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Jul12

Gluten-free Sourdough Starter & Kefir

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Yesterday, I order some fun new goodies to try.  First I found gluten-free sourdough starter and then I ordered a combo pack of both milk and water kefir (dairy-free option yeah!).  Anyone else have experience with any of these things?  I’m a newbie to them, so I could use advice!  Can’t wait for them to come in the mail…  I’ll be posting my adventures!

Below is a link to the fun etsy shop I bought them at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Yemoos

Check them out – cute shop…and no, I’m not getting paid to tell you that! 🙂

Jul11

It’s time

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After a one year unintentional hiatus, it’s time to write again.  I was thinking about writing again and checked the last installment – a year ago today!  I will take that as a sign :).

In the last year we have moved across the country, moved again to different county, finished one year of grad school (my husband), and had a baby!

Reestablishing ourselves in a new place, with another child, has invigorated me to do more of what I love.  Get closer to God, nature and the simple things in life.

Mar30

Down the Road

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My husband commented this morning that he is addicted to walking.  Not the worst addiction, I’m sure.  It seems to calm him and refocus his mind.  He goes off almost daily for long walks (at least an hour).  Me?  I’m not that in shape.  A nice walk for me lasts 5, maybe 10, minutes…

I hope to walk everyday, but that NEVER happens!  For example, I took a quick walk on Sunday afternoon.  It felt good and I was excited to have such a great start to the week.  Well, I failed to find time on Monday…and then Tuesday just seemed so full…  Now it is Wednesday and the sun is beginning it’s decent with no sign of a walk in sight. 

You just can’t leave a four year old alone while you go trotting off down the road.  And her pace is equivalent to that of a turtle…  Yes, I know excuses…excuses…

So, somehow my husband finds time for an hour walk while I can’t seem to squeeze in 5 minutes.  What’s wrong with that equation?  It’s not his fault, not at all.  I think he just knows himself better.  He understand that he needs that time of refreshing out in God’s magnificent creation, so he takes the time to make it happen. 

This is where I so often fall short.  I don’t think I have the time to simplify my life. 

It seems like a wonderful dream – to enjoy an invigorating jaunt down the road and build my mental and physical health, but best of all taking the time to soak up all this natural beauty that is waiting just down the road…

Feb28

A Simple Life

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Our family hopes to live a simple life. That is not to say we wish to shun the modern world, but to live a purposeful life on this consumer driven planet.

By definition, I suppose we are average Americans. I, along with my child, watch way to much television on any given day – though my husband openly disdains this.  I also spend countless hours “surfing” the net which leads to that spacey, unfocused feeling.  We shop too much, buy too much, save nothing, rack up bills, and have only a vague idea of our financial situation.

Well, I have had enough. I don’t want to partake in mindless living.  So, here we will chronicle our journey toward conscious living.  Although I do not know where it will lead, I have an idealistic dream…spending more time as a family, shopping less, eating better, being more physical, using technology wisely, and developing an all around sustainable family lifestyle.

Well, let the fun begin!

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