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The Natural Deodorant Saga Continues
Argh. How many more posts will I have to write before I settle on a final solution?The pursuit of more healthy deodorant is not something I want to give up on. I’m honestly nervous about the potential carcinogens lurking in the products we use day in and day out (I tried to stop using canned beans to avoid BPA, but I really can’t get my act together to soak and cook them so far in advance; instead, I’m switching to Eden Organics, which uses BPA-free cans–and, by the way, seems to have some awesome, easy recipes on their website!).As a recap of where I’ve been on this… Read More -
Calling All Kindred Spirits (Well, Kindred Spirits in the Contiguous U.S.)
My publishing company and I are beginning talks about how to publicize the book(!), and I’m toying with the idea of going on a book tour. The aforementioned book tour would have to be 2000 Dollar Wedding style: meticulously inexpensive, DIY, and community-minded. Here’s the rough draft version of what I’m thinking:
- Schlepping Matt and Henry with me (in January and February before Henry turns two and we have to start paying for a seat for him on the airplane)
- Only going to cities where a kindred spirit is interested in hosting us* (I know it’s a lot to ask–we are saving up all our money for a house
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Let the [Construction] Games Begin
We closed on our construction loan! We are officially building a house!What a long road this process has been. We first met the builders more than two years ago to tour one of their houses and learn about their process (when we only had $84 in our account called “The Dream”).I had lots of trepidation about the crime rates in the area where we bought the land (I still get daily updates from SpotCrime), but everything about this move feels so right. I keep meeting more and more awesome families in the neighborhood, and I am over-the-moon excited that Henry will get to grow up on a… Read More
