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Friday Photo & Finds.

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From a recent photo shoot | See more here. Eight | She Likes Purple Noteworthy: Pencil/Chalk Brushes | Pugly Pixel The Average American Ate (Literally) A Ton This Year | NPR Questions to help you make some goals | Simple Mom

January 13, 2012 · Tagged With: photography 1 Comment

Friday Photo & Finds.

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I miss Google Reader sharing so very much. I’ve decided to start sharing a few things I love, (mostly) without comment, here on Fridays. I am not always the most on top of things, so sometimes I’ll be posting things from months ago. Hey, blog posts don’t go stale, right? . . . . .Read the whole post >>

January 6, 2012 · Tagged With: photography 13 Comments

December Update & January Intentions.

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It’s a year, which means my blog reader is filled with posts about goals and hopes and resolutions for 2012. I love talking about goals, so I’m excited about it! But, I’m still of a monthly goal kinda girl, since a year makes me lose focus and flail about aimlessly, forgetting what I had wantedRead the whole post >>

January 4, 2012 · Tagged With: monthly goals 35 Comments

2011: A Year in Review.

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Ah, the yearly tradition of recaps. Probably boring for you, but I am forgetful, so I must! 2011 was a wonderful, if incredibly fast, year. After years of moving apartments and changing jobs every summer, we stayed put this year for the first time since getting married. Guess we’re growing up? While still dreaming ofRead the whole post >>

January 1, 2012 · 8 Comments

Quilted Stockings : A Step-by-Step Tutorial

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Let me start off by telling you that I am not in the tutorial business. There are plenty of bloggers who do plenty of tutorials, but when I was looking for a tutorial to make stockings, I was unable to find what I was looking for – so I had to wing it. I thoughtRead the whole post >>

December 19, 2011 · Tagged With: tutorial 13 Comments

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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Career & Business

A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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Recipes

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Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

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