I looked at the clock this morning. Shoot, I overslept. Way overslept. Overslept by 1 1/2 hours. Oh well, better late than never, I slid off the bed. It was 5:30am. It’s still funny that that’s oversleeping for me these days. I can’t say that I love getting up at 4am. But I love having gotten up at […]
I’m. So. Thirsty. That was all I could think about yesterday morning at 4:30am as I sat, huddled up in a quilt, having my quiet time. This is never going to work; it’s not even 5am and I feel like I’m dying of thirst! I felt frustrated, couldn’t focus. Why did I decide to do […]
I’ve been spring cleaning my home all week, going through room-by-room and cleaning, evaluating, de-cluttering. I’m also writing Chapter 6 of Sacred Mundane which is about our homes. Tonight we’re having dinner with some friends who just sold their home. They’ll be moving into a Grandmother’s home until they find their next space. This morning some dear friends […]
Months ago I printed SPRING CLEANING across this week in my calendar. I’ve looked forward to it for months. No, don’t love cleaning, but I do love having cleaned. I love having a home of peace, order, beauty. Not perfect, not spotless, but fresh and fun. I feel happier when things are reasonably clean and as my husband […]
Try, try, try not to hate me when I tell you this: I am in Hawaii right now. I know. What on earth am I doing on Hawaii? This little ol’ frugal-living girl who won’t even buy beans in a can? Well, the truth is it’s a bit of a miracle. On Christmas Day we […]
Today I’m flying down to Southern Oregon to speak at a retreat, entrusting the sweet babes to Jeff and his mom. No better time than today to celebrate help! ~ All of us have choices about what we will do. Whether it’s raising four kids or working full-time or growing your own food or writing […]
*Note: For those of you interested in the Food Stamp Challenge topic. There is a new documentary out called Food Stamped, a couple who did the same challenge that we did. This documentary is showing this Monday, February 20th at 7pm at the Baghdad Theater at 7pm. Admission is free with donation to Oregon Food Bank. […]
Yes, yes, the holiday of love is looming right around the weekend’s corner. Are you running for cover or making grandiose plans? You’ve probably picked up by now I’m not much of a roses-and-chocolate girl. I love my man who knows how to scrub toilets and take out trash. For me, the ultimate romantic gesture […]
It is 6:49pm as I type this — evening routine time — and I’m sick in bed. (Just a cold, but I’m wiped out.) I can hear Jeff reading Prince Caspian and I can also hear Heidi running circles around the house announcing that pixie dust is making her fly. I’m not sure if this is […]
We’ve talked about eating frogs before … You know, your frog. That same one thing, one job that you avoid doing. Loathe doing. Grumble about doing. Do you remember what we are to do with it? Do it first. Very first thing, after your fill-your-cup morning routine: Eat that frog and be done with it. You’ll […]