Category: One Little Word
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Hello 2015: Welcoming Grace
It’s been a little quiet around here with the whirlwind of celebrations and chaos commonly known as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Olivia’s Second Birthday. More to come on each of these topics, but for now, I’m savoring the sunshine. It was nearly 60 degrees today- in January! Did you pick a new One Little Word for…
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One Little Word: January and February
Loving the process of making my word visible this year by participating in Ali Edward’s One Little Word Class. Here’s a peak at January: One of the writing prompts included finding a quote reflective of your word. I had a hard time choosing just one so I created a full page of “Light” quotes. In…
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Valentine Recipe Idea
A few weeks ago, I attended a class taught by STL Veg Girl, Caryn Dugan. I sampled tofu and seitan dishes… and actually LOVED them! I tried recreating one of her amazing recipes at our annual Pinks and Drinks girls get-together before Valentine’s Day. The chocolate mousse was a hit! After requests, I mailed the…
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Favorite Green Smoothie Recipe
In the spirit of making my word for 2014 visible and elevating my health, I wanted to share my favorite green smoothie recipe. It’s beyond simple and requires just a few ingredients: In a typical batch, we blend: 2 large stems of Kale leaves 2 large handfuls of spinach 1 apple 4 carrots a small…
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30 During My 30th Year
A simple Google search of “30 [Goals] Before [Turning] 30” generates an impressive array of hits. With my venture into a new decade mere weeks away, I couldn’t resist creating a set of action steps that will hopefully help guide my year of feeling LIGHT. 1. Dress the Part. I’ve definitely succumbed to “mommy-mode” attire…
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One Little Word 2014
On December 30th, I saw a Facebook status post from Kris Carr that stopped me in my tracks. She eloquently wished her followers a year of ease. Her words truly resonated with me. She said: “For me, ease at work and at home equals joy, health, creativity and contentment. Ease connects me to my internal…
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Happy New Year!
A bit of radio silence for the past few weeks. In the short span of 3 weeks, the following was accomplished: finished post projects related to The Dating Divas blog and the Jessica Sprague community. planned Olivia’s first birthday and completed over 10 handmade projects to complement her theme. hosted 11 people at our house…
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Reaching…
It’s the end of September and this lovely clematis plant is still blooming. It survived a grueling pruning in July and rewinding of its delicate stems. Currently, one of its purple blossom gracefully swoops out underneath the mailbox and waits patiently for its daily dose of afternoon sun. As I was pulling into the driveway…