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    Woodworking for a 4 Year-Old

    Henry has shown a real interest in woodworking lately, so I purchased a few things for him from Montessori Services. They have books with project directions, child-friendly saws/drills/hammers, and even child-sized safety glasses. I’m excited to see what the projects are like!
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    Book Recommendation: Little Bee

    A Little Free Library popped up in our neighborhood, and Henry and I were very excited about stopping by. We finally did one day after school, and we each got a book. I grabbed Little Bee by Chris Cleave. 
    Right before bed on Saturday night, I started reading the first chapter. 
    And then I teared up. I cried because I couldn’t remember the last time I held a fiction book in my hand to read it for fun. Seriously. 
    I remember when Tate was born (almost two years ago now!) and I read lots and lots of fiction books in those early days of middle-of-the-night breastfeeding (on my phone, using
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    Instacart


    I’ve been resisting ordering my groceries online. It’s more expensive, and I don’t like what it represents about modern life. I’d like to think that weekly trips to the grocery store are meditative and that they reconnect us with the essential parts of being human. 
    But it’s been a really hard year for me and my family. Matt has had to take on a ton of extra things to support me in my work. I’m trying my best to keep my stress to a minimum so that I can be a good mother, a good wife, a good friend, and a good daughter, but I’m barely keeping my promises on
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