Do you have a written emergency plan? Do you know what you will do if faced with an hour to get out of your house? Wait a minute, Sallie! I thought this was supposed to be a quiet place. Yes, it is. There is nothing as quiet and simple as knowing you …
I’ve discovered the secret to living simply. It is this. Put your hands over your ears. Close your eyes. Now loudly say, “La la la la la. I’m not listening to you!” I’m serious. Sort of. I believe the number one key to …
An early favorite book when I was beginning my simple living journey was The Yankee Way to Simplify Your Life by Jay Heinrichs. In the book he writes about rising early: There is one time of the day when the phone never rings, the world keeps getting …
Before I start writing this post, I have to say that I feel like I am sitting down with dear friends I haven’t seen in a long time. It blesses me to blog again. Shortly after I quit blogging in March we went through a time of protracted …
I must be crazy, but here is the question: Do you spank? I’ve been thinking a lot about the to spank or not to spank debate and would honestly like to hear your experiences and convictions. Questions About Spanking Here are some possible …
I’ve noticed something over the past year or so that bothered me in the past but now I find kind of funny. If I see an incoming link to my blog, I will try to check where it was coming from and what caused the link. More often than not when …
About a year ago, I happened across Eloise Wilkin Stories (Little Golden Book Treasury). I immediately bought it and tucked it away on the shelf in Caroline’s room until she was old enough to enjoy it. I brought it out last week when we …
I know this is something a lot of people have been talking about, but I still have to write about it! Pampers just went up 10% this past week ($2/box). Half and half went up 10%. Those are the two I can think of right off the top of my head. When I …
Don’t you love a happy ending? Sigh. The ending of Pride and Prejudice is wonderful. What Darcy does for Elizabeth is such a beautiful picture of redemption. I love how we see a completely different side of Darcy as it is slowly revealed …
So this week we enjoyed the middle section of Pride and Prejudice. Any thoughts, especially from those who has never seen this production? Is there anyone out there experiencing this for the first time – never seen an adaptation or read the …
