Hedgetoad Cottage https://hedgetoadcottage.com Life in Color, Kitch and Craziness Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:49:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.1 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-iconfinder_001_Home_183566-1-32x32.png Hedgetoad Cottage https://hedgetoadcottage.com 32 32 Eventually, The Sun Comes Out https://hedgetoadcottage.com/eventually-the-sun-comes-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eventually-the-sun-comes-out https://hedgetoadcottage.com/eventually-the-sun-comes-out/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2020 19:49:06 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=1074 It’s hard to see when you’re going through a darker time in life, but eventually, the sun does come out. At least, until new clouds gather, which isn’t very positive. However, it’s hard not to be wary. This whole year just seems to be me waiting for the next shoe[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/home-bound-living/feed/ 0 Now, For Something Different https://hedgetoadcottage.com/now-for-something-different/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=now-for-something-different https://hedgetoadcottage.com/now-for-something-different/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2020 21:29:21 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=1049 If you’ve been reading lately, you’ve noticed a lot of changing layout and imagery on the site. Besides just changing my content, I’ve been trying to find the best way to express that content visually. Unfortunately, I don’t know enough about using wordpress to do what I want to do[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/now-for-something-different/feed/ 0 Dealing With The Daily Stress https://hedgetoadcottage.com/dealing-with-the-daily-stress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dealing-with-the-daily-stress https://hedgetoadcottage.com/dealing-with-the-daily-stress/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2020 18:14:06 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=1044 Was it only two weeks ago that all our lives changed so much? Was it only a week ago when the foundation shifted, the walls started to collapse and I forgot what it was like to sleep? Less than a week since my anxiety ramped up and the worst-case scenario[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/dealing-with-the-daily-stress/feed/ 0 An Island https://hedgetoadcottage.com/an-island/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-island https://hedgetoadcottage.com/an-island/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:38:43 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=1033 We’re in the second week of pandemic isolation. It’s to the point where I have to check the calendar to see how long it’s been because I’ve been isolating more than just staying home. I’ve also been mentally isolated. Have you been there where you speaking aloud is too hard?[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/an-island/feed/ 0 The Oft Laid Plans… https://hedgetoadcottage.com/the-oft-laid-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-oft-laid-plans https://hedgetoadcottage.com/the-oft-laid-plans/#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:36:25 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=1028 Life is not stagnant. We all know this, but sometimes we forget. We make plans, assuming life will go on as it has for many days, months, even years… and then those plans slip through your fingers like grains of sand. No matter how hard you try to hold them,[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/the-oft-laid-plans/feed/ 0 A New Normal https://hedgetoadcottage.com/a-new-normal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-normal https://hedgetoadcottage.com/a-new-normal/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2020 17:39:20 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=1016 It’s day one of our new normal. On Friday, all schools were shut down for the next six weeks. I can’t say there was a huge panic, just a lot of confusion. What would the next week bring? Should I be panicking? Should I be buying more food? What will[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/a-new-normal/feed/ 0 Changing Lanes https://hedgetoadcottage.com/changing-lanes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=changing-lanes https://hedgetoadcottage.com/changing-lanes/#respond Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:18:16 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=1011 I started following blogs – then called online journals – in 1995. Some of them were well written and the authors went to publish successful books. Some went viral for a short time (remember the woman who wrote all about getting out of debt by having readers donate to her[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/changing-lanes/feed/ 0 Put Fall into Your Chocolate Chip Cookies https://hedgetoadcottage.com/fall-cookies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fall-cookies https://hedgetoadcottage.com/fall-cookies/#respond Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:59:19 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=938 It’s fall! While pumpkin spice is popping up everywhere, there are other yummy fall flavors. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice! And all those spices put me in a baking mood. I’ve been making chocolate chip cookies, but I’m adding spices and apples, to make awesome fall cookies! This fall cookie recipe has[Read more]

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]]> https://hedgetoadcottage.com/fall-cookies/feed/ 0 Awesome Back To School Organization For Moms https://hedgetoadcottage.com/awesome-back-to-school-organization-for-moms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=awesome-back-to-school-organization-for-moms https://hedgetoadcottage.com/awesome-back-to-school-organization-for-moms/#respond Thu, 16 Aug 2018 21:57:23 +0000 https://hedgetoadcottage.com/?p=899 The new school year is here! Every store has their back to school display fighting with fall decor and your tween is begging for the latest you Youtuber’s backpack. (seriously, $60 for a kids backpack… have they lost their mind?!?). Being a teacher is a double whammy on stress, because,[Read more]

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