Viktor here: Growing up, one of my favorite past times was to get on the hand held CB and see what kind of new words I could learn from the truckers. Sometimes it was the combination of nouns, verbs, peppered with other nouns, adjectives, and what I later learned were called “adjective intensifiers” that made the conversation oh so wonderful. It seems like I always put this type of education above book smarts. All along though, I was worried that…
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If you ever get an invitation to party with your girlfriends that looks like this: I highly recommend dropping everything on your calendar to attend. Because you know if the invite is that astonishing, the BBQ is sure to follow suit. And how. Just a little something Melissa *threw together*. Me too. And if your husband decides to put both kids on his shoulders to compete with the fact that the hostess’s toddler is a wicked dancer not unlike her…
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Something about autumn has me jonesing for a shopping trip. Which for me, in this small town, means an on-line shopping trip. And with all the promotions and sales and bonuses from every-which retailer, it’s hard to restrain myself. I love the clean lines, feminine shape and bright color of this sweater from that old standby, the Gap. Wonderfully basic. I see it with favorite jeans, cords, trousers, pencil skirt, tall boots or saucy pumps. Perfect color for a blustery…
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Cookie did a great feature on study/creativity spaces for kids. They are all fantastic but I’m especially fond of this one: var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3347741-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview();
I’m doing some really fun posts over at Design Mom this week so come over and say hello. Do you know how to wear jewelry? Oh come on, just pretend you’re not amazing at putting yourself together every morning and you need my tips. How about scarf tying skills? And Fall sweaters? How do you manage with those? The foxy one from SocialLuxe Lounge makes for a really fabulous outfit. There’s another really fun post coming. I’ve been dying to…
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You know how sometimes you buy yummy *lavender* bubble bath and lotion for your baby, thinking you’re really going to get something that smells like lavender? And then you open it up and use it on your wee little babe only to realize it smells like, uh, any other lotion at the store? If it doesn’t happen to you, just pretend it does so this story will work. I’ve actually had that happen on more than one occasion and it’s…
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I’m a huge TJ Maxx fan. I didn’t need to be asked twice to head to Boston to learn about discount shopping, I’m kind of a pro at that stuff. TJ Maxx is my heaven, my mecca, my safe place. I had the chance to attend a blogger event to learn more about TJ’s right after BlogHer {we’re besties so I feel comfortable calling it that} and I love the store so much, I didn’t even mind getting back on…
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First, get a box of tissue. My quiet little neighborhood in Idaho is coming to grips with a horrific tragedy right now. We are stunned, overcome with concern for the kind, young family, and unable to wrap our minds around their loss and their grief. There is no sense to be made of the situation, and we while we do our best to surround a young woman and her children with compassion, we are struggling to find some hope somewhere…
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My dear clever friend Marie {from Make and Takes} has written a book. Can I get a *hip hip hooray*? If you’ve ever been to Marie’s site you know it’s full of great how-to’s. Especially those really adorable crafty ones. She’s a crafty goddess, and she’s offering the chance for each of us to take a peek into the crafty magic that is her world. What I’m really trying to say is *Lo! Marie has written a book! And it’s…
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