Anyone else dreaming of summer like I am? There is nothing better than spending a day in the hot sun at the pool or the beach. Preferably with a cold beverage in hand. And a good book to read. It all sounds so perfect! I love that packing for a beach weekend means packing light. Just a few essentials and I’m good to go. Luckily I am headed to Mexico this week for a quick getaway with my husband and…
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// This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of YLighting, YLiving, YBath. All opinions, naturally, are my own. // We’ve been busy behind the scenes at Casa Czarnecki over the last couple of years, redecorating and remodeling, sledgehammering walls and ripping out old flooring, and finally, FINALLY after our epic Master Bathroom Remodel, we’re moving onto the attached Master Bedroom. I couldn’t be more excited. Our master bedroom has been woefully outdated, with dirty textured ceilings, weird…
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Atlantis. Just the name conjures up mysterious treasure, mythical stories, and mountains of adventure. The Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas offers up all of that intrigue. My husband and I visited Atlantis in October of 2008. It was a sales incentive trip through his company. It was an amazing trip, but I desperately missed our young daughters, who were just four and two years old at the time. We kept thinking, during that trip, of how lovely…
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I’ve never regretted buying band T-shirts. I have this whole collection of shirts, picked up at concerts or hunted down on E-Bay, that are all dedicated to the music I love. And I actually wear them. I don’t just wear them for me, though. I wear them for the people around me. Because first and foremost, band t shirts are conversation-starters. Music is one of my all-time favorite things to talk about, and when I can talk about it with…
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Home made bread and Sunday dinner rolls, and delicious fresh cinnamon rolls are a part of my DNA. And up to this point in my life, have only been in my DNA so far as I enjoy eating all of the above foods very much, because carbs = yummmm. But even though I love me some rolls, I’ve never actually been able to make them. Properly, and for real. (if you want to skip the story behind the rolls and…
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Oh that Eddie Redmayne at the Oscars last night. So adorable and wonderful. The navy tux (whoa, yes) and that darling genuine surprise on his face just endeared him to me even more. I confess I’ve seen only one of the films honored last night, but I can still have favorites, right? Julianne Moore looked exquisite and genuinely happy all night long, and hooray for Birdman director, Mexico’s Alejandro Inarritu. Really, it’s wonderful. Neil Patrick Harris was charming as always….
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The end of last year I was homeschooling my kids when an opportunity for our whole family to go to Kenya came up. It was a chance to find education outside of a textbook and to do something for others. It was right, so we went. This is the first time I’ve sat down to write and reflect on the trip and the impact it had on my kids. I don’t know if I will ever fully know how what they witnessed…
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Organizing Your House Week Two: I’m an organizing fool up in here these days! I’m so excited so many of you are with me on getting your homes + lives organized in the new year (and hopefully for years to come). We can totally do this one week at a time. Thank you for the feedback on Organizing Your House Week One! Leave comments or email me if you’re really stressed about one area of your home / life…
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Hello friends! I hope you’re all doing well today, I really mean it. I hope it’s gloriously beautiful wherever you are, and that even if you’re neck-deep in snow or smog, or something less savory, that you’ve made your day happy in your own way. I believe in you. Have you ever chosen a word or phrase as a kind of personal mantra for yourself? I know a lot of people choose a word at the beginning of every new…
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