 🍁🍂Hot cups of coffee on foggy, cold mornings. The first hints of color in a sea of green tree branches. Peepers singing through the night breeze. A cool mid-day wind.… Read more: Hello September 🍁🍂
- Forgiving My Mom GuiltOn the last Friday in August, every year, my kids daycare does a “carnival” at the school. It’s a fun afternoon with face painting, balloons, and special treats. I’ve had… Read more: Forgiving My Mom Guilt
- 🌿 Simple ways to romanticize an ordinary weekendIf your family is like mine, we are all in the same boat of needing to cut back on expenses. Between rising grocery costs, fluctuating gas prices (how can it… Read more: 🌿 Simple ways to romanticize an ordinary weekend
- Adding a little Pumpkin Spice to August LivingOne of my absolute favorite things from college was getting an extremely expensive Starbucks pumpkin spice latte to go with my giant stack of homework. I’d carefully carry it up… Read more: Adding a little Pumpkin Spice to August Living
- Iced Coffee & Yard HarvestsHello, August ☀️ August in Maine is always hot. The hottest month by far, but always such a rewarding one. Gardens are in full bloom. Our blackberry bushes finally turn… Read more: Iced Coffee & Yard Harvests
- What my pantry has taught me about slowing downOne of my best and simultaneously worst traits is that when I get into something I really get into it. Finally started liking avocado toast; immediately ate it till I… Read more: What my pantry has taught me about slowing down
- How I’m Surviving in the In BetweenThis time feels like it’s slipping away, moving faster than a bullet train. And maybe that’s how they want us. Distracted, busy, buying, and watching. But the world can be different. That’s what I’m working towards in this in between time.
- A Hopeful PlanDon’t jump to conclusions about an electric pressure canner. Magic of food preserving can happen in a lot of ways.
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