To say that I am excited about a recent purchase is an understatement. I’m not just excited about my new iMac, I’m overwhelmed, terrified, exhilarated and optimistic. I have been a PC person for my entire adult life so this is the equivalent of suddenly driving on the opposite side of the road. What I […]
[Continue reading...]I really believe there is a therapeutic quality to blogging (or maybe just writing in general). Writing has the power to act as a reset button. No matter how unhappy or frustrated you are about something, just the act of writing it down helps to clarify things. It can even make problems that seemed larger […]
[Continue reading...]I hate that I haven’t written here in almost a month. I have been overwhelmed with work and life and just haven’t taken the time to sit down and write out my thoughts, my activities, my inspiration. Nothing. And the worst part is I am the FIRST person to get frustrated when my favorite bloggers […]
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Today I cried. I cried for the silliest of reasons. I cried because I couldn’t get my dog to stop barking. I fed her. I let her out, let her in, gave her water, treats, everything. But I just could not get her to stop barking. People with dogs know that this happens sometimes. I […]
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Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. (unknown) I found this poignant quote from one of my favorite blogs, A DESIGN SO VAST. I so […]
[Continue reading...]So here are the things that are on my mind right now. 1.) AOL bought the Huffington Post for over $300 million! Arianna Huffington must feel on top of the world right now. I have to admit, I have been a huge fan of the HuffPo for a few years now. I read it daily […]
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I follow some pretty kick butt bloggers and what has surprised me most recently is how much they have been inspiring me to be ACTIVE! Because here’s the weird thing. If I read that Janae was up early and on the treadmill and was treating herself with loads of candy after dinner, I’m inspired to […]
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Throughout our childhood we hear the old adage that our differences are what makes us unique, special, interesting. We are proud of what makes us stand out, what makes us different from our classmates and our friends. We feel a sense of triumph for seeing things a different way, doing things differently, being uniquely our […]
[Continue reading...]I love these prints from Dutch Door Press. I am particularly partial to the above Massachusetts bird.
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Check out me (and my family) in the February issue of Self Magazine. I will be posting much more on the article and the subject matter (which is near and dear to my heart) but will say this, it is about how your mother’s relationship with her body impacts your relationship. Thoughts?
[Continue reading...]I love BIRCHBOX! It’s a beauty product subscription service, every month, for a small subscription fee, you will be sent a box of at least 5-6 samples. These are not mini samples, they are significant sized samples of really popular products. Miss Glamorazzi brought this company to my attention and I signed up for it […]
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I love this idea for Save the Date coasters found here! {via Oh So Beautiful Paper}
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After spending a good portion of the snow day yesterday trying to help my niece build a snow man, I now have a solution should we get walloped with another blizzard…THE MINI SNOWMAN! I found these on Martha Stewart’s THE CRAFTS DEPARTMENT blog.
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I have a new blogger crush and her name is Ree Drummond, more popularly known as The Pioneer Woman. I have heard, on many separate occasions, about The Pioneer Woman and how she was a woman who lived on a cattle ranch and blogged about it. I didn’t pay close enough attention because I immediately […]
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I am so inspired by this restoration project that I found on 508! I love their use of wallpaper on furniture to give it a completely new look…and a simple white distressed paint job gives these pieces a brightening face lift.
[Continue reading...]I saw this on Decor8 and I had to repost. My favorite part is the stack of bowls, I think I recognize those bowls from Anthropologie and am now regretting not buying them when I first saw them.
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Following in the footsteps of one of my favorite bloggers, Meet Virginia, I’m posting my goals for January. Here are a few things I would like to accomplish before the end of the month. Read Faraday Girls by Monica McInerney See Black Swan Clean out my closet Make cupcakes from scratch Go to Paper Store […]
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The point of storytelling, as Munro practices it, is to rescue the literal facts from banality, from oblivion, and to preserve — to create — some sense of continuity in the hectic ebb and flow of experience. “We can’t resist this rifling around in the past,” she writes in an epilogue, “sifting the untrustworthy evidence, […]
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{Courtesy of Just Be Splendid} Now that I can cross Australia off my list, it’s time to start planning a trip to Paris. Plus, if I can do a 20 hour flight to Australia (Boston to LA, LA to Australia), then a 7 hour flight to Paris is a walk in the park!
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