Savoring life in the Berkshires
I really struggled to come up with a word for the year. I knew the vibes I wanted, but settling on an actual word that embodies that vibe was difficult. I decided on “read” long before the end of 2024, as happens sometimes with my words of the year, but here it is January 3…
This post contains affiliate links. A year ago, I set out to read more in 2025. I had read 8 books in 2024 and it seemed like 2025 would be a good year to intentionally reinvest in one of my previous favorite activities. I’ve been a member of Sharon MacMahon’s Governerds Insider book club for…
This post includes affiliate links This year, I tried some new recipes that have become family favorites and go-tos, which is exciting. I’ve definitely transitioned in recent years from “let’s try as many different recipes as possible” to “let’s find a recipe for ____ that is really good, and then just make that recipe”. I’m…
It’s the time of year where my parenting-adjacent Facebook groups are full of questions about what to put in kid’s lunch boxes that they’ll actually eat. My kids are usually happy with the school-provided lunch; in my household I’m the one that’s struggles with deciding what to bring to school to eat. My ideal lunch…
To celebrate our recent-ish 40th birthdays and our June anniversary, Brian and I took a multi-day trip without our kids to northern Vermont last week. We took a roundabout route to get there in order to make a couple stops, then spent 3 nights in Burlington and took the scenic route home. We had a…
To celebrate each of us turning 40 within the past year and our June wedding anniversary, Brian and I embarked on a multi-day trip without our kids to northern Vermont last week. We took a roundabout route to get there, then spent 3 nights in Burlington and took the scenic route home. We had a…
Last fall, Lisa and her awesome team at Mighty Food Farm announced that they would no longer be providing a Williamstown CSA pick up location. I wasn’t shocked by this announcement – they’d asked for feedback about it previously and I was aware that the Williamstown pick up added a lot of time and effort…
After over a decade of choosing very broad words that applied to a variety of areas I wanted to improve, this year’s word is very specific. It’s practically a traditional New Year’s Resolution, except that I’m not aiming for a specific, measurable goal. I am, however, very much looking forward to having an actual, concrete…
