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    Buying a Vacation Home

    November 10, 2011 / 15 Comments

    Images courtesy of Brand 66 via Dezeen

    When I took the Mondo Beyondo e-course last year, I generated a list of big, audacious goals. Much to my amazement, two of them have already been actualized: give birth to a healthy baby and sign a contract on my book about how to plan a meaningful and memorable wedding without losing your savings or sanity.

    I’m currently in the process of working on two others: starting a national network of high-performing, authentic, public Montessori charter schools and building a pocket neighborhood in Austin.

    And now I’m wondering if I should add another to this list: buy a vacation home for

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    Sara Cotner
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    DIY: Fabric Stencils with Freezer Paper

    November 9, 2011 / 5 Comments
    Henry’s outgrowing the elephant hoodie I made for him

    As you probably know by now, Feeding the Soil should not be your go-to blog for the most hip and updated information about trends in the blogosphere. See, I don’t even know a cooler word for “hip” than “hip.”
    So sad.

    Anyway, today I will be sharing something cool that I just learned about, six years after the fact: using wax paper to make stencils.

    I’m finally getting inspired to start making a few clothes for Henry, since his rate of growth is slowing down. He can now wear something for more than a day before I have to toss it

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    Preparing for Pregnancy

    November 8, 2011 / 4 Comments
    No, I’m not preparing for pregnancy yet. My plan is to give birth to a school and a community and then see how we feel about having another child.
    But I am eager to participate in the final Purposeful Conception course of the year. I was at my healthiest when I was preparing for conception in the eight months before Matt and I started trying. I’m eager to prioritize myself again.

    I got negative feedback about the fact that I didn’t contribute much in the community area during the last course, so I’m looking forward to participating frequently this time around.

    I’d love it if you could join us! See
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    Sara Cotner
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Make yourself at home! I’m Sara Cotner, a reader, blogger, author, mother of two, founder of Montessori For All, and sea foam green pottery collector living with a home base in Austin, TX, with Matt Bradford, going on adventures any chance we get. 

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