Category: Sarah
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Doing Stuff Even When You Don’t Want To
This week has been a long one. Really it has been a long month at this point. My mom has been in the hospital, and while things are starting to trend in the right direction, it is still exhausting. The worry, the commuting to visit, the physical act of being in the hospital itself. So…
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A Bedroom for Baby
This week, I completed the finishing touches on my daughter’s bedroom. As I recently shared, we completed a huge portion of our basement renovation in early February and moved my mom into her in-law apartment. This move freed up the extra bedroom in our upstairs space for my daughter, who recently turned 9-months-old and was…
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Basement Apartment – It’s Finally Finished!
This week, I wanted to share a glimpse at the finished product of a long-term project. If you’ve been around a while, then you know we’ve been working to completely gut and renovate our basement since we purchased the property in early 2022. I’ve shared several different updates (including this fourth one!) over the years,…
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Time for Another Meal Prep Update!
This week, I wanted to share what I’ve been doing for meal prep. I’ve been sharing meal prep inspiration since the start of the blog. I’ve managed quick meal preps and summer camp lunches and budget-friendly preps. I would say that meal prepping has been the single most impactful habit I’ve added to my life…
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2025 Minimal Meals Month Challenge
This week, I wanted to share the details of our 2025 “Minimal Meals Month” challenge. If you’ve been around a while, then you know we love a good challenge. There’s something fun and interesting about pushing and stretching yourself to see what makes you uncomfortable and what helps you become more creative. Back in October…
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Basement Update
This week, I am finally sharing another basement update. These posts have been few and far between as the entire project has taken much longer than anticipated. We’ve done an extensive amount of work (including relevant improvements to our upstairs) in the process of building out an in-law apartment for my mom. A lot of…
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Weekly Christmas Celebration – Finale!
This week was our final “Christmas Saturday” (although we ended up doing our weekly celebrations on a Thursday, a Saturday, a Friday…) We stepped up our game for this final celebration and made fun drinks, facilitated a craft for the kids, and prepared an entire feast of festive foods. The fun drink was a mocktail…
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The Christmas Hustle
This week, I paused to reflect on how incredibly quickly this Christmas season is passing. I have heard it again and again from individuals this year. Christmas feels so rushed and sudden. I’m sure it is the result of Thanksgiving being late in November. Or for me personally, the nature of experiencing my first Christmas…
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Thanksgiving Challenges
This week, I wanted to share a snapshot of our Thanksgiving festivities. Like many families, we split up our celebrations into multiple gatherings to accommodate the various sides of our families. We had a brunch Thanksgiving morning, the main event Thanksgiving evening, a turkey trot, and a second Thanksgiving on Black Friday. Plus, we technically…
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Still Meal Prepping
This week, I figured we were due for a meal prep post! It’s been a while since I shared any meal prep content, but I haven’t stopped doing it. It’s been squeezed into the rare pockets of time I can find (in this week’s case, that was Sunday night starting at about 6 p.m.). Here’s…