I confess, I didn't have time to read the chapter in From Clutter to Clarity this week. In fact, I had little time to spend on blog work or many of the extraneous things that I wished I could do. I needed a week of getting back to basics, examining priorities and focusing on what ...

I haven't been all that happy with the food I've been preparing lately. Not because it isn't healthy, or frugal, or because it takes too much work, or anything like that. Not even because it doesn't taste good to me (because it does).I made a realization, though. Over the last year or so, I have ...

During the Q&A last week, I was asked if I had any more bread recipes that I wanted to share, and it was great timing, because I've just recently been quite happy with what I've been making (a very good thing, as I am somewhat baking-challenged). Soaked, yeasted whole grain breadThe first recipe that I've been ...

Whew... the next time I start a series with such a loooong title, can someone just email me and say "Steph, seriously, what are you thinking?" :) This series will be drawing to a close fairly quickly, and not a moment too soon, as I have other series ideas just bursting at the seams, but ...

Claudea!She chose the book The Mission of Motherhood , which I'm excited to send right on over to her!Congratulations, Claudea, and thanks so much to everyone who participated in the giveaway!Thanks also for all of your sweet comments last week, and for joining me in celebrating my first year of blogging! :)

As I've been working to clean out my garden and prepare it for the winter, I've been mulling over the lessons I learned this summer. So many successes and things that turned out wonderfully, and yet so many things that I would do differently- start my seedlings earlier, use some type of protective ...

I had such a fantastic day, attending the first ever Baby Purity Mother's Conference in Vancouver! I wasn't really sure what to expect of the conference, but it definitely surpassed my expectations!The morning began with a 40 minute Skytrain ride in to downtown, where I peacefully watched the glorious fall leaves, with a hot drink ...

I'm attempting to type this post with half-frozen fingers, and on a very few minutes of poor internet connection (brought to me by some mobile wireless device my husband has lent me for 10 minutes until he leaves for work). Our internet is down, once again, and so I don't know when I'll be posting next. ...

To stay true to the theme of Living Simply Saturday, I need to keep this post short and sweet, to stay focused on what is most important for me today (that being the needs of my family above taking more time to blog!).This week's chapter in From Clutter to Clarity is on contentment, as Nancy ...

I've been working frantically to get these questions answered before the end of the week, and I've finally succeeded! I hope you've enjoyed getting to know a little bit more about me, and maybe your curiosity has been somewhat satisfied... if not, you know where to find me! :) Alisa asked- My other question is ...