Getting Into Shape… Hopefully

My healthy, delicious, “diet” friendly breakfast this morning. My baby is 6.5 weeks old, and I decided I want to start getting into shape. Yes, I know round is a shape. 😀 But I weigh more than I’d like to. A lot more than I’d like to. No, I won’t share the exact number… And […]

Frugal Accomplishments This Week

I had a long day, I’m exhausted, so I’ll keep this intro short, and I’m not going to elaborate much on the notes I took all week. I had a pretty good and frugal week. General frugal stuff we did- laundry was all line dried, Rose was exclusively cloth diapered… Sunday: Made pancakes for breakfast. […]

Cold Beet Borscht Recipe- Dairy Free, Vegan Option, Refined Sugar Free Option

Beets are cheap now. And they’re healthy. So I like to make beet dishes now when I can. This chilled beet borsht recipe is one I kind of made up myself, based on different recipes I read. Beet borscht is usually sweetened with sugar, and served with chopped cucumber, hard boiled eggs, baked potatoes, and […]

The Connection Between Aggressiveness and Conformity to Society

This morning, I was at a social get together with a bunch of ladies from my community. We’re a group of ex-pat Americans living in another country, so we identify with each other and have a lot of similar issues when it comes to raising our kids in the manner that we see best, with […]