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Thanks for all your love & support about me stepping away from the blog for a bit so I can fully embrace the summer with my family.

I’m actually excited for a break (for a number of reasons), not the least of which is it

I have a line-up of some fabulous guest posts set for the next while, & I am excited for you to get to know these awesome people. So, even though I won’t be front & center, there will be at least one weekly guest post on the blog.

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My updates are a great way to stay in touch, & it’s stuff I don’t share on the blog.

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stepping away {for a bit}

blogging, personal

{This photo was taken five. FIVE! year ago.
My little Hyrum is little no more. He’s nearly nine now.}

The last month has been a whirlwind of work & activity & I feel it’s time to pull back from working & blogging & really focus on my kids.

I mentioned a few weeks ago how I would be scaling back during the summer, posting less.

Last summer, I took a complete three months off (no blogging, no social media, nothing–it was a fabulous, rejuvenating, creative time).

It takes courage and maturity to realize when we need time to step away. To unplug & focus on taking care of the small & often unnoticed aspects of our lives.

This is where I am.

I worry that I spend to much time doing ____ or ______ & not enough time tickling, hugging, loving, playing with my kids.

If you’ve been reading ...

{MM} (overnight) vegan gluten free buckwheat pancakes

marvelous mondays, breakfast

Let me explain.

When you’re tight on time & money you want to be able to prepare frugal foods that are scale-able.

Meaning, you can easily make double & triple batches to freeze for later use.

As long as you have a pot that is big enough, you can make several batches of soup, which significantly cuts down on your time in the kitchen. Likewise, if you have a large pancake griddle, you can make dozens & dozens of pancakes in no time.

I don’t double or triple every recipe I make because there are just some recipes that don’t freeze well (most salads for example).

& I’ll double or triple a batch.

(This is one of the premises of my , where I include notes to double or triple recipes to be used later on in the week or month.)

Also, my kids love (most) soup, & they love, love pancakes.

So...