One advantage of being a stay-at-home mom/writer is the wardrobe. I don’t have to wear uncomfortable clothing, or have the slightest bit of style. Heck, it’s actually a good idea not to get dressed in “real” clothes until I’m about to leave the house, because I’ll get baby food/cat hair on them anyway. But despite […]
Gratitude Book #1: Anne of Green Gables
One of the things I’m most grateful for as an adult is my love of reading as a child. I’m only now realizing how much I learned from the main characters of my youth: stoicism and plain living from Laura Ingalls Wilder; family values and time management from the Gilbreth children; responsibility and cooperation from the […]
How Being Grateful For What You Have Can Give You More
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” -Epicurus “Aww, Leanne,” you might be thinking. “Is this another tired message about how less is more, we need to downsize, Americans consume too much, blah, blah, blah? […]
Three Steps To Greater Gratitude Mindfulness
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” -Marcel Proust We all need to keep gratitude in our lives, but gratitude is a slippery feeling. It doesn’t flare up, like anger; it doesn’t overwhelm us, like joy. Gratitude is something we need […]
Chicken Soup For The Sowul
I’m not really a cook. Sure, I can follow a recipe, and I’ve learned a few tricks about crockpot cookery, but in general, I don’t have the instincts of a chef, and I don’t have a love for cooking. It’s a chore to be done, lying somewhere between vacuuming (hate) and washing dishes (like)…. except […]
November Mini-Series: Gratitude
Remember in the beginning of October, when I was excited about the 31 day blog challenge that so many of my favorite bloggers (Modern Mrs. Darcy, Carrie Willard) participated in? I’d said I wasn’t quite ready to take the challenge myself, but mentioned that I had an idea for a November blog series. Well, here […]