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blogging is alive and well!

blogging is alive and well!

I responded to a topic on Carla’s blog and then worked it out into a guest post for her site this week. CarlaBirnbirg.com: Is Blogging Dead? I say NO! documenting my life in many...

meals in review, week of 08/04/2013

meals in review, week of 08/04/2013

I’ve been posting some of the pictures of my meals on instagram (i am @kdlb over there) and have gotten questions about my recipes. Because this maintenance part of my health journey is so...

fort kristine 0

fort kristine

Last year in August, to celebrate our 12th anniversary, Eric and I took a drive out to Long Beach, Astoria, and Fort Stevens. It was a nice drive, listening to a good book (Ready...

why is my hair pink? 0

why is my hair pink?

I have dark brown naturally curly hair.  With a pink streak on one side. It’s really not for a shock value.  It’s really not just me being artsy.  It’s really not trying to be...

TV season 2010-2011 recap 0

TV season 2010-2011 recap

Last week was “upfronts”, where tv networks declared their fall plans, including what shows were officially canceled, and more prominently, what pilots they are picking up for next year.  Seems like a good time...

Bazaar: Green Holiday Event 0

Bazaar: Green Holiday Event

I enjoy finding new bazaars and craft shows because it’s all about finding those perfect local gifts for people.  I saw The Columbian, our local paper, mentioning the Check ’em Off Green Holiday Event...

comp book 0

comp book

it’s back to school time and you’d think I’d be able to find a composition book. but oh no, I’m picky. the one I have is almost full – I use it for online...

Vox is no more… 0

Vox is no more…

It was sad to see the news today: Vox is closing September 30, 2010.  I used Vox as my primary blog for almost 3 years, managing my moblogging and media consumption.  Plus, I worked...

systems at home 0

systems at home

I took a class today from Tara Swiger about Systems in the craftybiz.  It had some serious debunking about the theory of systems, creating them and streamlining them.  Although this was targeted at businesses,...

Frustrations of reading 0

Frustrations of reading

I’ve done much less reading this year than last. Last year, I was catching up on a decades worth of Christian fiction (I read lots as a pre-teen and then didn’t revisit the genre...