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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
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Rain Collection System
Hooray! We finally had our rain collection system installed. We hired our neighbor to install a little piece of gutter that will feed into our barrel. One inch of rain will collect 175 gallons. Oy vey!We had it installed on the side of the house that we will use for our raised garden beds this year. It’s out of reach of the dog and chickens, which will keep it a little safer (although I imagine the neighborhood cats will make their way to it).
We ordered the rain barrel a long time ago from a project to raise money for a Montessori school. It’s just been sitting around for … Read More
