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This Time I’ll Know

There are exactly two weeks left of school runs.My youngest gets her license in June, and with it, her independence AND mine. Next fall she’ll drive herself to school...

Herbs, Planters, and Chaos Gardening

This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. Every year, I plant a few things. And every year, it’s a journey. When the kids...

A Polished Penny: Why I Named My Blog After Something the World Was About to Throw Away

In January of 2025, I bought a domain name. It sounds simple. It wasn’t. I had been circling this dream for years — decades, really. I was an English major with...

The Other Side of the Road: A Spring Break in Grand Cayman with my College Kids

Driving on the wrong side of the road only got me a couple of times. Those times were apparently worth yelling about from the backseat but we survived. I was the only one...

What Sourdough Taught Me About Starting Over

This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. I’ve tried sourdough before and it didn’t go well. I followed the...

We Got a Bunny During the Pandemic. Here’s Why We Built Her a Room.

This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. We had done fish. We had done hermit crabs. We had done birds and hamsters. And...

The Other Kind of Bean

We arrived at Chicago’s famous Bean after beginning our trip with a very different kind of bean. The night before we left Virginia, I stood in the kitchen staring...

Three Appetizers That Disappear Every Time

This post may contain affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. When my husband mentioned he was headed to a guys’ weekend and needed...