It is the eve of October 1st, the official start of my month without sugar. Today, as my final adieu to the sweet stuff, I ate a piece of my mother-in-law's homemade zuchinni bread, two candy bars from the secretary's dish at work, and a...
As my month of living without meat comes to a close, I would like to reflect on some of the things I've learned as well as take a glance forward at my living without challenge for next month.Lesson #1: Living without meat is not that...
It has been almost one month since I started my "Year of Living Without" project. I chose to live without meat (except fish and eggs) for one month to see what happened. Honestly, this has not been as difficult as I expected it to be,...
Well, hello, good friend! It has been nearly one year since I last posted and if you asked me (as several people have recently), I couldn't give you a great reason why. I'm sure the start of a new school year had something to do...
Shows like "The Biggest Loser" always include this shot: the person who has lost 100+ pounds holds up his old pants to his skinnier self to demonstrate just how much weight he has lost. This standard segment clearly and dramatically demonstrates the immense change the...
As the start of the school year draws near, I feel a renewed energy for minimizing. I had grand plans to declutter every last corner of my house during summer break, but like most teachers, my long list of summer to-do's usually goes undone. We...
I don't know about you, but I feel some sort of sacrilege when I get rid of old technology. My thought process goes something like this...
I have been blessed with a vacation-filled summer. However, my recent, amazing, and kid-free (thank you, Grandmas!) vacation to Aruba left me with a stark realization...
First of all, I apologize to you loyal blog readers for my one month (yeesh!) hiatus. I don't know what came over me...
I knew it. I had known it for a long time. And I was not looking forward to it. Yet I gathered my strength and descended the steps...
