Basic, Never Boring
What we’re listening to… BossBabe Podcast I’ve subscribed to this podcast based on a recommendation from a friend for a while now but I’ve only really started listening regularly. I really enjoy when Natalie hosts interviews with other inspiring women. I also really enjoy that the topics are deeper than simply how to make lots…
I recently saw something online that talked about how the “cool” thing right now is to be an introvert. As a true, lifelong introvert, I’m here to tell you, it’s not. And my husband is not. If you looked up “extrovert” in the dictionary, you’d see a picture of my husband. This is the biggest…
What is the National Day of Service? I thought it was Patriot Day. I thought that it was a day of remembrance for September 11th, 2001. It is those things but it is also a day to give back to our community. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, “September 11th is Patriot…
I don’t know about everyone reading, but the month of August has been both fun and exhausting. I have loved spending everyday home with my two girls (ages 7 and 4). I am a teacher, and I truly appreciate the days and time I get home with my girls in the summer. However, in the…
What we’re thinking about… September There is a lot going on in September! September calls our attention to PCOS Awareness, sustainability, as well as literacy. This week on the blog, we had three great posts, one by Heather detailing her personal struggle with PCOS. Another by Claire giving sustainability tips and podcast recs. And, a…
International Literacy Day is celebrated on September 8th and was started as a way for the world to recognize the importance of literacy. Being literate is so much more than the ability to read and write, it’s encompassed of the small skills that grow to make larger skills possible: the ability to make up rhymes,…
Sustainable September. You might not have heard of it until now. I just recently came across the term. Over the last couple of years, I’ve been very slowly changing little parts of my life to become more sustainable and, overall, be a better friend to our planet. I’m just not the type of person to…
Fertile Myrtle, that’s what they used to call me. With my first three kids it was almost as if I could just wish myself pregnant and then boom, that plus sign would appear. That all changed in late 2012 to early 2013. Month after month we tried for that last little piece of our puzzle that…
It’s summertime and that means there are tons of fresh, healthy fruits available. Well, except for in the Arizona desert. You can find them around here if you really look, but it’s definitely not like the rest of the country, and not in the summer. My husband brought home a lot of peaches from the…
With school back in full swing, fast and simple supper ideas are what’s on my mind. Several friends have told me that I didn’t know what I was missing by not owning an Instant Pot, so I gave in and bought one (Thank You hubby!) Luckily for me, Amazon’s Prime Day just rolled around and…