My baby boy, Charming, turned 6 last week. I have a hard time on my kids’ birthdays. A lot of it stems from the fact that I’d love five kids and I can’t have anymore. Stupid Lupus. Anyway, birthdays make me cry. A lot. This book, On the Day You Were Born, didn’t help matters. My sister gave it to me at the hospital the day Charming was born. I cried then too. It’s all about the earth welcoming new…
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Viktor decided to make an Adirondack chair from scratch this week. You know, for fun. I’m most impressed. Just in time for Fall! And snow! I think it’s kind of cool that I’m married to a guy who knows how to make an Adirondack chair. It’s a talent I do not possess. Anyway, here’s a little weekend wrap-up for you. -How to do your own glitter toes from No Biggie –Ivory Hut lost her house in a fire. Oh my. …
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One of the reasons I was thrilled to work with Avery for SocialLuxe Lounge, aside from the fact that they’re the best kind of company out there, is the fact that I’m obsessed with organization. I can’t get enough of their sticky note tabs. When I was getting ready to head to New York, I mapped out my plan of attack and note tabbed and organized it all. See, I’m not so hot with directions. I thought I was for…
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I first tried watermelon and basil salad at The Canyons a few weeks ago and instantly fell in love. It’s the ideal combination of salty and sweet and would be perfect to serve at a late summer get together. Ingredients for Watermelon Salad: 1 seedless watermelon 1 red onion {I used white and it wasn’t ideal} 3 oz. feta cheese 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup olive oil {not pictured here, my bad} fresh mint {I’m slightly slow, also not…
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Not too long ago I read an article in Better Homes and Gardens or Martha Stewart, I forget which, about how to make your own votive candle holder. I loved the idea for the 4th of July, so I made this one with coordinating holiday colors. Two months ago. Hey, it’s been a busy summer. At any rate, this super easy project could be transferred to fall colors, Christmas holiday colors, Valentine’s Day, you name it. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy….
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Do you ever buy peaches that aren’t quite ripe, but will be in a few days, only you can’t go back to the grocery store in a few days, so you just buy them not-ripe? I do it all the time, and it’s okay. Here’s my little tip for ripening peaches off the tree. Put the peaches in a brown paper bag, like the kind from the grocery store, and roll it up nice and tight. Put it on your…
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I’m all about yummy smelling soaps, and I’m even more about yummy smelling soaps from Bath & Body Works that are on sale for cheap. Cheap. Cheap-o. As in, $2.83 each. Holiday presents for the neighbors never looked so good. If you’re a friend of mine on the receiving end of one of these delicious smelling soaps in the next four months, know that I love you from the bottom of my heart. It doesn’t matter that my heart is…
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I’m a fan of the Oxi Clean. A big fan. It helps get stains out of everything a 5-year-old boy can possibly stain, which is to say it gets stains out of everything. I don’t just add Oxi Clean to my laundry, I have a stain bucket in my laundry room at all times, filled with a scoop of detergent and some hot water. I just throw in whatever mess Charming has currently made out of his clothes, let it…
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This is how I feel right now, only minus the makeup and styled hair. 1. I haven’t slept a full night in, um, well it’s been a while 2. I’m not showered right now and my hair and makeup are not super hot. 3. My house? You don’t even want to know what my house looks like. And I don’t mean that in a cute hyperbole type way, I mean that in a *the police are on their way over…
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