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In Need of Book Recommendations
I’ve been a reader ever since I found divine inspiration in Ramona Quimby, Age 8. My life is significantly better when I am reading a good book.… Read MoreAnd yet I have fallen out of the habit of reading. I’m trying to figure out why.
I think I first put reading on the back-burner when Matt and I moved in together back in 2006. I no longer had long stretches of time by myself. I wanted to fill my evenings chatting or playing Scrabble with Matt.
The other thing that happened was that I started realizing that buying new books wasn’t good on my budget or the available storage space
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Stress Management Update
A while ago, I realized that I have too much stress in my life. Also, since Matt and I are trying to have a baby, I am working on my stress management because it helps with conception and, besides, babies bring enough stress into one’s life.I’ve been working on a couple different strategies with varying degrees of success:… Read More- Better Nutrition: Nutrition definitely impacts stress, particularly because it impacts our hormones. I was doing really well with this one, but I have strayed. I am officially re-commiting to eating in a healthier way.
- Consistent Exercise: Like nutrition, exercise helps manage stress levels by impacting our hormones. Like nutrition, I
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Pre-Fab Home Tour
Matt and I took a very concrete step toward realizing our dream of creating an intentional neighborhood (even though we only have $84 in our savings account entitled, “The Dream“): we went on a house tour offered by Ma Modular, a company that specializes in bringing affordable, modern, eco-friendly design to the masses.… Read MoreI went into the experience with limited expectations. The pictures on the website looked amazing, but I figured they were professionally stylized and were intentionally shot to create the best possible views. I couldn’t have been more wrong! The house looked exactly like it did in the pictures. It was a little more cluttered
