tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90153134488956616652011-11-27T17:01:45.370-08:00Just making it up as I go along...Crickethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608518093682675282noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015313448895661665.post-39925271907809091282009-10-01T06:51:00.000-07:002009-10-01T07:11:57.747-07:00

Is that possible? I mean.. sure, for Other People it might be. But for Me? Hmm... I'll consider it. I had big plans for doing the WholeFu Challenge, and they fizzled rather quickly. I don't really have a good reason other than I wasn't as committed as I had thought I'd be. Nothing surprising, really. I suppose anyone who has made big changes in their lifestyle knows that you can't do it

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I am home today slightly sick and achy... but this definitely was worth posting! Notes From The Frugal TrenchesWow. What an inspiring blog! I haven't read very many posts, but so far it is filled with common sense, compassion, and so much love... I am very lucky to have found it! :)Life is busy and eventful, as usual. I am looking forward to the WholeFu challenge on RawFu that's starting up

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MY Roadmaster 3 Speed, originally uploaded by Anderson_Tribe.See that lovely bike? If I wasn't so sick, I'd be working on it! This past week was Spring Cleanup week in our town, which means there was tons of stuff put out on the curb to go to the landfill. So much stuff. So many things that were fine, just "old" to the owners. It makes me pretty sad, frustrated, and angry. No wonder

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I have been incredibly busy lately. I've got the upcoming market season barreling towards me at a breakneck pace, homeschooling panics, household chores, family negotiations.. The usual life things, for the most part. It seems the upcoming festivals and farmer's markets put a bit more pressure on me than other things do, since they have to be done On Time or In Time. I've been finding more

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We've had more snowstorms. Blizzards. Days of home bound craziness. So.. I did learn to knit. And I like it! And it is relaxing. It really helps me focus, something I'd forgotten about crocheting. It really is like meditation. To be honest, my knitting is probably a lot more like meditation than my meditation is. And I've started a knitting group. We meet on Saturdays at a coffee

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On a windy day 1, originally uploaded by randihausken.We are under a Blizzard Warning right now, expecting quite a bit of snow and blowing in the next few days. Knowing that a storm is coming always makes me feel like I need to prepare! Go shopping! Buy food! Make soup! :) Every time I learn of a snow storm (before it starts snowing!) I wish I knew how to knit, so I could sit in peace - knitting

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Sara over at Walk Slowly, Live Wildly posted this today and I thought I would share it as well.What is Etsy?Peace

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Monastery, originally uploaded by Der Hannes.Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking on peace and how we can cultivate it in our lives. What brings me peace? What brings peace to my family? Our home? Our relationships with each other? Our relationship with the earth?One of the things I've found a lot of inspiration and guidance from is A Quiet Mind. Robert offers a lot of food for thought and

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So, I have this post on peace and how we can cultivate it in our lives that I've been working on. Of course, I have been anything but peaceful since I started writing it. The truth is, there is just so much (too much) to cover. The possibilities are endless. Where do I even start?While I figure that out, I am doing a lot of reading. Books I've got out right now are:Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu I've

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Do you love Apartment Therapy?I do. I love looking at all of the beautiful, CLEAN apartments. Of course, I sometimes struggle with being inspired by it instead of discouraged. I mean.. my apartment isn't nearly as grand as anything featured there. I do not have a lot of nice stuff, and well.. I don't really like stuff that much! I mean.. I have accumulated too many things (like everyone else) but

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I am really interested in environmental issues, among other things. Some great websites for more information or how you can do you part are:Tree Hugger - current eventsMothering Forum - natural family living forumSimple Living - simple living forum and websiteFreecycle - give and receive free items - disrupt the waste cycle!Instructables - how to, diy instruction siteEnvironmental Working Group -

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I seem to always have projects going, starting new ones and giving up on impossible ones all the time...Right now, I'm taking part in the 52Q Art Journal Challenge put on by Emily Falconbridge. My 6 year old daughter is doing it, too, and it's been a lot of fun so far. We're on week 3 right now and I love that it is a small scale project. I also love that it is a question/answer format... it is a

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Welcome to my blog. What do I plan to blog about? Well.. pretty much everything, I suppose. :)For those times when we can't get it right, search fruitlessly and feel that we will never find peace.. invent it. There is a joy in "making it up" that all children know. Let's know it, too.Make up some peace for yourself. Get it where you can.Peace,Cricket

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