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j u s t l i v i n g: ToT: Secondhand Shopping
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Secondhand shopping is such an excellent, ethical choice . . . I love it. It reduces environmental impact: fewer materials and less waste (both the product itself and the manufacturing), fewer shipping emissions, saves landfill space, etc. It supports local economy. It reduces the demand of new production of items and sends a message to manufacturers that more is not always more. Down with consumerism! You can find all kinds of crazy stuff you wouldn't find elsewhere. Also, and...
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j u s t l i v i n g: Chiaroscuro
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Monday, March 25, 2013. Pardon me as I digress from Together on Tuesday and indulge my artistic side . . . the missing posts are pending,even partially written, but this is where my heart is now . . . The day is Passion Sunday. We begin with celebrations and hosannas and end in somber reflection on the crucifixion. This year, on Passion Sunday, after opening with joyful Hosannas, my co-soprano and I sang the opening of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. I don't think either of us fully engaged emotionally with th...
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j u s t l i v i n g: Remember me?
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013. It's been awhile, yes? It did occur to me that you need proof there's more than gloom and doom on this little corner of the internet . . . I have a few ideas in the works, but for now, for those of you who are interested, it's back to my 33 things . . . Just to beg some grace for my absence, here are 33 things that are happening RIGHT NOW. 1 Our little boy is growing up fast. The second birthday is on the horizon! Which means . . . 9 Reading The Highly Sensitive Child. By Elaine N...
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j u s t l i v i n g: Blood Chocolate
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Sunday, October 3, 2010. I am a big fan of chocolate- specifically 72%, high-quality dark. The sad, ugly truth about chocolate is that most of it- especially the cheap stuff- comes at a great expense. Child labor, forced slavery, kidnapping and human trafficking, dangerous working conditions, long hours, and extremely low wages are just part of what keeps our chocolate chips and candy bars affordable. Photo from Green America. So what can we do? We can tell everyone we know the real story behind chocolat...
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j u s t l i v i n g: ToT: Last Year, This Year
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013. ToT: Last Year, This Year. Last year was challenging, inspiring, surprising, healing, tiring, fun, so many things. It was also pretty tough. In many ways, 2012 was about survival. A lot of it was a blur. We were (are! Learning how to be parents. We were (are! Paying hospital bills. Mental health took more effort and attention than ever before. Many people we love dearly went through some extremely painful and trying times. Really, lots of 2012 is unbloggable. 6 J had surgery...
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j u s t l i v i n g: Wednesday Wisdom
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Well, well, what do we have here . . . If you hadn't noticed, I was gone awhile. My last post was 18 days before this happened . . . And my world was rocked. And I love this guy to bits. And a few other things happened, and 6 months flew by . . . And now I have a busy, mobile 8 month old with two teeth and the best belly laugh you've ever heard. The perfect is the enemy of the good.". So this mama reignited her neurotic pursuit of complete mastery of all things. Have challenged ea...
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j u s t l i v i n g: ToT: Happy Valentime's!
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013. For me, having a kid has brought new spark to holidays. ANY of them. "Aww, it's his first President's Day! Being married to an historian has its quirks.) This week is wild. . . Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, and Valentine's Day, all in a row. Bizarre. Last year, we had an infant. Neither of us can remember what we did. We can remember at least 8 of our previous 10 Valentine's Days, but we cannot remember last year. Wow. Had to add the gray, a little nod to the Buckeyes, of course.
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j u s t l i v i n g: Happy Women's Day/Mardi Gras!
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Happy Women's Day/Mardi Gras! There's too much to celebrate today to post about detox! There will be plenty of that in Lent. Today is Mardi Gras, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday. If you know me at all, you know I'm not a big partier. Not a lot of excess and revelry for me today, but I will eat some pancakes and indulge a bit. Today I will find as many opportunities to celebrate as I can, even during a full day of work, work, work. Let the good times roll! 171; Older Post. Where sho...
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j u s t l i v i n g: ToT Returns!
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Together on Tuesday is back! I still have some catch-up posts to do (and they are floating around in my head! But I'm forging onward! Let Together on Tuesday 2013 commence! I am taking more photos, really I am. I am planning to post more of them- grandmas like that :). And I am planning to post a photo year in review . . .that is still coming! But there will be no daily photos from me. Danielle at My Peaches and Cream. Michelle at After 9 and Some Weekends. 171; Older Post.
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j u s t l i v i n g: ToT: The Fur Babies
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013. ToT: The Fur Babies. Before we had a child, I was CERTAIN I wouldn't be one of those people who neglects their animals after the baby is born. POSITIVE. Hmph Easier said than done, but to some degree, we've pulled it off. We figure these poor guys have to get through a couple of years of being pretty low on the totem pole, but in exchange they'll have cuddles from Peanut for years to come. Ugh, how humiliating. Poor Rigs. Yes, I diagnose my cats. Arthur was originally ab...
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