Explore
Gaia Soulmates
 Advertising keeps Gaia free! Interested in sponsoring us?

Gaia: Connect. Grow. Inspire. Empower.

More than two steps = cooking

Posted on Jan 11th, 2008 by Debi : Mother and More Debi

Small, Good Thing #5: Really cook dinner This may sound very housewife-y, very June Cleaver-y, but I am making a commitment to care about what we eat more often. I enjoy cooking but don't always... More »

1 Comment views (273)  
Debi : Mother and More

Less laziness, more first steps

Posted on Jan 11th, 2008 by Debi : Mother and More Debi

Small Good Thing #4: Start recycling more stuff True and I have been mediocre recyclers at best. This is something I admit with the same red-faced, no-eye-contact mumble as I would in admitting that I... More »

Add Comment views (76)  
Debi : Mother and More

December grin

Posted on Dec 27th, 2007 by Debi : Mother and More Debi

Small Good Thing #4: Remember this face! When Shmoo is awake in the middle of the night ,or refusing to go to sleep or put on her coat or stop poking me in the side... More »

2 Comments views (164)  
Decembergrin

Add one meal

Posted on Dec 20th, 2007 by Debi : Mother and More Debi

Small, Good Thing #3: Add vegetarian meals to the world It's no secret that I am a vegetarian, and that I enjoy cooking delicious vegetarian food. I've gotten more enthusiastic about this in the last... More »

3 Comments views (176)  
P1010003

Who are the people around me?

Posted on Dec 20th, 2007 by Debi : Mother and More Debi

Small Good Thing #2: Know Doodlebug's Classmates Doodlebug's school is a really interesting community. There are three curricular strands running at the school. One is your standard, vanilla elementary curriculum, known to the school community... More »

2 Comments views (145)  
Debi : Mother and More

Small, good things

Posted on Dec 13th, 2007 by Debi : Mother and More Debi

One of my favorite short stories is Raymond Carver's " A Small, Good Thing ." Go ahead and read it; to explain the title is to give away the story. The concept, though, of small... More »

1 Comment views (145)  
Winterinevanston