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Grow Your Own Straweberries
I’m a sucker for kits. There’s just something so appealing about having everything you need in one place with step-by-step directions about how to do it.I got lured by a grow-your-own-strawberries kit when I went to Lowe’s to get the magnetic primer and chalkboard paint for the window project I’m working on. I just have such an urge to plant, plant, plant, but I don’t really know what I’m doing.
I followed the directions as closely as possible, but it looks like crud. Oh well. I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
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February: Reflection & Rejuvenation
Photo courtesy of Nikki McClure’s 2010 CalendarIt’s February. Hooray! I always like the start of new months. It represents a mini-moment of reflection and rejuvenation. It’s like a little version of New Year’s all over again.
What should I celebrate about January?
- I rekindled my creativity by making a bag (during a craft date with a new friend, which was a lot of fun).
- I made an effort to collaborate with colleagues to improve my teaching.
- We hosted dinner three different dinners for friends, attended two different dinner parties, and planned a funky night out at the Museum of Fine Arts.
- I published our neighborhood newsletter.
- I met all
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Healthy Eating (cont’d)
Image courtesy of smitten kitchenIt’s cold here. I’m not saying that to complain; I’m saying it to provide context about why I stayed inside and read all day yesterday. (I’ll detail more of my reading insights in later posts!)
I mainly read pregnancy books. We still have a while before we want to start trying to conceive, but I love planning. I want to best prepare my body for conception, and I want to deal with the stressful stuff (like deciding between home birth or a birthing center) as much as possible now.
I picked up Healthy Eating During Pregnancy at the library yesterday (yes, I braved the cold … Read More
