I can’t believe I am able to say this but (most of) the ugly, broken kitchen tiles are finally gone. Good riddance! I feel like we’ve been dealing with this f-o-r-e-v-e-r! And thank you to all...
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I saw this post on Cup of Joe and was amazed by all the genius little tricks people use in their everyday life. I thought I’d share my own list of small, inexpensive things that...
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photo credit: Taisiia Stupak via Unsplash I’ve seen a few other people do this kind of post. A quick Google search revealed that the original idea came from the blog Modern Mrs Darcy, who got...
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Yeah, yeah, we’re well into January the new year and I will very soon shut up about 2021, but I can’t implement my OWL (“forward”) before I take one last look back and acknowledge the...
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When I thought about the things I purchased in 2021 that bring me joy, I instantly came up with like 5 things (and then a couple more to make it ten.) I am not a...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 credit: inspiredkindness.com Did you know that today is World Kindness Day? It’s an unofficial, international holiday that is observed annually on...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 photo credit: @martafilipczyk via @unsplash Friends, despite the hiccups we’ve experienced with this swap last year (due to Covid and postal delays,...
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I know, I know, this wrap-up post for the 5th annual Secret Santa (Mug) Swap is unbelievably (oh-just-3,5 months) late and I apologize. If you participated, you know why my plan of sharing everyone’s pictures...
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A year ago, this was my birthday week, and it was the last normal week and nobody knew it. My birthday marked the last day of 2020 when Jon and I went out to dinner...
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It’s so easy to toss out 2020 as a god-awful year and just try to forget about the whole thing, but I am taking inspiration from my friend Terra today and will be sharing a...
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