Author: greenandgrateful2

Most importantly I'm a follower of Christ. After that I'm a wife and mother to 5 amazing kids. I also homeschool my kids, blog, craft, teach about essential oils and love all things green, holistic and thrifty. You can follow me or contact me on my blog www.greenandgrateful.com.

Planning My Day

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I originally planned out this schedule about 3 years ago and it is still my goal for the day and week.  A lot of time it changes, but it at least gives me an outline or idea of what my day and week will look like.  Also, because I have a plan, I’m more likely to get up and get things done.  I’ve found that if there is no reason for me to get up early, then I definitely won’t wake up ahead of the kids!  I would let them be my alarm clocks! Continue reading “Planning My Day” →

Snow Ice Cream

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At the end of last week the DC metro area saw an inch or two of snow!  The most for the year so far!  I LOVE it when it snows and I wish we got more than that around here.  I grew up in this area and remember getting some large (of this area, definitely nothing compared to New England or Michigan!) snows!  We would be outside playing all morning or until we were soaked to the skin and then we only came in long enough to change into dry clothing and go out again! Continue reading “Snow Ice Cream” →

Long and Short Term Goals

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Long and Short Term Goals
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Planning goals for the year is always a good way to start.  It helps me re- orient, re-evaluate and re-focus.  So often I can get so focused on today and tomorrow that I forget to look up… I like to take some time and think back over what I had planned to do last year and then think about what we actually did.  It also helps me think about what I’d like to get around to this year! Continue reading “Long and Short Term Goals” →

Root Canal

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So what prompted this post?  Well… just before Christmas, dear hubby tree climber chipped a tooth (not doing tree work… but eating a quesadilla!).  Both of us have a few fillings, but neither one of us have had many extensive problems with our teeth, praise God.  So we really had no idea what a chipped tooth meant and what our options were. Continue reading “Root Canal” →

Cucumber Salad and Baked Fingerling Potatoes

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I’m terrible at making side dishes to go with dinner.  I remember growing up we always had three dishes served with dinner.  Usually it was some sort of meat dish, a veggie and a starch.  It was ingrained in me that you had to have at least three dishes.   Continue reading “Cucumber Salad and Baked Fingerling Potatoes” →

Household Cleaners

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I try to be a minimalist, although I find myself being a collector. In the back of my mind plays the mantra that my father would always say, “You never know when you might need this!”  True, but do I really need to keep it until I MIGHT actually need it?  I might never need it!   Continue reading “Household Cleaners” →

Cabbage and Spam Errr… I mean Ham!

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I remember as a kid this was one of my Mom’s favorite meals, and as kids we LOVED eating all the spam out of our dishes, but would have to choke down the cabbage! Continue reading “Cabbage and Spam Errr… I mean Ham!” →

Book List for 2013

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So each year I like to have a goal of completing 12 fiction and 12 non fiction.  Sometimes I come close and sometimes I don’t.  Sometimes I actually stick to the books listed and sometimes I find new ones that look more interesting or something that pertains to life NOW that I want to read.  If so, I don’t stress about it…

The main reason I have this goal is just to remind myself to make time to read.  Make time for me to enjoy a good book and also some time to help me grow and learn new things!  So here is my list for 2013!

Let me know if you’ve read any of these and what you thought!  If it’s a disappointing book, I don’t want to waste my time reading it!

Non-Fiction:

