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Reviews can be bought: An Amazon shopping experience

Posted on August 7, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I get easily overwhelmed when buying online. I tend to research items obsessively and even then I’m never really satisfied that I’ve found the perfect item. I love reviews and I read them like gospel. Or, I did, until a few months ago. Last year I bought a calendar. But, despite being a repeat purchase…

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Skirt Challenge: Lessons Learned?

Posted on August 6, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

In June I stepped out of my shorts and pants only life and into a life of skirts and dresses. For two weeks I wore only skirts and dresses, except when exercising. At first I felt silly putting on a skirt to putter around the house, although that was nothing compared to how silly I…

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Burn Out

Posted on August 5, 2020August 4, 2020 by Gwen Shaneck

I have four kids. Since schools closed on March 13th I’ve been in full-time full on mommy mode. That’s almost five months. No breaks, except my weekly shopping trip, if that could be called a break, which has now been hijacked by my 16 year old needing driving practice. I go to bed at 9pm….

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What I read in July

Posted on August 4, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I haven’t been doing anything extracurricular except reading lately. It shows. I’ve now read 50 books for 2020 and it’s only July. Up until 2019 fifty was about how many books I read in a year. What was I reading? Here’s a list with a brief summary. Just a quick note. If I read it,…

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A Desk of One’s Own

Posted on August 3, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

We just built our children a desk. The best hope for their return to school this fall is a hybrid of school and home. For the last few months of school we used an ad-hoc and imperfect system of the dinning room table, my desk, and a small table we brought down from upstairs. But,…

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8 Great Ways to Exercise during Lockdown

Posted on July 16, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

Are you still in lockdown? We are. Although the world around us is opening up we are keeping to ourselves. But, that doesn’t mean that we are sitting inside and molding to the couch. Here are 8 ways we are getting our hearts pumping: Cosmic Kids Yoga: “Your place for yoga, stories, and fun!” Have…

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Autolyse, A Metaphor

Posted on July 7, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I have no new ideas of my own and during the coronavirus pandemic’s initial lockdown stage as I watched my yeast stash slowly diminish I became one of those people who bakes sourdough bread. In sourdough bread you combine all of the ingredients together into a bowl and then you let the mixture rest for…

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It’s Amazing What You Can Get Used To

Posted on May 26, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

The first time I donned a mask a few weeks ago it felt so strange. I felt self-conscious and stupid. But, this past week when I went to the store I barely thought about it at all. I simply strapped it to my face and went out. It reminded me of what it felt like…

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What I’m Listening To

Posted on May 22, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

I don’t know if I am in the majority, but when this whole pandemic really hit the fan I wanted to know everything that I could about it all. I found a few new and really fabulous podcasts. I’m still listening to a few of my tried and trues, but these two podcasts below have…

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Shopping, an Odyssey*

Posted on May 21, 2020February 1, 2021 by Gwen Shaneck

We live out in the country a good 30 minutes from the nearest store. Over the years I have perfected a system where I basically take one day a week and throw it into the garbage of “errands.” I literally put in an 6-8 hr workday visiting all of the stores on my list and…

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Welcome to my little place in the internet. I write about my family and what it’s like to suddenly find myself homeschooling my four children – including a high schooler and two middle schoolers during COVID-19. I also spend some time writing about writing and how I am trying to get more of it in my life.

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Apparently I am a vanilla sock knitter. This one i Apparently I am a vanilla sock knitter. This one is flying off the needles. At this rate I might get a pair a month out of our homeschool time

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Making Sweet and Sour Eggplant Caponata (a surpris Making Sweet and Sour Eggplant Caponata (a surprise hit last month for all 4 kids!) from the amazing @tanseyclaire I just love the colors and the taste is amazing 🤩 #sweetandsourcaponata #clairetansey #dinneruncomplicated
Twinning! New sock cast on matches my mug and our Twinning! New sock cast on matches my mug and our lesson on “The Lungs”. This colorway seems very spring to me, a welcome relief this year. 

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Sexy man modeling my seamless raglan sweater that Sexy man modeling my seamless raglan sweater that I finished back in November. Thanks @markshaneck for being such a good sport and bringing that smolder 🥰

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Ready to hike in my #alfmæli in #lettlopi and my Ready to hike in my #alfmæli in #lettlopi and my #rikkehat 

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From our chilly hike today. Turkey tail #turkeytai From our chilly hike today. Turkey tail #turkeytailmushroom #mycology #mushroomhunting #mushroomsofinstagram #mushroomsofinstagram #turkeytailfungus #fungusamongus #fungusphotography #fungiphotography #fungi #fungilove #winterhikes #winterinvirginia #nature #naturephotography #getoutsideandexplore
After months of sloggy knitting I finally finished After months of sloggy knitting I finally finished two things in one day! I saw someone’s socks on ig years ago and was inspired to make my own version which is these windowpane socks. (I finished the first sock in 2018!) I made myself a sockhead cowl (designed by @bohoknits ) using @blueskinyarns and some minis from @unplannedpeacock just in time for some more icy weather. The socks were made with #westyorkshirespinners and #huntingtonyarn 

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