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on April 9, 2018 at 8:37 am ×
It’s a joke, but not really. I invited you over not for the cheery conversation bubble you’ll pull me into or because your presence will undoubtedly fill our humble home with good spirit. No, you got that precious invite because having guests over is the kick-in-the-butt I need to clean […]
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on March 22, 2017 at 8:02 am ×
It has become one of my most cherished traditions. Every year, I take one gorgeous spring day, when the sun is bright and warm as it enters the house from the windows I’ve enthusiastically opened in every room, when the birds have returned to sing me the songs they’d been […]
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on August 26, 2014 at 8:00 am ×
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and Rubbermaid, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #FallFixUp http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH This is a story of early-Fall 2014 clean-up told in two parts, inside and out, nostalgic and gross. My oldest daughter is nearing […]
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on May 19, 2014 at 9:20 am ×
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and Rubbermaid, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #FastTrack http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH During the cold months, our backyard shed is a dumping station for must-keep-hidden Christmas gifts, tangled strings of multi-colored lights, a charcoal grill […]
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on April 1, 2014 at 1:28 pm ×
This post was made possible through the support of Goodwill. All opinions are my own. I might eschew the populist notion that there is something called Valentine’s Day and I don’t really acknowledge the fiction that is Father’s Day, but what I DO celebrate is Baseball Opening Day and the […]