My laundry room is no different than any other laundry room in the country, in that most of the time I’d love for it to just disappear. Poof! Absorb itself right back into the atmosphere from whence it came, never to harass me again. The laundry room really isn’t terrible in and of itself, but the muck and mud, swim gear, random tools, shoes from people who don’t even live here, in addition to the shoes of those who do,…
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Hi everyone! Today I thought it would be fun to talk about braids. Why braids? Well, because it’s winter and with the harsh weather, braids can keep your hair from flopping about and protect it from damage. It also rains quite a bit this time of year and your hair won’t get has soaked when they’re wrapped in a braid. Not to mention they’re super easy and cute, and right on trend! So today I thought it would be fun…
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I remember sitting in High School English class listening to fellow classmates talk about how they had never been to Dallas, a 45 minute drive from our small town. The thoughts in my head went something like this, “Really? You’ve never been to Dallas? That is NOT going to be me. I’m going to get out and see the world.” That’s where it started nearly 18 years ago, and I haven’t stopped. With twenty one countries under my belt, there’s…
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Happy New Year! Time to get going on those resolutions, right? We all know that most goals for the new year are fitness related…..something to do with our enjoying the holiday season a little too much, I’m sure. When I first started going to the gym my biggest challenge was finding something to wear. I wanted clothing that would be comfortable for my workouts, but also wanted to cover the body parts I was trying to improve without spending big…
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Hello again lovely Petit Elefant readers! I am excited to be back and posting in the new year and hope you will follow along with me while looking at tons of new fun fashion tips and ideas. An absolute favorite piece of mine for this season is the trench coat. I feel like it adds just that little extra “somethin’” to an outfit and can make even a casual tee look polished. You can dress them down with a…
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It’s 2014 guys, which means it’s time for a new collection of nail polish. Because if there’s anything that screams ‘I’ve got my crap together’ and ‘my New Year’s Resolutions are going swimmingly, thank you very much’ it’s a fresh manicure with some seriously tight colors. You know what? These colors are tight. ‘Tight’ isn’t normally a word I incorporate into my daily vocabulary, but I think I might start using it because it’s a new year, and I feel…
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Please welcome Pilar to Petit Elefant as one of our esteemed Contributors. Readers and friends, meet Pilar. Pilar, meet readers and friends. A native of Chile with deep Chicago roots, Pilar and geekdom have been mutually exclusive since tight-rolled jeans and slap bracelets were in fashion, making it rather fitting she married a Star Wars nerd, made two nerdlets, and became the world’s okayest mom. An award-winning writer and geeky pop culturalist, her commentary has appeared on Babble, Yahoo, and…
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Still more awesomeness coming your way. Meet Jen, another of our new contributors. Hi! My name is Jen Price, mother of two and wife to the hottest redhead around. I grew up in small town Texas. Despite the beauty and loveliness of the Lone Star state, it couldn’t contain my hunger for adventure and desire to see the world. Visiting 21 countries around the globe has only whet my appetite to see more. In 2006, I co-founded Ten Thousand Homes,…
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2014 is just bursting with good things around here. Today, please meet our fabulous friend and new contributor, Carrie. Hello everyone, I’m Carrie. I’m a family photographer, and a mom of three elementary school kids. I grew up on a cattle ranch in Oregon, but I’ve lived on the east coast for the last eight years. I love exploring new places, baking, volunteering at my kids’ school, and reading. You can check out my other work at Cabesh Photography. After…
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