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8June 8, 2017Homeschooling by Erica

Six Reasons We Started Homeschooling

We’ve been homeschooling for a year now. There are challenges and advantages to this educational system, but for us, for now, it’s definitely the right choice. Here’s six reasons why we chose to homeschool.

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0August 5, 2015Productive Home by Erica

Serendipity Days

Living life is a bit like climbing a giant mature oak tree. We start at the base of the tree, and the entire canopy is spread out above us. Every path is open. As we climb higher, some options shut behind us. Take the left branch and you cannot take the right branch. Oh sure, sometimes you…

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0June 8, 2015Productive Home by Erica

What I Believe

I believe at the end of the day you need family, fresh vegetables, a long walk and something you’re working towards to be satisfied. I believe we are in control of far, far more than we typically act on, and far, far less than we typically worry about. I believe that rats in a cage…

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5January 21, 2015Motherhood by Erica

{Reader Question} Can You Homestead with Kids?

I received a question the other day from reader Andrea about how to keep up with a “homesteader” type lifestyle when you have kids. I would love to know where you were in this journey when you had babies and how you were able to keep up with it. We currently live a similar life (gardens, chickens,…

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1August 12, 2014Life and Family by Erica

On Depression

I take medication for depression. I’m fine. Don’t worry. But for awhile, some time after my son was born, I wasn’t okay. I dealt with being not okay pretty well, and kept up the facade of okay until one day when the facade cracked and I threw a bowl of blueberries across the kitchen and…

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1May 15, 2014Motherhood by Erica

Things I've Said In The Past Week

Hello darling readers, I just wanted to check in and let you know I’m calling a mulligan on this entire week. We will get back to our regularly scheduled programming on Monday. Until then, here’s a few actual things I’ve said this past week that will give you a sense of how I’ve been spending…

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9December 19, 2013Recent Posts by Nick

The Introvert's Christmas

Hi, I’m Nick. I’m an introvert, and I’m caught smack in the middle of my least favorite time of the year. No, I’m not the Grinch, I’m not a Scrooge. I’m just your average introvert, and I wish to hell that Christmas would just shut up. “Introvert” isn’t the same thing as shy or socially…

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47October 17, 2012Motherhood by Erica

Dear Busy Person: An Open Letter To You

Dear Busy Person, I love you and I’m worried about you. I have noticed that you are spending a lot of time trying to keep up with things. It looks like you are working very hard all the time just to keep everything afloat. I can tell from all the way over here that you…

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1September 21, 2012Motherhood by Erica

I'm Like A Pirate, Sorta (What I've Learned From Surgery)

As regular readers know, on Monday I had eye surgery. I had hoped to be back up and ready to talk applesauce and last minute fall crop options but that doesn’t look like it’s going to happen for a while. Here’s what’s up: I was put under general anesthesia and my surgeon cut some of…

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1September 13, 2012Motherhood by Erica

On A Personal Note… (Or: What I Did On My Summer Vacation)

At this time of year millions of kids have to write essays entitled, “What I Did On My Summer Vacation.” I thought I would write a grown-up version of “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” to explain what’s been going on in life beyond this blog. So, at the risk of getting all Opera…

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19August 21, 2012Productive Home by Erica

Zombies vs. The Joy of Canning: Motivation in the Productive Home

“Hey, we were planning on getting together later today, right?” I asked my friend. “Yeah, but after dinner.” “Can we push that back to later in the week?” I was exhausted from Can-o-Rama and the idea of a social commitment after dinner was more than I could handle. “Sure. What’s up?” “I’m pretty tired. I…

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0July 11, 2012Gardening by Erica

The Personality of Perennials

The very first garden I planted was an ornamental shade garden. I was very eager. I put in a little pond and a little waterfall powered by a cheap pump. I had some Big Tree people plant three mature birch trees for privacy, and in the partial shade beneath the birches I planted pink Japanese…

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Hi! I'm Erica, the founder of NWEdible and the author of The Hands-On Home. I garden, keep chickens and ducks, homeschool my two kids and generally run around making messes on my one-third of an acre in suburban Seattle. Thanks for reading!

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