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Happy 5th Birthday to Me! (Giveaway!)

March 14, 2012

Happy birthday to Wendolonia! Happy birthday to Wendolonia! Happy birthday dear bento/craft/parenting blooooooog! Happy birthday to you! Hooray! Wendolonia is five today! Five years ago I started this blog with three readers (Hi Zach! Hi Mom! Hi Dad!), not much to say and nary a bento box or silicone baking cup in sight. Today, Wendolonia [...]

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MapMyFitness Quaker Challenge Update

February 29, 2012

February has come to a close, the MapMyFitness Quaker Challenge is wrapping up and I’m happy to report that I easily met my goal of completing 15 workouts this month! Woooo! I had a few set-backs, of course, because these sorts of things never seem to go smoothly. I got sick for a few days [...]

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In Which the Blogger Gets Off Her Butt and Starts Moving

February 8, 2012

I have a serious case of blogger’s butt. In the last few years, I’ve spent too much time sitting in front of a computer typing, and not enough time moving. And now I have the big booty to show for it. It’s not like my butt was small before, but at least it was smaller. [...]

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40th Year Project: Part 5

January 16, 2012

Time for the January update on my 40th year project. Woo hoo! This month I started digging into the box of super-special-save-forever treasures that I packed up and sent to California when I helped my parents move out of my childhood home several years ago. Though my parents had made changes to my room in [...]

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40th Year Project: Part 4

December 12, 2011

I’m still working on my big 40th year album and it’s time to give you update #4! I’ve been having a ton of fun doing this project. I know I say that every time I give an update, but it’s true! I find memories are triggered by tiny little things — conversations with my kids, [...]

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Our Most Special Christmas Tree Ornaments

December 7, 2011

I love decking out our living room with all sorts of holiday swag, but the decorations that bring me the most joy are our Christmas tree ornaments. I think themed trees are beautiful, but for me the best ornaments are sentimental. I’ve been collecting our ornaments little by little for years and I try to [...]