  1. [amazon_link id=”0310321913″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]One Thousand Gifts[/amazon_link] – Ann Voskamp
  2. [amazon_link id=”0736913513″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Becoming the Woman of His Dreams[/amazon_link] – Jaynes
  3. [amazon_link id=”1879737604″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Womanly Dominion: More than a gentle and Quiet Sprit[/amazon_link] – Mark Chanski
  4. [amazon_link id=”083083723X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Knowing Scripture[/amazon_link] – R. C. Sproul
  5. [amazon_link id=”1400070643″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Joy of Fearing God[/amazon_link]–  Jerry Bridges
  6. [amazon_link id=”0979209528″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Untold Story of Milk[/amazon_link] – Ron Schmid, ND.
  7. [amazon_link id=”1583332049″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Coconut Oil Miracle[/amazon_link] – Bruce Fife
  8. [amazon_link id=”0966088239″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Iodine Why you Need It Why you Can’t Live Without It[/amazon_link] – Dr. David Brownstein
  9. [amazon_link id=”0618773479″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Worst Hard Time[/amazon_link] – Timothy Egan
  10. [amazon_link id=”B0064XHUZK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]God Can’t Sleep: Waiting for Daylight on Life’s Dark Nights[/amazon_link] – Palmer Chinchen
  11. [amazon_link id=”0525952667″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]An Economist Gets Lunch[/amazon_link] – Tyler Cowen
  12. [amazon_link id=”0531097994″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Jane Russel: my path & detours[/amazon_link] – autobiography

Fiction:

  1. [amazon_link id=”0812976738″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Kabul Beauty School[/amazon_link] – Deborah Rodriguez
  2. [amazon_link id=”B002U0KR7O” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Returning[/amazon_link] – Ann Tatlock
  3. [amazon_link id=”1400031702″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Secret History[/amazon_link] – Donna Tartt
  4. [amazon_link id=”B0029LHX2G” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Free Food for Millionaires[/amazon_link] – Min Jin Lee
  5. [amazon_link id=”0375842209″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Book Thief[/amazon_link] – Markus Zusak
  6. [amazon_link id=”B004Z4M27G” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]A Happy Marriage[/amazon_link] – Rafael Iglesias
  7. [amazon_link id=”B0055X5K9S” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Calligrapher’s Daughter[/amazon_link] – Eugenia Kim
  8. [amazon_link id=”0812982622″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Orphan Master’s Son[/amazon_link] – Adam Johnson
  9. [amazon_link id=”141434855X” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Safely Home[/amazon_link] – Randy Alcorn
  10. [amazon_link id=”1590525922″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Deadline[/amazon_link] – Randy Alcorn
  11. [amazon_link id=”1590525930″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Dominion[/amazon_link] – Randy Alcorn
  12. [amazon_link id=”1601420994″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Deception[/amazon_link] – Randy Alcorn
  13. [amazon_link id=”0062015737″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]An Unmarked Grave[/amazon_link] – Charles Todd

Books list reviewed for 2012

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My books list for 2012 was posted about 1 year ago and now it’s time for an update.  I was able to complete some of those books and some I didn’t… I also added a few as well!  Here are the books I’ve actually completed this year with a link to their review if you would like to find out more information about them.

My goal was 12 fiction and 12 non fiction though the year.  Didn’t quite make it, but I’m content and happy with my progress and what I did get accomplished!

Non-Fiction:

  1. Vaccines – Are they Really Safe and Effective (2002 edition) – Neil Meiller
  2. Mini Skirts Mothers & Muslims – Christine Mullouhi
  3. More To Be Desired than Gold – Christy Wilson
  4. Nourishing Traditions – Sally Fallon
  5. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resiliance, and Redemption – Laura Hillenbrand
  6. In the Garden of the Beasts – Erik Larson
  7. Shopping for Time: How to Do It All and NOT Be Overwhelmed – Carolyn Mahaney
  8. Instructing a Child’s Heart – Tripp
  9. Heaven – Randy Alcorn
  10. A Heart for Freedom – Chai Ling
  11. Our Father Who Aren’t in Heaven – Frye and Mercier
  12. Left to Tell – Immaculee Ilibagiza

Fiction:

  1. Life Sentences – Laura Lippman
  2. The Convent: A Novel – Panos Karnezis
  3. Baumgartner’s Bombay – Anita Desai
  4. Paradise Valley – Dale Cramer
  5. The Post Office Girl – Zweig
  6. The Bronze Bow – Elizabeth Speare
  7. Memoirs of a Geisha – Arthur Golden
  8. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet – Jamie Ford

Christmas Recovery

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We are so blessed to have both my family and my husbands family in the area.  It makes schedules tricky sometimes, but thankfully they both work together and aren’t easily offended when we spend one holiday with one family and then rotate for the next! Continue reading “Christmas Recovery” →