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I am burned out, friends–burned out on social media.
I’ve written so much before about social media on the blog. A lot of that came from the vague feeling, pre-kids, that in my romanticized traditional world, we wouldn’t have to meet our social needs online; we’d have vibrant real lives, busy lives full of family and friends and support.… Read More »
A few years ago, I watched “The True Cost,” a documentary about the fashion industry, and my view of clothing and shopping was forever changed. Seriously–don’t watch it if you don’t want to look at your closet in horror afterwards, thinking about how all those t-shirts and dresses came to be. (My popular post Why & How to Shop for Secondhand Clothes was also inspired by this documentary.)
The documentary mostly focuses on the environmental and ethical problems in fashion. But afterwards, I couldn’t help but remember the toxic conditions in which most clothing is produced and think: I don’t want that anywhere near my skin, let alone my kids. A trip through the washer seemed woefully insufficient to cleanse clothes of all those pesticides and other chemicals.… Read More »
Life lately has been hectic for us. A new year brings a bunch of fresh starts: a new semester for students, back to school/daycare for littles, new work projects, a desire to clean house, build new healthy habits and plan for the year ahead.
Recently I’ve found myself feeling run down and burnt out. I’ve had a lot of decisions to make regarding housing, schooling, work and of course we’ve been continuously sick for weeks. I feel like we’ve been go go going since New Year’s Day and there aren’t any big breaks on the horizon anytime soon. So what’s a girl to do?… Read More »
Last month I posted a winter’s week meal plan for fun and it was unexpectedly quite a popular blog post! So today I’m back with another example, a real life January meal plan for one week–healthy-ish and delicious (and with a lazy parents’ no cook night, too!).
As always, everything is gluten-free due to Eric’s celiac disease. We are also trialing eliminating dairy again for one of the kids so almost everything is adaptable to dairy-free.… Read More »
Today I’m back with eleven more ways to upgrade your life in the new year, for a total of 23! Here’s part 1 in case you missed it. They cover all areas of life, from a healthy diet to reading to self-care and everything in between.
And I would love for you to share your ideas for a fresh start in 2023 in the comments below–remember that I have guest commenting enabled, so you needn’t sign up with Disqus to leave a comment :)… Read More »
