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Creative Living ~ A Review of A Field Guide to Now

Creative Living ~ A Review of A Field Guide to Now

Months ago, when spring was still just a promise at the end of a very snowy winter, I published my first e-book - Nurturing Creativity. Nurturing Creativity is a wee little book I wrote to share my thoughts about making time for creativity in our lives as busy moms. I ...

Grey on Grey

Grey on Grey

I used to live in Bergen County, New Jersey. Laurent was born there. After that we lived in Maine for nearly a decade. Friends of mine are scattered through Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. And Kristen, who I just met last weekend, she lives in a Manhattan ...

Home From Allume

Home From Allume

I am home today. Home yesterday in fact but last night I slept in my bed and that makes it official. I am home to the woods and woodsmoke. The stark reality of trees with no leaves. (Pennsylvania trees have not yet lost their glory, that was a nice treat ...

Our Work Goals & Vision

Our Work Goals & Vision

We've been talking a bit about work for the past couple weeks and I'm going to continue on that theme because this is where we're at right now. It's what's fresh in our lives and our writing. We're trying to answer the question (for our family's unique situation) "how can ...

An ESTJ on her way to Allume

An ESTJ on her way to Allume

I'm on my way to Allume right now. My first ever blogging conference. I'm both incredibly excited and a tad anxious about going to Allume. I love new experiences but they also make me nervous simply because I don't know what to expect. And I have no grid whatsoever for ...

He Cooks ~ He Shops

He Cooks ~ He Shops

One of our goals when we moved was to build a livelihood together at the intersection of our skills and passion, expertise and interests. We don't have a specific "career" in mind for either of us. Instead, we envision our work as an ongoing evolution of projects and ideas that ...

Embracing Fall ~ A 31 Day Blog Recommend

Embracing Fall ~ A 31 Day Blog Recommend

We are busy getting out the door to go backpacking on this chilly fall weekend but I wanted to mention a 31 Days of Blogging series I'm really enjoying this month (it relates to chilly fall days). My friend Spring is blogging 31 Days of Embracing Autumn: So Long Seasonal ...