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This is 3

February 22, 2013
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Three is a thrill.  And this 3 year old in particular is a comedian, a lover, and our most empathetic.  She gets sarcasm and dishes it right back at you.  She asks for what she wants which is either to snuggle up or do it by herself.  She has the most expressive eyebrows I’ve ever […]

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New Year : New Rules

February 20, 2013
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I’m on Day 3 of a wonderful journey for myself.  I’ve always been an avid fitness enthusiast.  I typically work out 6 days a week and love it.  That and eating well most of the time has always been enough for me to maintain a healthy body weight for me.  Well, this year has been different. […]

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How Often Do You Wash Your Hair?

February 12, 2013
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I knew that question would get your attention.  What’s your routine? Are you an every day girl? Every other? Could you ever go 3 days? Several years ago a hairdresser recommended I stop washing my hair every day.  I was sure I’d look like a greasy mess.  So I went to my most trusted source, […]

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Friendships Don’t Just Happen

February 5, 2013
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A few months ago I wrote about Friendships at 40.  It was one post that certainly received a lot of feedback. Seems women everywhere, moms especially, find making, building, deepening friendships difficult.  I introduced you to a blog I follow on the topic written by Shasta Nelson creator of GirlFriendCircles.com. I’m so excited to announce […]

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Just Us

January 29, 2013
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I’m excited to tell you about a new project I’ve taken on this year!  I’ve teamed up with my friend Suzanne and other photographers for the Just Us project.  After reading my post, 3 Things About Photos, Suzanne asked me to join her on the project this year.  I’m committing to taking more photos of our […]

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Moments of Bliss

January 24, 2013
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You know those moments in a family where all the parts are working simultaneously, even separately, but the greater whole of the machine is humming and purring?  Ahh, I call this flow.  I savor these moments deeply. Katrina Kenison writes about these sweet moments of bliss in a way that makes me remember to take […]

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How to Make a Simple Family Slideshow

January 21, 2013
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I spent a lot of my Monday last week working through the mountain of images that had collected on my camera this past week.  I started out by going through all the images to sort out the good ones and place them in appropriate folders.  I don’t spend a lot of time editing pics, but […]

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3 Things About Photos

January 14, 2013
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I wrote about my gift to my family in December.  I made a photo book of our year together.  It took me most of a weekend to do it, but we love it!  I’ve decided to start doing more of these instead of printing photos and putting them into albums.  I’m trying to cut down […]

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Top 5 Blog Posts of 2012

January 11, 2013
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I wanted to take a moment to thank all my readers that have made this little blog such a pleasure.  It’s been more than I could have imagined for the first 6 months.  A Bowl Full of Simple has been read in 97 countries.  I am truly humbled!  I figured I’d still be writing for […]

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Purging Feels Good

January 8, 2013
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Do you guys know the children’s book by Todd Parr called The Feel Good Book?  It’s a cute little book about simple things that feel good.  Like a giving a hug or getting tickled feels good.  I’d add that purging my home of excess feels good.  I spent most of the day in my jammies […]

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