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The Plague of the Consultants: Keep the Jewelry, Candles, and Kitchen Gadgets...
Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Mary Kay, Thirty-One, Creative Memories, PartyLite, Tupperware, Longaberger, Tastefully Simple, Origami Owl, Cookie Lee–can’t anyone just have a party anymore? One where I get...
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July Foodie Pen Pal Box
July was my first month participating in the Foodie Pen Pal program and it was such a great experience, I’m already anticipating next month’s and getting ideas for the box I’m going to pack! In this...
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Pantry Organization
Whether you’re nutritarian, vegan, vegetarian, or just a healthy eater, you may have a lot of these bags kicking around, as I did. I had a bin of dried bins, Bob’s Mill soup mixes, barley, quinoa,...
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August Foodie Pen Pal Box!
This month’s foodie pen pal box comes from Christina in Florida, who hit a home run with some amazing flax snax, a sugar cookie mix, and maple bliss cookies. This is such a great program–I love...
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September Foodie Pen Pal Box!
I get so giddy about my foodie pen pal boxes, it’s like a monthly Christmas present. This month, my box comes from Trisha in Oklahoma. Trisha accepted my challenging request–no meat, eggs, dairy,...
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Letting Go of the Past with "Autumn" Cleaning
I know– “autumn” cleaning just doesn’t have the same ring as “spring” cleaning. Something about the changing of seasons always encourages a fresh start, a desire to unclutter an area of my life. Six...
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Birchbox: Mama’s Monthly Christmas Present
Image courtesy the Birchbox Homepage There are some awesome surprise monthly subscriptions out there. Citrus Lane does baby and kid stuff. Fair Ivy sends out handmade goods. Healthy Surprise sends...
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Free Giveaway! Hair Bows and Clips
FREE GIVEAWAY time!!! A fellow motivated mama (marathoner, nursing student, mother of two) and dear friend, Diana, has just launched her own boutique bow shop on Etsy. RedHead Bows offers insanely...
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Giveaway Winner!
Congrats to the Grunwaldt Family for randomly being selected as the Free Giveaway winner! Diana will work with you to provide bows and clips that you will love. The winner of this giveaway will...
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The Secondhand Snob
Imaginarium Train Table with all accessories–$19.99 at Goodwill I wish more people, when they want a new book, toy, piece of furniture, or item of clothing would make their local secondhand store...
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The Fixer-Upper
Part of the reason I love secondhand shopping and thrift stores is that the items within tell a story. The inscription in the book jacket, the nick in the chair leg, they all tell a story. Did a...
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Family Room Redo
I promised some before and after pics–after all, I’m a huge HGTV junkie too!–so here is the first post. I’ve started with the family room because it’s the largest room and really shows off how just...
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Quick and Simple Kitchen Organization Tip
I was always annoyed how anytime I pulled out my measuring spoons to measure, for example, a teaspoon of vanilla extract, I would have to wash the entire set of spoons after tossing them into the...
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