Guys, it’s house cleaning central over here these days. I’m a cleaning / organizing / tidying fool, and I’ll tell you what: my house has never looked better. If you’re new to this challenge, let me catch you up to speed. This year I’m tackling one organizing project at a time in my house, in an effort to help my life become more tidy and simplified. In the end simplification + tidiness = happier everyone. Read the beginning of the…
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Nostalgia is something that waxes strong in me, so I have a great affinity for actual, physical photographs. However, most of the pictures for my generation exist on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr, Twitter, etc.; in other words, they exist on screens and in “clouds”. For the most part, I think the cyber-plane that all of these images exist on is amazing. I think it is amazing that I can see my friends hiking in Hawaii if I look at Facebook…
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This post about love is sponsored by Fox Searchlight Pictures, presenting The Second Best Marigold Hotel, in theaters this weekend. #LoveBlooms Thank you for being generous and kind to Petit Elefant sponsors. In thinking about the release of The Second Best Marigold Hotel, I’ve been pondering both my life love + my love of travel. Read on to discover how they’re both about to merge at the intersection of fate and awesome. I love travel more than life itself. Life…
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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 Our master bedroom has been woefully outdated, with dirty textured ceilings, weird…
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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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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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Friday News Roundup Time! This week: a campaign to help the Sundance Ski Team get some funding, and a few tidbits of happiness from around the web. Have you ever been to Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah? It’s absolutely gorgeous, one of my favorite places to visit with my family in the Fall and Winter months. Right now, the Sundance Ski Team is thisclose to winning a video competition which will help fund the build a training facility for their…
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Organizing Your House Week One: Do you remember how I talked about how we’re about to get all organized up in here? Go read my post about organizing your house one week at a time, and then come back. I’ll wait. Okay, now that you’re up to speed, let’s get started. This week’s Organizing Your House Objective: clean and organize the worst cupboard in your kitchen I don’t know about you, but I have at least one cupboard, drawer in…
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