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August: Reflection & Rejuvenation
From the Nikki McClure Calendar
I missed a month of this! We went on our two-week summer vacation right at the start of July, so I didn’t have a chance to reflect on June and set my intentions for July. It’s probably better that way because July has basically been 2 weeks of vacation + 2 weeks of busting my butt to finish early-August deadlines. My first book deadline is August 1, and then I’m traveling to Austin to do some reading professional development for a charter school there. I’m actually really looking forward to getting past those deadlines and settling into a slower, yet still constant, stream of work.… Read More -
Breakfast of Champions (Er, Vegans)
I took a picture of my quinoa to share with you, but Matt accidentally deleted it from our camera. Sorry for yet another shot of my baby!I’ve been a vegetarian since 2001, so when Henry’s pediatrician diagnosed him with a dairy sensitivity at his 2-month check-up and advised me to stop eating dairy while breast feeding, I effectively became an Almost Vegan.… Read MoreI had actually been trying to eliminate some dairy from my life before Henry was even born. For example, when my midwife explained that she notices calcification on the placentas of women who drink cow’s milk, I switched to almond milk with my cereal.
However, trying to
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Sewing Club
Image courtesy of Colette PatternsAnyone interesting in doing a little virtual sewing together? I’m going to tackle this cute (and relatively easy?) dress by Colette Patterns. It’s called the Crepe.… Read MoreI love the 1950ish feel to it, as well as the cap sleeves. And I’m especially enamored by the idea that it has a tie waist instead of any difficult closures.
But in order to tackle a big sewing project (while I juggle a gazillion things: this blog, 2000 Dollar Wedding, Purposeful Conception, educational consulting, my book about weddings, my book about Montessori, selling our house, finding a rental house, and Henry), I’m going to have to
