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Holiday Cookie Baking
This week, I am recapping the new cookie recipes I tried this holiday season in advance of our usual baking bonanza and sharing some of our annual cookie traditions! The New I love trying new recipes – and modifying them, of course. This year, I decided to start testing some new cookie recipes in preparation…
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Wardrobe Reevaluation
This week, I wanted to share what I have been doing with my wardrobe. Sarah shared how she once again reassessed and minimized her wardrobe back in September. I have similarly been gradually slimming down my own collection of clothing. Over the last six years, I have been pursuing a life with less by making…
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November Minimalism Challenge: Days 16-30
This week, I am recapping the second half of the Modern Minimalism 30-day challenge I undertook for November. I previously detailed the first fifteen days in my earlier post. Note that I definitely customize this a lot and don’t feel the need to stick rigidly to completing every item as described in the original post.…
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Basement Renovation: Egress Windows
This week, I wanted to share some recent progress made on our basement renovation. For some context, when we purchased our ranch at the beginning of 2022, we bought the house with the intention of gutting the basement and turning it into an in-law suite and playroom space. The basement had an interesting layout, a…
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12 Days of Christmas
This week, I am finishing up preparations for our annual Christmas tradition: 12 Days of Christmas. Originally, this started as a full advent countdown, but it has morphed into 12 days of Christmas. Given my schedule with my kids, this works perfectly for us to allow plenty of activities in the weeks leading up to…
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Vegan Lasagna – made with what?!?
This week, I had a conundrum. For our family Thanksgiving celebration, we enjoyed a bunch of appetizers instead of doing a full spread with the usual fixings. As an app-loving kinda gal, it was awesome. However, I also had a TON of leftover food. Leftovers from our more traditional Thanksgiving with A’s extended family. Leftovers from…
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Quick and Easy Enchilada Casserole
This week, I made a variation of a meal that I have thrown together on many occasions. It is a quick and easy dinner that can be prepped ahead and refrigerated or frozen, and it is easily adaptable using whatever ingredients you have on hand. I hope you enjoy! The Recipe Ingredients 2 15-oz cans…
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Filling the fridge
This week, I attempted to make something out of nothing. This was one of those weeks when it felt like there was not enough food in the fridge or pantry – and not enough money in the grocery budget to accommodate another trip to the grocery store. Last week, I had two large grocery orders…
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Fireplace Remodel
This week, I wanted to share another DIY/home improvement project! When we moved into our house nine years ago, we installed a wood stove insert into our fireplace. Our hearth was never deep enough to be “code” for a wood stove insert and we were never in love with the stone that we had. But…
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November Minimalism Challenge
This month, I opted to complete Modern Minimalism’s 30-day challenge. Robyn previously mentioned her experience with the challenge and the “kitchen shutdown” she instilled each morning (an expansion of the “nightly reset” suggested in the challenge). I decided to complete the various items in a somewhat random order, choosing a challenge for each day based on my available time,…