I’m back. It’s been awhile, but trying to practice minimalism in this new house has been…difficult. I know, living in a smaller house should help, but it’s not. All I’m really doing is putting things aside for when we leave this rental and have a “real” house. You don’t have to tell me, I’m sure […]
The Good, The Bad, and The Pretty
The Good. I wrote a little about our new house in the last post, but I don’t think I mentioned the town. I think I’m definitely a small town girl. Not a country girl, and not an off-grid girl like my husband keeps scaring me talking about. But I love being able to leave the […]
A New Adventure
Well, this has been an interesting experience. My family has officially moved to a northern state (yay, we’ll see snow again.) Due to circumstances, we’re renting the only available house in about a hundred mile radius, and we’re doing it practically sight unseen (there was a Skype walkthrough. It was the best we could manage.) […]
I Thought I Failed.
I haven’t blogged in a while. I haven’t felt like blogging in a while. Honestly, I’ve felt like a failure, and who wants to read about that? (Don’t worry, this post will get more encouraging soon.) My husband’s upcoming job keeps him so busy I’m practically raising the suddenly-incredibly-whiny-and-needy children alone, and trying to handle […]
Why Do I Believe in God?
So, I’ve been super busy/stressed for reasons I won’t go into on a public blog. Let’s just say there’s a lot going on, plus the fact that my family is moving halfway across the country this summer. Although, I’ll have you know, I’m still on my minimalism journey. Right now, my house is a disaster, but […]
Have a Healthy New Year and My Take on Resolutions.
You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. –Zig Ziglar New Year’s Day. Who’s got their resolutions ready? Not me. Well, not exactly anyway. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made resolutions. I make them all the time, sometimes daily, but the fact that the current ones fall […]
Grace for December
I’m not perfect. And who knows how many times I’ve fallen short. We all fall short. That’s the amazing thing about the grace of God.–Tim Tebow NaNoWriMo is officially over. And I have the t-shirt to prove it 🙂 Which reminds me, I have laundry to fold. First up, though, book news. I’m excited to […]
NaNoWriMo Progress – I Did Something!
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work. –Thomas Edison Until recently I hated that quote. Yes, it’s widely used but you know what always stood out to me? 10,000 times! I don’t want to get it wrong 10,000 times to get it right. That’ll take forever. In fact, I’d rather […]
End of Mins Game. Hello NaNoWriMo
“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” J.R.R. Tolkien, the Lord of the Rings. I’m gonna summarize the journal entries of this last week and a half of the […]
Minimalism Game – Week 3
*Grooooaaaaannnnnn* I think I’m going to diiieee. Ok, I’m joking. Mostly. It’s been quite a week. A few months ago, a friend asked my husband and I to run a half marathon with her. In retrospect, maybe we should have said no. The farthest I’ve ever run is a 5k, but I really wanted to […]