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Month: February 2012

Are you pregnant and dizzy?

February 29, 2012February 10, 2014 / 'Becca / 9 Comments

[UPDATE: Editing this article to fix a link, I cannot prevent it from being re-publicized on Linked In, so I want to reassure readers that at this time (February 2014) I am pregnant.  Dizziness and low blood pressure have been less of a problem for me this time around, probably because I followed my own … Continue reading Are you pregnant and dizzy?

Holy Recycling!

February 22, 2012March 6, 2019 / 'Becca / 6 Comments

It's Works-for-Me Wednesday, and it's also Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent.  If you don't belong to a religion that observes Ash Wednesday--or even if you do--you may never have thought about where churches get the ashes that are used to draw a cross on each person's forehead to remind us that our physical … Continue reading Holy Recycling!

Four MORE Weeks of Pesco-Vegetarian Dinners (winter)

February 17, 2012October 29, 2012 / 'Becca / 5 Comments

A pesco-vegetarian is someone who eats no meat except fish.  That's my family's policy when we're at home.  Four weeks of our dinner menus made a popular post, so I'm posting another four weeks.  I hope these are helpful to other people who want to eat less meat but aren't sure what to eat instead! … Continue reading Four MORE Weeks of Pesco-Vegetarian Dinners (winter)

Our Recipe Binder

February 15, 2012May 23, 2013 / 'Becca / 17 Comments

I have seen online many beautiful recipe binders created by full-time homemakers who have master's degrees in scrapbooking or just great skill in making things look perfect.  Daniel and I are part-time haphazard homemakers, both of whom like to cook, so we have had to come up with a method of recipe storage that works … Continue reading Our Recipe Binder

The Beauty of a Bus Pass

February 9, 2012July 5, 2017 / 'Becca / 5 Comments

[UPDATE: Port Authority Transit now offers annual, monthly, and weekly passes or cash debit on the ConnectCard, which you can refill online.  It's even more convenient than the paper passes were!  Also, we no longer have zones; all trips are the same price.] In my purse is a 2"x3" piece of paper that is worth … Continue reading The Beauty of a Bus Pass

3 Good Children’s Books

February 2, 2012July 15, 2013 / 'Becca / 4 Comments

Today's 3 Books on Thursday theme is children's books, and I am going to limit this list to just 3! Of course, there are many other picture books Nicholas and I enjoyed together when he was 18 months-5 years old, before he started insisting on chapter books for bedtime stories as well as on-the-bus entertainment, … Continue reading 3 Good Children’s Books

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