Weekend Reading: October 6, 2012

It’s been a busy, busy month!

Three birthdays in three weeks, our 10th anniversary, a three-day visit from Shaina from Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography (who took family photos for us, including the one above) and more. The fun doesn’t stop there, with a trip to Isle of Palms, SC, the wedding of a close friend and Allume at the end of October and the chance to chat face-to-face with some of my favorite blogging friends.

It’s a good kind of busy — the best kind, really — surrounded by friends and family, but I am definitely looking forward to November and a slower schedule. Think it’ll happen?!

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Barlow Family Benefit! Thanks to your help in getting the word out, we sold 5,619 ebook bundles and raised more than $26,000 for the Barlow family {not including direct donations}! My heart is full for the gift you’ve all given Jenny and her kids as they walk this difficult road. Thank you! If you’d still like to donate directly, click here.

Nester is hosting her annual 31 Days series this month, and more than 1,000 bloggers have signed up to participate with their own 31 Days series! Whoa. Some of my favorite bloggers are participating, and I’ve discovered a few other series I want to follow as well.

{Family}

• 31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child | The Pennington Point

•  31 Days of Becoming an Intentional Parent | Saving and Giving

• 31 Days to Smell the Roses | Life As Mom

• 31 Days of Unplugged Play | Simple Kids

• 31 Days of Disney | Resourceful Mommy

{For Moms}

• 31 Days of Outfits | Hannah Cynthia Lane

• 31 Days to Reading More Without Living Less | Keren Threlfall

• 31 Days to Becoming an Organized Mom | Mommy Kudos

{Writing}

• 31 Days of Celebrating Your Story | Making This Home

• 31 Days of Self-Publishing | Erin Ulrich

{Homeschooling}

• 31 Days of Time-Saving Tips for Homeschooling WAHMs | Snail Pace Transformations

• 31 Days of Tips for New Homeschoolers | Homeschooling in the Mitten

• 31 Days of Busy Bags and Quiet Time Ideas | All Our Days

{Food}

• 31 Days of Freezer Cooking | Good (Cheap) Eats

• 31 Days of Slow Cooker Recipes | Hello Little House

• 31 Days Toward 10-Minute Dinners | 10 Minute Dinners

• 31 Days of Homemade | Unsophisticook

• 31 Days of Healthy School Lunches | Housewife in Town

• 31 Days of Whole Foods for Breakfast | 16 Balls in the Air

{DIY}

• 31 Days of Sewing School | Simple Homemade

• 31 Days to Better Photography | Saradactyl

{Green Living}

• 31 Days of Essential Oils | Granola Mom 4 God

• 31 Days to Green Clean | Live Renewed

{House and Home}

• 31 Days to a Clean House | Clean Mama

• 31 Days of Organizing Fun | Organizing Made Fun

•  31 Days of Slow Living | Mama Unplugged

• 31 Days of Learning to Live with Less | Courtney Laib

• 31 Days of Home. On Purpose. | The Nester

• 31 Ways to Earn Cash Before Christmas | Money Saving Mom

As always, check out what I’m reading to see the other posts that make me stop and think. You’ll find new posts all week long!

Have a great weekend!

	Mandi Ehman is the founder and publisher behind Life Your Way and the co-author of All in Good Time, as well as a wife and the homeschooling mom to four beautiful girls. She lives with her family on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia and loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.