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FIMBY Finds for a snowy week
January 20, 2009
January milkweed: from the farm last week</span>
Lots of good stuff finding its way to my Google Reader these past couple weeks.
Mama Speak: Last time round I was at a loss, this week it's too hard to choose so I'll post a couple. Firstly, I just read this post of Shawna's on Bella Luna. I need to be more gentle with myself and my family, especially my youngest who easily exasperates me. Thanks for the story and reminder.
And I know I reference Camp Creek Blog a lot and I'm going to do it again, and then again in Homeschool finds (sigh from the peanut gallery), but I LOVED this post on white space. Nope, not white balance, white space. Although the blog is about project based homeschooling, this post spoke directly to me as a mother and creative individual. White space... I'm mulling that one over.
Homeschool: Camp Creek blog, this time encouraging us as we endeavor to give our children freedom and time. In our home that does not mean freedom from responsibilities but creative and intellectual freedom.
Urban Homestead: I'm in de-clutter mode around here. Our front porch has an unsightly corner of giveaway boxs, bags and bins. Please someone come take this junk (some of it's actually nice) off my hands! Understandably the Top Ten Rules of Decluttering from Small Notebook hit the spot in my homestead this week.
And when I'm not de-cluttering or homeschooling or taking photos or cooking I'm trying to make our home healthy by removing chemicals and toxins as much as I can. It's overwhelming sometimes so why bother? My SIL and co-conspirator in healthy eating and living answered this question on her blog recently. You go girl!
Neighborhood: What to do with all that stuff? - find people and places in your community who might need it (hopefully too much doesn't end up in the landfill). Where To Donate All Your Unwanted Stuff posted at the Good Human might help. I'm just tired of stuff. I want less stuff.
Gallery: Oh, I seem to be in love with red these winter days. Red pomegranates, red shoes. Fantastic art, fabulous photos, maybe even a pair of red shoes, we all need a bit of red during these winter days, don't ya think?
On second thought I think this should be the photo for today:
Do you have anything encouraging, inspiring, motivating or challenging to add to these finds?
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casey on Jan. 21, 2009, 12:50 a.m.
I look forward to checking out all these pages - where do you find the time? Cook ,clean, school, mother, blog.... and you do them all so well. I hope that I get one done well and that it is the one that matters most to me (cleaning is not it :-) You are an inspiration!
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Kirsten on Jan. 21, 2009, 3:24 a.m.
Wow, I really love that last one! Gorgeous tones...
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Jamie on Jan. 21, 2009, 5:26 p.m.
Both of your photos today are so gorgeous Renee. I also enjoyed the white space article. Thanks for sharing your finds!
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Rachel on Jan. 22, 2009, 3:58 a.m.
Thanks so much Renee. Your photos are absolutely stunning!
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Shawna on Jan. 24, 2009, 10:08 p.m.
Oh my, I saved this one in my reader so that I could sit down with some tea and have a chance to go through all the links. I had no idea I was one of them, thanks! The link on where to donate is right up my alley as the clutter around me is getting intolerable and I need to nip it in the bud now that I have a kid contributing to it. Both the homeschooling links were great perspective to. I find that even though I'm loving every moment of this baby time, I can't wait to watch her learn things that just blow me away. In the mean time, I'm letting her give me fresh eyes on all the things I thought I knew and took for granted. Whoops, there she goes, tea time's up! Thanks again.
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AmandaT on Jan. 20, 2009, 7:22 p.m.
Thank you Renee for the Top Ten Rules of decluttering! I will add some of those that aren't already on my mind to my mental list. Keep up the great work! Now I am off to finish washing are walls...Fun,fun!