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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
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DIY: Summer Pajama Pants
I’ve been wanting to make some summer pajama pants for a while (and by “summer”, I mean cropped about 3/4ths length).… Read MoreI finally got around to doing it! I used the pattern in Amy Butler’s In Stitches. The first time I tried it, I trimmed too much off the sides (I didn’t want them to be so billowy), and they ended up not pulling over my hips. I had to give them to Krista, a visitor from Canada who was passing through on a road trip adventure.
The second time I tried it, I followed the pattern exactly. This time, the waist is too high. I kind of look
