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Flourishing Body

I’ve been eating like a raccoon for two years.

Aug 27, 2026

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2 min read

I’ve been eating like a raccoon for two years.

Here’s how I’m changing it.

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Aug 20, 2026

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4 min read

Lessons from living monastically

Spoiler: You don’t need to be a monk to prioritize God

Nina Nelson

Feb 9, 2026

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4 min read

Decluttering made me a lady of leisure

But, like, not in a lazy way

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Jan 31, 2026

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4 min read

Putting on a new identity

Like trying on clothes, but harder

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What do you do when you want to burn it all down?

Dec 19, 2025

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5 min read

What do you do when you want to burn it all down?

Blow out the match. At least for now.

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Flourishing Body

Dec 17, 2025

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3 min read

Do you need a capsule kitchen?

I was today-years-old when I heard the term, “capsule kitchen.” Which, as it turns out, is what I’ve had for the last, oh, 16 years or so.

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Dec 14, 2025

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2 min read

The year of refinement

Every year for the past, I don’t know, 10?

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Flourishing Body

Thanksgiving Pie: a leftovers experiment

Nov 23, 2025

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3 min read

Thanksgiving Pie: a leftovers experiment

I was sitting, well, kneeling, in Mass this morning, post-communion, when a little thought wiggled its way into my head: “You know, green bean casserole is just the base of Shepherd’s Pie with some crispy onions added to it.”

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Flourishing Body

Nov 19, 2025

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4 min read

Food is more than fuel

I was sitting at the table the other day, thinking about food.

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Flourishing Body

Nov 13, 2025

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4 min read

5 Ways to cut your food budget

Many years ago, when we decided that I would stay at home with the kids, I made it my mission to cut our budget as much as possible.

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7 lessons learned while spending (almost) zero

Nov 3, 2025

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7 lessons learned while spending (almost) zero

When my bestie and I went to Costa Rica in July, we ended the trip with a startling revelation: we needed to focus on launching our children well.

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The simple principle that makes grocery shopping easier and cheaper

Oct 30, 2025

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3 min read

The simple principle that makes grocery shopping easier and cheaper

You would think that as a nutrition coach, I would love meal planning.

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Flourishing Body

Oct 30, 2025

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3 min read

How to eat healthy on a budget

This was one of my most popular posts on food back when I was a natural living blogger.

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Flourishing Body

Oct 30, 2025

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2 min read

The Art of Peasant Maxxing

Gen Z for the win

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Flourishing Body

Oct 30, 2025

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4 min read

How to make yogurt

Once upon a time, I was really intimidated about making yogurt.

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Homesteading, hospitality and drinking wine from bowls

Sep 28, 2025

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2 min read

Homesteading, hospitality and drinking wine from bowls

(Welcome to my homestead.

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mount angel abbey

Sep 24, 2025

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3 min read

Did we just join a monastery?

Have you ever gone to a place you’ve never been and realized that it’s about to become somewhere very meaningful to you?

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Apr 6, 2025

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2 min read

A promise fulfilled

Right after we got divorced, Ian and I went to a line dancing lesson together.

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Mar 4, 2025

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4 min read

The easiest way to make decisions

At the end of last year, shortly after listing my food truck for sale, I was offered a really great opportunity to park it at a nearby resort for the summer.

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Feb 19, 2025

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3 min read

My heretical view on the zodiac

Hi, I’m Nina, a Catholic Mystic (with a heavy emphasis on the mystic).

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Weekly Gratitude

Answered prayers, reluctant rest and a new puppy

Jan 26, 2025

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2 min read

Answered prayers, reluctant rest and a new puppy

Hi, I’m Nina, a Catholic Mystic (with a heavy emphasis on the mystic).

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Faith

Dec 11, 2024

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4 min read

My nature is fire

Hi, I’m Nina, a Catholic Mystic (with a heavy emphasis on the mystic), learning how to incorporate the Rule of St.

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Faith

Nov 29, 2024

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5 min read

The 4 keys to lasting change

Hi, I’m Nina, a Catholic Mystic (with a heavy emphasis on the mystic).

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Faith

Nov 28, 2024

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6 min read

The beauty of suffering

Hi, I’m Nina, a Catholic Mystic (with a heavy emphasis on the mystic).

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Faith

My unsolicited advice on unsolicited advice

Nov 26, 2024

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4 min read

My unsolicited advice on unsolicited advice

Hi, I’m Nina, a Catholic Mystic (with a heavy emphasis on the mystic).

Nina Nelson

Nina Nelson

I’ve been eating like a raccoon for two years.

Lessons from living monastically

Decluttering made me a lady of leisure

Putting on a new identity

What do you do when you want to burn it all down?

Do you need a capsule kitchen?

The year of refinement

Thanksgiving Pie: a leftovers experiment

Food is more than fuel

5 Ways to cut your food budget

7 lessons learned while spending (almost) zero

The simple principle that makes grocery shopping easier and cheaper

How to eat healthy on a budget

The Art of Peasant Maxxing

How to make yogurt

Homesteading, hospitality and drinking wine from bowls

Did we just join a monastery?

A promise fulfilled

The easiest way to make decisions

My heretical view on the zodiac

Answered prayers, reluctant rest and a new puppy

My nature is fire

The 4 keys to lasting change

The beauty of suffering

My unsolicited advice on unsolicited advice

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