Category Archives: Personal

Recipe: Mock Pesto Garden Green Sauce over Ravioli

Posted on August 6, 2013 by This Woman Writes

When I say that this sauce is green, I mean that it’s green — kale, collards, basil, oregano, and rosemary bumble and jumble together to make a mock pesto that tastes phenomenal over pasta, in this case, ravioli. It doesn’t hurt that … Continue reading →

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Conquering Your Learning Curve

Posted on August 5, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the free weekly newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art Steve Says: “Last week we talked about getting frustrated (Frustration is Crucial). This week let’s talk about your learning curve. “We’ve all seen those bell-shaped curve diagrams, … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Saving Money

Posted on August 3, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Nicole at Rolling Out Dough invited me to post an article on saving money — Saving money. It’s on all our minds these days, whether or not we’re employed, unemployed, or wondering how long the job we’ve got will last. No matter … Continue reading →

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Save $45 — Instantly

Posted on August 2, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Say what you like about shopping, it plunges you in the midst of humanity. Before reality TV, this was reality, without the bleeps for people’s language inadequacies, or the blather stream of a host who is overly impressed with whatever qualities he … Continue reading →

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Homeschooling: Do Workbooks Work?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Last week, in Affordable Homeschooling, we touched on how to save money when it comes to buying homeschool curriculum, with the major piece of advice being, go easy on it. Many homeschooling parents, especially when they start out, rely heavily upon … Continue reading →

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Can Anybody Be an Artist?

Posted on July 22, 2013 by This Woman Writes

From Start Your Week with Steve, the weekly newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art. Steve Says: “It amazes me how many people want to draw or paint. Age makes no difference; I talk with people as young as 8 and up … Continue reading →

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Real Life Writing

Posted on July 22, 2013 by This Woman Writes

One of my son’s favorite — and unanswerable — questions through the years had to do with Algebra and higher math. “When will I ever use this?” he asked. “And if I never use it, why do I have to … Continue reading →

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Writing: The More You Practice, the Better You Get

Posted on July 19, 2013 by This Woman Writes

This is the second in a three-part article series on teaching your children to write, and write well. The first part of this series (Home-schooling? Yes, you can teach your child to write) addressed many home-schooling instructors’ reluctance to teach … Continue reading →

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Homeschooling? Yes, You Can Teach Your Child to Write

Posted on July 18, 2013 by This Woman Writes

This is the first of a three-part series on teaching your child to write, published in Deseret News: In more than 20 years of home-schooling, I have heard variations on this sentence, “I can’t teach my child to write because I … Continue reading →

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Oops! Did God Forget You?

Posted on July 17, 2013 by This Woman Writes

This is not something you want to happen to you. It’s 10 p.m. You’re tired. You snuggy up in the bed with your Kindle, the atrociously unpleasant cat, and the Norwegian Artist (well, actually, I snuggy up to the Norwegian; you’ve got … Continue reading →