My Favourite Articles This Week
In defense of being a quitter.
Potty training cows to help decrease greenhouse gases? Why not!
Why fringe-friends are important.
My Favourite Links This Week

If you have a lovely end of season crop of tomatoes and basil, this is a perfect quick dinner for you! Heck, even if you get your ingredients at the grocery store, this is still a really great end of summer pasta dish full of great flavour. Easy to put together and starring fresh tomatoes, basil, and generous dollops of ricotta cheese- you’ll love this dish! Find the recipe here.

Chocolatey, peanut buttery, and with lots of rice krispies and marshmallows, these five-ingredient bars are soooo satisfying! Perfect for ab it of weekend baking, and a tasty little treat for yourself. Find the recipe over here.

I love this super soft-looking crocheted kitty! Although in this colour and texture, it looks like a very cute peanut cat, don’t you think? Something about the pose of it makes me wonder if you could make a really big one and use it as a pillow or something! Definitely a high snuggle factor. Find the full crochet pattern for it right here.

If September feels like the start of a new year for you, you might really like this great post about setting personal goals in different areas of your life to feel happier and more satisfied, which pretty much everyone could use, right? There are a lot of great examples in a variety of different categories, and also tips and strategies for setting goals that are actually achievable. Check out the inspiring post here.

How true, right? I found it here.Â
The kids are back to school, and it’s been really busy here- lots of routines to get the kids organized while I try to get as much work done as humanely possible while they are in school. I’m not the only one that feels completely burnt out and a bit surprised to suddenly discover its’ the middle of September, am I?!
xo Julie

