A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Cozy and Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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As I was thinking about this year, one theme kept coming back to me – my health. I have to finally make my health a top priority in our home. For the past many years I’ve either had to or chose to prioritize other things over self care – Caroline’s needs, pressing business needs, house …
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I haven’t blogged much lately and partly that is because I’ve simply been focused on enjoying my life and practicing what I preach here about living a life of peace, understanding, joy, and beauty. I’ve been spending more time with David and Caroline. I’ve been doing organizing projects around the house. Lots of little things …
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I mentioned in my last newsletter that David and I had decided I was going to focus more on my health, home, and homeschooling and less on business. We both realized I needed to take a break because I have been going too hard for too long. And that is what I’ve done the past …
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Fun fact about our home: When our Christmas tree is up, we cannot see our television. No kidding. There is really only one place we can put our Christmas tree and it blocks our view of the TV. So we don’t watch TV from Thanksgiving to Epiphany (or whenever the tree goes up and down). …
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Last Friday morning we went to the periodontist where Caroline had dental surgery done. We’ve had to take her to the ER a few times for various things, but this is the first time she’s been sedated. I was totally fine while they were getting her prepped, but once she was under and I had …
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I thought it would be fun to bring back some older posts related to baby things including Caroline’s pink baby room. I took them off my site at one point because they didn’t fit the “niche” I was supposed to develop. I’ve decided I don’t really care and am happy to share this post about …
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When we did our cozy home remodel, we changed our learning room into a library. In my dream home, I would have a large library filled with built-in bookshelves from floor to ceiling. Instead, we have several places where we keep our books including what you see below. Because our book space is limited, we’ve …
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We’re in the midst of the stretch known in our home as “Has the magazine gone to review yet?” If you didn’t already know, David is the graphic designer for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine so four months of every year, he’s very focused on the layout of the magazine. October is one of those months. I …
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So these are all the random personal thoughts I’ve been thinking that I wanted to write about. Five Months After Facebook So it’s been five months since I quit Facebook. I miss two things. I miss interacting with some people I never see now. I knew that would be the case, but it isn’t enough to make …
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We have lived in Cute Little Town for seven years now. We are very happy here other than the fact that we miss living close to a few amenities that were within easy driving distance when we lived in Big City. The one thing we have lamented over and over again is the lack of …
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It has been oppressively hot and humid for most of the past few weeks so I’ve been spending all my time inside. I’ve been working quite a bit on the basement and weeding out more stuff. I’m rapidly approaching my total of 1000 things to get rid of for the year and it’s only July! …
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This was originally supposed to be 10 Lists of 10 Things from 10 Years of Parenting. And then life. So now it is eleven lists of eleven things. Here is motherhood for me summed up as I reflect back. 11 Bloggers Who Shaped My Parenting These are the women who shaped my parenting starting before …
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Although I have advocated for simple living, living with purpose, the cozy life, etc. for many years, I’m not a fan of the term “minimalism” at all. To be honest, I find it depressing. I never really took the time to think about why I reject minimalism until recently. Somehow I landed on this article …
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We’ve been in the midst of a spring snowstorm this weekend with howling winds, sleet, freezing rain, and snow. The winds have been relentless the last two nights, disrupting my sleep. But we press on! I shared my Parenting and Homeschooling at Godspeed post last weekend, intending to follow up with more posts a few …
