I've just started hiking recently. Last week I went with a couple of friends. This week they were all busy so I ended up hiking on my own. It was sooo nice! I loved having the time to let my mind wander, to be in the present, and to admire the gorgeous scenery. I so rarely have the opportunity to do just one thing for a long time. This morning I ( Read more... )

Well isn't this an interesting place to find myself in. It's a very mild version of a mid-life crisis. I feel like I'm just waking up from the last 15 years to realize that I've become... Well actually I'm not sure what I've become. That's sort of the point ( Read more... )

We're running low on toothpaste and I won't get to the store for more until at least tomorrow. So I decided to try a recipe I found on the internet. After some searching I found two that appealed: this one with coconut oil and a simpler one.

Since there's no coconut oil in the house I opted for the basic baking soda, peppermint oil, and water ( Read more... )

Last week the weather was just horribly humid and hot. Our house doesn't have air conditioning, and many of the cabinet doors are made from solid wood. The end result was that the child safety latch on one side of my kitchen sink cabinet didn't latch for several days. We tied a ribbon around the two handles, and that's doing the job for now. I can' ( Read more... )

This morning I went on a green housekeeping book binge at the library in the hopes of finding something good to write a book review about for publication in my neighborhood newsletter. Let me tell you right now, The Lazy Environmentalist On A Budget by Josh Dorfman has not made the cut.
( Care to read why? )

I'm flying home from visiting my parents. Danny and I are aboard a new regional jet, an Embraer 175. Nice plane! I can tell it is new by the warning lights. Instead of a no smoking light there is one labeled "Turn off electronic devices".

Danny wiggled the whole way. And he tipped my tray table, sending ice water all over the seat back. I have a ( Read more... )

Today Danny would prefer to only sleep while latched on and nursing. I have work to do so I can't really lie here for 2 hours.

I will be so glad when he's done teething these molars!

Two days in a row now Danny has resisted naps. He slept/nursed/dozed from 11-12 but wouldn't let me unlatch him. Yesterday we missed the afternoon nap window while running errands. Today I took him to the pool after lunch and then we came home for bath and nap. I've been trying to get him down for a nap for over an hour now. I am very frustrated.

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Organic Housekeeping by Ellen Sandbeck

I haven’t finished this book yet but I’m not sure I ever will. I borrowed it from a friend thinking that it would be a book full of Earth-friendly cleaning recipes. While it is Earth-friendly it is not a user-friendly book.

First of all, there are no clearly laid out recipes in Organic Housekeeping. A book like ( Read more... )

One of the things I miss while nursing is being able to wear dresses on a regular basis. Nursing dresses can be hard to find or expensive or funny-looking. Today at Target with a little birthday money burning a hole in my pocket I found a wrap dress that fit me, looks good, and I think I can nurse in it. I got it in teal. I checked in the dressing ( Read more... )