Composting Resolutions

January 8, 2013

I am continuing to set some gardening goals/resolutions for 2013 and next up is composting. We ordered and assembled a tumbling composter several years ago, which is similar to this one from Amazon. For the most part, we were good about keep it going and making compost. Then, Tomato arrived and it fell out of […]

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Cooking Resolutions: Menu Planning

January 7, 2013

Menu planning is something that I started doing a couple of months ago in order to help me to stay focused when I shopped at Whole Foods each week. I realized this summer that I got a little overexcited about what I saw at the farmer’s market and Whole Foods and ended up throwing fresh […]

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Writing More Blog Posts in 2013

January 5, 2013

For the next few Saturdays, I am going to be laying out my blog goals/resolutions for 2013. Today’s goal has  a few layers. My first blog goal for 2013 is to write more. I have started to hit a groove with a posting schedule between Tuesday Greens and Wordless Wednesdays and TV Free Fridays. It […]

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Learning a New Language – Self Improvement Goals in 2013

January 4, 2013

While I took French all the way through high school and part of college, I can’t say that my fluency is used on a daily basis. I can listen to conversations and understand them, but not speaking it regularly leaves me a little cautious about answering back. Conjugating verbs has fallen by the wayside just […]

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Setting Budget Goals in 2013

January 3, 2013

Budget. Yup, that’s a fun word, isn’t it? Well, Thursdays this month are going to be all about the almighty dollar. While I am not teetering on a fiscal cliff, I would like to be better about our spending. My friend, Steph on A Grande Life, is cutting back on her coffee spending. Another friend, […]

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Wordless Wednesday: Crafting and Reading Goals for 2013

January 2, 2013

I have let some of my hobbies slide by the wayside lately. Knitting and reading have been a big part of my life and I’d like to make them so again. I used to have a ton of books in our bedroom and I cleaned house the other week to get it down to one […]

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TV Free Friday: Enjoying the Lights and Decorations

December 21, 2012

The holidays present us with some easy tv-free options. Our top two favorites so far have been decorationg the house and tree and driving around to see the lights. I pulled all of the decoration boxes out of the attic last week and decided a one a day option was best for us to do […]

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Badger Lip Tint & Shimmer Review

December 17, 2012

As the winter weather settles into the Philadelphia area, my skin and lips tend to become dry. It’s a combination of the weather, the radiator heat in our house and me needing to drink more water (on the New Year’s Resolution list for 2013). So,  I have been through my fair share of lip balms […]

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31 Days of Resolutions is Coming Soon

December 10, 2012

2013 is swiftly approaching and with it comes a fresh start and a chance to make a resolutions or goals list for the year. I’ll be taking the week in between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off from posting in order to gear up for my challenge of posting 31 Resolutions in the 31 […]

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TV Free Friday: Gardening Indoors During Winter

December 7, 2012

One of the highlights of this week has been watching our Back to the Roots Mushroom Kit take off. I will be writing a full review once we harvest them and cook with them, but I wanted to show folks A) how cute the mushrooms are and B) talk about the excitement that it provides […]

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