by Mary Carver | Dec 14, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
I’ve read a lot of books this year. I’m not sure how many – maybe 50? Hmm . . . maybe I’ll keep track next year? For this year, though, I tried to remember (and narrow down) my favorites to come up with a list for you. It’s a varied list...
by Mary Carver | Dec 13, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
To continue my week-long recap of the past year, I’m going to share my favorite videos. Don’t even bother looking for Pants on the Ground guy or Double Rainbow guy; both of them creep me out, although for different reasons. And, I didn’t include Old...
by Mary Carver | Dec 13, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
The end of the year is coming up, but the end of my 31st year is coming up even sooner. Since my birthday is on Saturday, I’m going to take a look back at the best parts of my year this week. First up? The food, of course! I thought it was interesting, as I...
by Mary Carver | Dec 10, 2010 | Family Life, Giving Up on Perfect, parenting
Annalyn is a talker. And a thinker. (She’s a joker and a winker…) Like most 3-year-olds, she asks hundreds of questions each and every day, often repeating the same one until I am sure my ears are bleeding. But she does that because she’s trying to...
by Mary Carver | Dec 8, 2010 | Giving Up on Perfect
Last year I began making a concerted effort to accessorize more. I’ve found a cute necklace or scarf can do wonders for disguising the fact that I own three of the same shirt (in different colors, of course). By the end of winter, I’d managed to accumulate...