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Hello, my friends! I’ve missed you all so much!!!! It was wonderful taking a 2 week blogging break, but I definitely missed this world. My hubby calls you all the “friends who live in my computer”, but I’ve discovered that you’re also “friends who live in my head and my heart”. That sounds weird doesn’t [...]
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Do you ever feel like you’ve lost control of your time? That you’ve let too many things creep onto your schedule and that the really important things are getting pushed aside? You say yes and yes to more and more. Not bad things. Good things! But even good things can be a problem when they [...]
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I have a confession to make. There was a time in my life when entertaining friends and family stressed me out. A lot. And it was my own fault. I made entertaining too complicated. Join me at Reluctant Entertainer today to read about my simple summer entertaining philosophy.
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I’m blogging from the beach this week! Woo and a Hoooooo!!! I know. I know. I’m a lucky dog. (Note to crazed killers waiting to rob my house…We have a security system and nosey neighbors) Every summer, we spend a week in Rehoboth Beach, DE with my in-laws (who totally rock). There are at least [...]
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I rarely lack for inspiration. It’s a mixed blessing. My mind constantly swirls with the possibility of things. It’s one of the reasons that I’m always dragging home thrift store treasures. I can see the potential in a piece of junk. My poor man suffers this with dignity. All I can say is “Hallelujah for [...]
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Even though the pace of summer is slow, it still feels like time is flying by. Some days, the time with my kiddos feels like sand slipping through my fingers. I want to hold onto it as long as I can. So we’re filling the long, hot days with our favorite things. Mostly Epic Sandbox [...]
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I recently had some Very Important People (tongue firmly in cheek) visiting and I wanted to impress them. A lot. So I went into house-prep overdrive to get things looking smart and fabulous. I cleaned, scrubbed, foofed and fluffed. I finished projects that had been neglected for years. I cleaned out my laundry room closet. [...]
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No, not a baby. Bite your tongue. I’ve been playing around with my new toy for the past few days and thought I would share it with you. Here’s my new, pretty-blue, baby. The Canon PowerShot SD1200IS! Why do I tell you this? So you know that you don’t have to have a super-fancy (aka [...]
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Who wouldn’t want to go to a conference called Relevant? I mean, we all want to be relevant right? Relevant to our communities. Relevant to our families. Relevant to our friends…our everythings. You know how after you say a word too many times, it loses all meaning? Yeah. That just happened here, didn’t it? Relevant. [...]
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I’m a pretty simple girl. A card, a flower or coffee in bed would have made me happy on Mother’s Day morning. But I squealed like a school-girl when I saw this present waiting for me on the kitchen table instead. It’s a Skil 7″ Wet Tile Saw!!!!! My boys know me so well. This [...]
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Then would you be my friend? I’m finally giving into peer pressure and fiddling around with Facebook. I have no idea what I’m be doing over there. Social media experts will tell me that I need to maximize my social media footprint, integrate my content and give my readers added-value. I’ll probably just post pictures [...]
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Spray Painted Zombie Bunnies I have nothing interesting to say…nothing clever, wise or funny. Nothing inspiring, practical or spray painted. I do have approximately 53 projects in process because someone is coming to my house with a video crew. But that’s a story for another day (it’s not HGTV, but it will be fun). Thankfully, [...]
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So I finally learned how to put on eye-make up! Wanna see? I don’t usually put on makeup in my kitchen but my bathroom was a mess. Just being real. I used Mac Cosmetics in the video, but since this isn’t a Mac commercial, I feel comfortable telling you that you can find similar products [...]
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Today’s post is proof that I love you. Hallelujah and Amen. It seemed like a good idea a few weeks ago at 3am. Now? I’m not so sure. But I’m plowing ahead regardless of my second thoughts. And I don’t have anything else written for today. If there are any fellas here, you should probably [...]
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photo: Sunshine City A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I’m a total failure when it comes to putting on eye-makeup. I made this casual confession in the context of my New Year’s resolutions. Imagine my surprise when I was inundated with comments and emails…tons of them said “me too! me too!” and lots of [...]
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Totally swiped this photo from Layla. From left to right: Julia, Sarah, AnNicole, Beckie, Melissa, Kimm, Me, Sandy, Rhoda, Layla, and Kate. Yes, I had an awesome time at Blissdom. It was blogging brilliance, layered with a slumber party, all wrapped up in an Opryland bow. There was (lots of) learning, (tons of) laughter and [...]
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I guess it’s no secret that I’m attending the Blissdom Conference next week. I’m speaking on one of the panels too, but that’s not the point of this post. I may or may not fall off the stage when it’s my turn to talk. Stay tuned. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve read countless [...]
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