Fireside season is officially in full swing at The Active Spirit household.

The other night we were having a scary movie marathon, and I caught myself reaching for the thermostat to turn on the heat. The frugal bugle within me said wait... not yet, consider the gas bill, and the cozy homemaker within me said oooh, let's light the fireplace! and the latter are the words that actually came out my mouth. An hour later, this (above) was my view: Raven staring at the flames, pondering her life choices.

Let's all take a pause for our life choices...