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Stop Listening To Other People

To Live Simply, Stop Listening To Other People

Friday, June 6, 2008 (Updated: Friday, May 3, 2024)
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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 …

Category: Simple LivingTag: Making Wise Choices
Rising Early

Living Simply By Rising Early and Getting Enough Sleep

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 (Updated: Thursday, November 13, 2025)
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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 …

Category: Simple LivingTag: Making Wise Choices | Sleep

Now I Know: Seasonal Affective Disorder

Saturday, May 24, 2008 (Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2026)
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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 …

Category: Our Family LifeTag: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

To Spank Or Not to Spank – That Is The Question

Friday, February 29, 2008 (Updated: Monday, June 29, 2026)
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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 …

Category: Christian Living | Gifted & 2e Christian ParentingTag: Spanking
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Do I Enjoy Stirring the Pot? (This Is a Dangerous Blog!)

Thursday, February 28, 2008 (Updated: Wednesday, July 1, 2026)
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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 …

Category: Writing & Online Life

Caroline’s Current Obsession: Eloise Wilkin Stories

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (Updated: Monday, May 11, 2026)
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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 …

Category: Cozy Book Reviews | Our Family LifeTag: Eloise Wilkin | Picture Books
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Grocery Prices!!!

Monday, February 25, 2008 (Updated: Friday, June 26, 2026)
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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 …

Category: Family Economy
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Sallie Schaaf Borrink

I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥




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