Hiking is a big love of mine. As I have mentioned before it has always been a dream of mine to through hike the AT (Appalachian Trail) which runs from Georgia to Maine. It takes about six months to do and I have read about a dozen books written by hikers who have made the journey. I read these books and dream about "someday". I want to know as much as I can about what it takes mentally and physically to do these long distance hikes. I also love reading about the adventures of others. Despite … [Read more...]
Urban Farm Magazine Deal
I must confess that I have a bit of a magazine obsession. I LOVE magazines and last year I went kinda nuts with deals on subscriptions. I ended up with way too many magazines arriving in my mailbox but it was a valuable lesson for me on what I actually read and what I don't. Parenting magazines, no. Better Homes, no. Ladies Home Journal, no. Why did I even order those??? Mags like Oxygen, Health, Country Living, Mother Earth News, Mary Jane's Farm, and Hobby Farms...yes, yes, yes. I keep them … [Read more...]
Getting Back to the Basics in Life
It is so very easy to get caught up in the outside demands in our lives and forget about the simple “basic” things that can provide happiness and contentment if we choose to prioritize them. We can get so busy and frantic in our every day living that many people now long to get back to the basics and simplify your life, but they don’t have a clue where to start. It doesn't help that our obsession with a fast track life and material things also means we have to keep up that harried pace to pay … [Read more...]
My 7 Claims to Weirdo Status
Sharon at New Urban Mom has asked me to share seven random and weird things about myself. I have done memes like this before so I feel as though I have very few secrets from you all but I will attempt to share some more. At first I thought I really would delve into my more bizarre nature and number one would have been that I talk to myself...a lot. But then I thought perhaps I would share a few things about myself that I don't find particularly weird but that other people do (or at least so they … [Read more...]
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