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Fashion Emergency: What I Do When I Get Fat

Fashion Emergency: What I Do When I Get Fat

by Dawn | Sep 7, 2016 | fashion, Frugal Living & Sustainability, self-improvement, simplicity, Teaching

A sad, sad story from my pathetic fashion life… “May I help you?” asked the saleswoman. “Yes. Yes, you can.” I said. “I ate too much recently and gained a pants size, maybe more, and none of my clothes fit. I got new jeans but I...
The Seven Plagues of Summer

The Seven Plagues of Summer

by Dawn | Jul 10, 2016 | Frugal Living & Sustainability, gardening, nature

Butterflies I run through a field of butterflies. Sun-kissed wings brush my arms. Delicate. Glowing. White. I must be in heaven. “They’re not butterflies. They’re moths,” she said. Pests to society. Destroying the world. Life is what you see. I...
I Won Free Tickets to Hitchcock’s Orchestra

I Won Free Tickets to Hitchcock’s Orchestra

by Dawn | May 27, 2016 | simplicity, writing, Zen

Coffee.  Couch.  Silence.  Glow of the woodstove.  “4 AM writing doesn’t get much better than this,” I think. “I am blessed.” I’m sad when the wood stove shuts down for the season.  I’m losing an old friend. “Bye,”...
How to Defeat Your Mom with Google–and Get Cookies

How to Defeat Your Mom with Google–and Get Cookies

by Dawn | May 1, 2016 | food, Parenting, Teaching

“I have a cold.  I need chocolate chip cookies.” “No.  I’ll make you some tea,” I say. “I don’t want tea.  I want a cookie,” says the boy.  There’s no room for discussion here. This is the kind of conversation that...
A Man’s Box is his Castle: How to Feed the Creative Mind

A Man’s Box is his Castle: How to Feed the Creative Mind

by Dawn | Apr 9, 2016 | family, Frugal Living & Sustainability, Parenting, sustainability

All you really need in life is a box and some tape. “No! Don’t recycle, Mom!  I need them.”  The stack of Amazon boxes reminds Declan of Christmas.   I scowl–forty rainforests died because I ordered a few glass bottles. I love the magic of...
Temptation 101: How to Avoid Certain Death Brewing Kombucha

Temptation 101: How to Avoid Certain Death Brewing Kombucha

by Dawn | Apr 6, 2016 | food, Frugal Living & Sustainability, self-improvement, simplicity

1:30PM, EST.  Kombucha tasting day. I opened the crock.  The kombucha was there, bubbling away. “In 7-10 days taste with a straw.  Don’t be alarmed if the liquid is cloudy.  That’s part of the natural fermentation cycle.” There are a lot of...
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