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August Journal Page 22 Aug 2013 | 03:46 am
I love how my journals become time capsules, documenting the adventures and thoughts of my life. Here’s a scrapbook-style page I made about a float trip Martin and I took exactly two years ago. Though...
Fire Season in Montana 19 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
We live in the mountains, but you cannot really see them. We live in a part of the world known for fresh, beautiful air, but the sky smells like a giant campfire. We can see plumes of smoke from one f...
A Blank Journal 16 Aug 2013 | 02:24 am
In the back of my mind, I’ve been thinking about blank books. It takes a specific form of discipline to write in a journal without prompts. I always think of them as more of a place for stuff – all th...
What Do You Want? 14 Aug 2013 | 03:59 am
Last week, a fellow pilot came to see all of our remodeling and restoring in the airplane hangar. We all came in the door, and the experience was magical. Martin and I are always showing people th...
How to Organize Sentimental Cards 8 Aug 2013 | 08:43 pm
To kick off some of this summer home simplifying last night, I started organizing all the letters and cards that I’ve kept over the years in my Gadanke “Note to Say Hi” journal. I’m so thrilled to kee...
A New Blogging Groove 6 Aug 2013 | 12:04 am
I’ve come to this phase in blogging where there is no guilt. It’s an incredible feeling to blog when I feel inspired or when I can share something that might inspire you. Only then. My story has chan...
Giant She Journal Sale 3 Aug 2013 | 04:31 am
I know that some of you aren’t on the Gadanke mailing list. (Picture me with my hands on my hips, practicing this mama thing, saying, “And just why not?!”) It means you don’t know the news: She journa...
The Next Adventure… with Baby! 29 Jul 2013 | 08:50 am
There once was a girl who fell in love with a pilot from Germany. They grew together and shared a great life. One day, they received fantastic news that a little person would be joining their world. T...
Summer Home Simplifying 26 Jul 2013 | 02:46 am
Strangely, the long and hot days of summer are when I start thinking about our house and what we hope to make it. I think it’s the extra hours of daylight and all the activity that comes with the seas...
Having an Unsure Heart? 17 Jul 2013 | 04:55 pm
Page of {My Mom and Me} mother daughter journal Every so often, I receive an email from a woman with an unsure heart. How can she find her awesome? How can she face her fears? Be brave? Take a ris...
