*Emily's note: Elizabeth and her family have been on a journey to simplify and minimize their stuff around their home for the past few years and back in September, she shared with us her plan for taking your home from Madness to Managable in just one weekend. In that post she mentioned her family's toy library, and we received a lot of comments and questions asking more about how to set one up, so she's sharing her family's toy library system with us today, perfect for getting control … [Read more...]
My 2013 Reading List & January Reading
One of my favorite things to do at the start of a new year is to make a reading list. I hadn't posted my reading list for the year yet because I was having trouble putting the books I want to read into a list. I was trying to pick one non-fiction and one fiction book for each month of the year, but I realized that I don't like having that much structure in my list. Plus, my fiction choices are often based on what looks appealing to me when I'm at the library, or recommendations from friends, … [Read more...]
At Babble: How to Stop Time From Moving
I wrote this post last week on Babble, the day before the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. Little did I know how much it would come to mean to be the very next day. I cling to these little moments with my babies, now more than ever, because I think one of the reasons that Friday was so devastating for all of us that are parents is that it brought us face to face with the realization that these moments could be snatched from us far too soon. From the post: I close my eyes. This is one of those … [Read more...]
