Simple Blessings

For the long saga describing our drawn out kitchen renovation timeline, check here . And, for the fun part.  Here are the before and after pictures: February, 2010 January, 2013 Ther...

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As I alluded to in this post, I've recently started getting up before the kids - well before!  I know the common wisdom is to make small changes over a long period of time.  I've tried that wi...

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This is the first winter where we've all been able to go out and do things as a family.  Last winter Abigail was just over a year old and still couldn't really do much outside.  Plus, she wasn'...

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Menu planning is, not surprisingly, something I've done before but I'm hit or miss.  I'll do it consistently for a while and then stop.  I do find I'm much less stressed about cooking when I me...

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As time goes on, doing Simply for Life is becoming more a way of life and less a news (or blog)-worthy event.  I think that's a good thing overall.  Of course, I'm not as rigid as I was at the ...

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Since one of my goals for the year is to teach the kids about working, giving, saving, and spending, I chose this project for this week.  We had already planned to start a new chore / payment sy...

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I ended up spending an hour re-reading my blog posts from the start of this weigh-loss journey, and it was really motivating!  I feel ready to get back on track with SFL.  I was so fired up at ...

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Late last fall, during my busy season, I ran across Tsh Oxenreider's book, One Bite At a Time .  It's an e-book containing 52 projects to simplify your life.  Some of the projects are things I ...

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Well, tomorrow school starts again and Peter goes back to work after a week and a half off.  It's been really nice having this extended time together as a family after our scattered fall, but I ...

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Today was a very, very long day!  We had to go to the city to stock up on groceries and household supplies, as well as grab some supplies for our kitchen renovations.  Unfortunately the kitchen...

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Prior to this last push, we've already done a fair amount of work on the kitchen in our house.  In July 2011, I started painting our wooden windows, so the two in the kitchen were the first ones...

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While the season leading up to Christmas is my favourite time of the year, the time between Christmas and New Year's has to be my least favourite.  Even as a little kid I did not enjoy these few...

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Merry Christmas!!  I got the best Christmas present ever when I finished up the requirements for my BEd yesterday.  It was a long time coming (over 5 years), but I'm so glad to be done :)  Now...

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When I started my internship, there were 16.5 weeks.  I am now down to 6 remaining days.  I am so excited!  I am just about finished my prep work, have two more sets of projects and a unit tes...

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Mom and Dad have been here for a visit over the past several days, and my resolve has gone completely out the window!  If I had been straying before, I'm definitely way off the path now.  Not a...

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I haven't forgotten about this blog, it's just that every time I sit down to write my mind goes blank!  Of course, I can think of lots of ideas when I'm out and about, just not when I have time ...

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My mom has a Christmas record with a song containing these lyrics: Christmas is coming Christmas is coming There's a magic feeling in the air It seems like everyone's aware That soon it's going...

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Approximately 3 weeks ago I started really struggling with SFL stuff.  I was eating things I shouldn't and skipping workouts left and right.  I figured it was due to getting off track with Hall...

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I'm still here!  My weight loss has slowed as I ate way too much Halloween candy. Thankfully that's out of the house now and I'm back on track. I'm interested to see how the upcoming holiday sea...

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I've been wanting to knit some mittens for my kids lately.  The ones at the store add up as kids lose them at school, I have a ton of yarn here, and I have a great pattern that gives a double-l...

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In Sunday School this morning we talked about the difference between being busy and being hurried (I don't know what study the lesson was from ...)  I had never really made the distinction forma...

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Have I ever fallen off the healthy eating wagon this week!!  Halloween did me in, completely.  Then, Thursday was a bad day (think flat tire along with lost keys), so I ate junk last evening as...

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I can't remember exactly what week and day I'm on with SFL.  Oh well, suffice it to say that this is longer than any healthy eating plan has ever lasted before.  While I'm probably slacking a b...

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But a very special one planned.  Peter will be home for a day after four weeks away!  Too bad it's not longer, but we'll take what we can get. I totally skipped my "official" weigh-in report ...

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I feel like I hardly have time to breathe these days.  Seriously ...  Life is that insane.  I'm learning more and more what it means to rely on God for strength each and every day.  In good...

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