Wabi Sabi, A Different Way of Seeing
Guest post by Liz Long image by Liz Long Wabi Sabi is a Japanese concept that just may help you get through life with...
A few brief words about fear
Courage is not the lack of fear but the ability to face it.” —- Lt. John B. Putnam Jr. (1921-1944) Fear...
Dear Survival Moms: Can you help Shel...
It’s not unusual that I get panicked emails from other moms, and sometimes dads. They feel as though time is...
Inquiring minds: Questions from a Sur...
image by tj scenes Thanks to S.T., a reader who submitted these questions. I think they’re the type of thing...
Camp MAMA!
Guest post by Liz Long. image by Lin Pernille Photography Summer vacation is starting – soon! Summer camp can be...
18 Ways to Complicate Your Life
In honor of Patrice Lewis’s book, The Simplicity Primer, and it’s formal debut on Tuesday, June 7, I offer...
Why I do this
Guest post by Liz Long I can’t control whether or when the government decides to pass laws that do things like make...
Give me your poor, your tired, exhaus...
image by thealieness GiselaGiardinoMy life is so complicated sometimes. Is yours? There’s (always) laundry...
Good News Friday!!
image by Jessica Tam Woo-Hoo! Besides the fact that the weekend is here, we all could use a big, fat dose of good...
Preparing With Babies in Mind
Guest post by Kendra, New Life on a Homestead blog image by MGD_photography For some of us, being prepared for the...













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