Miscellany | Homeschooling, Baby Minimalism, My Boots, Calli, Tilapia…

Mr. FG sent me this MSN article about homeschooling, written by a mom who used to be quite skeptical about it until she gave it a try. It’s an interesting read, I think.

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Rachel Jonat of The Minimalist Mom recently wrote an ebook about navigating the first year of a baby’s life without filling your house will baby paraphernalia. The bulk of the book is written by Rachel herself, but there’s a foreword by Rachel Meeks of Small Notebook (she’s one of my favorite bloggers!), and contributions by MoneySavingMom, FrugalBabe and Frugal Mama.

Oh! And, um, one of the contributions is from yours truly. I wrote a little essay about how I learned to savor my babies (I didn’t actually learn that until Lisey was born, but you can read all about that in the book.) It was fun to write about something a little different from the frugal fare I usually serve up here.

You can buy the book for $9.95, and if it saves you from one extra outfit or piece of baby paraphernalia, it’ll pay for itself handily. 😉 I didn’t agree with everything I read in the book, but I think you’ll find, as I do, that reading a book on minimalism inspires you to pare down a bit, even if you’re not going to go whole-hog minimalist.

That’s probably not a good way to describe minimalism, huh?

Anyway, if you’re in the baby phase of life, this book could definitely help you save money and space. Oh, and I’ve written a handful of posts about frugality and babies.

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Speaking of babies, would you like to see a few photos of my niece Calli? The only pictures I’ve shared with you before were from the story of her birth and she’s changed quite a bit since then!

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Remember my equestrian boots from L.L. Bean?

I got an email from Ebates yesterday letting me know that you can get a $10 gift card when you spend $50 or more at L.L. Bean. Also, if you sign up for an Ebates account and shop L.L. Bean through Ebates, you’ll get an extra 2% cash back. And L.L. Bean offers free shipping every day.

As I mentioned in my original post, these aren’t cheap boots, but they do come with L.L. Bean’s great lifetime guarantee and they’re made of real leather.

One caveat…if you’ve got wide-ish feet but slim calves, don’t order the wide width! I tried that and my calves were swimming in the boots (the whole boot is wider in the wide size). So I switched to the regular width, and after wearing them a few times, the leather has stretched nicely and my feet aren’t feeling squished.

(P.S. These are the Deerfield Equestrian boots in black.)

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If you haven’t made the Asian-Glazed Tilapia recipe I’ve shared, you totally should. I’m no fish fan, but even I like to have seconds of this. When we had it for lunch yesterday, I was reminded just how tasty this dish is.

Ok! I think that’s all I’ve got to share with you today. Have a lovely Wednesday, k?

I’m going to try for that myself. If I get a quieter, more at-home day than I did yesterday (which was mostly spent out running errands) that should go a long way.

Errands=grumpy Kristen.

(Tell me I’m not the only one!)

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Today’s 365 post:The Squishy Tree

Joshua’s 365 post: More Ocarina!

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