Category: Sarah
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Basement Renovation Update
This week, I wanted to share the amazing progress we’ve made on our basement renovation after several months of slower, less visible progress. We slowed progress over the summer as our attention shifted to outdoor projects, yardwork, and gardening tasks. We also were working slowly through some plumbing projects that had minimal visible impact but…
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Minimal Maternity Wardrobe
If it wasn’t implied from this post’s title, this week, I have an exciting announcement – and some minimalism-themed content to go along with it! Yes, I am indeed pregnant with baby #4, and after the fatigue and nausea of the first trimester, I’m finally getting back into the swing of random challenges, projects, etc.…
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Fall Celebration
This week, I am sharing a belated post. Back in early November, Joy, Robyn and I gathered our kids together for what has become an annual fall tradition. We typically do this before Halloween, but this year our Octobers were just too crazy. Instead, we opted to meet the Friday after Halloween to paint pumpkins,…
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Meal Prep: The Week Before Thanksgiving
This week, I kept meal prep really simply since it was the week before Thanksgiving. Although I’m not hosting the main event at my house, I’ll still be coordinating Thanksgiving brunch for immediate and some extended family members and bringing a couple of side dishes to our full Thanksgiving dinner. So, this week, I utilized…
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Meal Prep: Back in Action
This week, I wanted to share what I made as I got “back on the wagon” of meal prepping. The last several months, I’ve slacked off on preparing and dishing up breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for A. and me. I’ve just been flying by the seat of my pants and cooking whatever sounds appetizing on…
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What happened to no-spend September?
This week, I have a confession. Remember when I was all enthusiastic about starting no-spend September this year? Mm, well, life happened. I definitely didn’t no-spend. I spent less. But not nothing. And I barely tackled my pantry and freezer inventories. I’d like to say life just happened. Which it sort of did. But also,…
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Goodbye Summer – 2023
This week – today, specifically – marks the first day of fall. I’ve felt the end of summer coming for several weeks. I no longer immediately see the sun rise when I wake at quarter to 5 in the morning. We’ve had to wait until nearly 6 a.m. to start our morning hikes, and even…
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Black Bean Breakfast Cookies?
This week, I was feeling brave and decided to attempt to create a new recipe. I had been thinking about ways to make a breakfast cookie that provides a more balanced start to the day. Many breakfast cookies I have tried in the past use oats, banana, and nut butters as the base. There are…
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No-Spend September 2023
This week, I am meal planning for September! Similar to last year, I am preparing in these final weeks of August for a no-spend September challenge. I detailed four weeks of groceries and meals in a series last September; here’s my week one post if you want to look back at September 2022. I wanted…
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Another Simple Fix
This week, I wanted to share another simple fix that has had a big impact in our lives My garage has been driving me nuts. No matter what I have tried, it always seems like shoes and helmets and other miscellaneous kid things are littering the main pathway through the garage and into our kitchen.…