Real Home, Real Family, Real Life
From the monthly archives:
Am I the only one who can’t judge the size of a tree when it’s at the tree farm? Apparently, I have zero spatial skills. For the first time in about 10 years, we have a real tree, but it’s the same problem all over again. The tree that seemed just the right size at [...]
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No one will ever convince me that this child is legitimately seven years old. Whomever coined the phrase that when your children are young “the days are long, but the years are short” is the rightest that anyone has ever been about anything. When this great big boy of mine didn’t sleep for the first [...]
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Last Friday I had the chance to chat on the phone (YES, the PHONE!) with Nate Berkus of The Nate Berkus Show. If you’re an avid blog reader, then you’ve probably heard of Nate because he’s done such a fantastic job of reaching out to the blogging community by hosting bloggers in his audience, having [...]
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Nativity Candle Trio I wasn’t planning to post today, but when a great email showed up in my inbox, I had to share it with you! Our friends at Dayspring have rolled their Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales into one SUPER SALE until November 30th! If you click on this link: Save 30% [...]
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OK. Maybe it’s not quite time. But I can’t help myself! The boxes of Christmas goodness have been taunting me from the basement for 2 weeks now. When do you start decorating? PS…Have you seen my Christmas e-Book?
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Mulled Apple Cider recipe @ A Holiday Haven How to make a Faux Capiz Shell Chandelier @ The Little Apartment DIY Canvas Painting @ Purple Lemon Designs My new Beautiful Necklace from Lisa Leonard (except mine has a K on it)…It’s a sweet reminder, especially on those days when I’m not feeling so beautiful. Mashed [...]
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I’ve been wanting to make one of these incredible wreaths for ages now. I’ve even bought the coffee filters several times, but I ended up using them to make coffee. Priorities, people. I just couldn’t muster up the motivation until I saw The Nester’s glorious creation last week. I totally copied her (and everyone else). [...]
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Waaaaay back in 2008 (have I really been blogging that long?), I did the most ridiculously time-consuming DIY project ever. It was fussy and tedious but I still love it. And with Thanksgiving coming, I thought I would share it with you again…complete with crummy pictures and all. Last week, I flipped my lid over [...]
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I was so late. The morning hours had slipped through my fingers and we needed to be in the car in exactly 5 minutes. As we raced to tie shoes, zip backpacks and brush teeth, I could feel the tension rising from my stomach, up through my chest and into my shoulders. You’ve been there, [...]
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