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How To Avoid Brain Drain

September 3, 2016

So if you are following along, on day 1 of our #31daystohappy we thoughtfully pondered a big question and made some decisions. On day 2, we decided which decisions we don’t want to make anymore. And here we are on day 3, once again looking decision making in the face. Today, you conquer. Or, more…

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The Freedom of Less – Day 2 of #31daystohappy

September 2, 2016

Growing up, I thought freedom meant making choices. The world tells you having options is freedom! The world is wrong. Bath and Body Works lotions smell great and at 6/$36? Let’s buy 6 and have lots of choices. Somewhere in college all of this ‘freedom’ added a lot of stress. Looking back, this was my first dose of…

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Where Do You Want To Go? Day 1 of #31daystohappy

September 1, 2016

Every comment on my last post touched my soul. Thank you for sharing. I’ll be writing back to every one of you today, but for now let’s kick off our first day on the road to happy. Do you ever feel like this? A month ago, panic attacks set in by 9 am. I had…

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My New Project

August 31, 2016

Good Morning, Friends. I’m writing this early, even before my little people have lifted their heads off the pillow. My neighbors’ roosters and chickens are having their morning chats. The crickets chirp quieter as the sun heads for the mountain tops. And I am awake with a purpose. This year challenged me in ways I…

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Let Me Introduce You… {A House Story}

May 27, 2016

Buying a house is a big {kind of scary} deal. Three years ago today, we found our current home. When we went through the process, I was afraid to share it here. But the story is miraculous and I still get emails after mentioning it on the Modern Sewciety podcast, so I thought I would…

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How To Make Your Mother’s Day Flowers Last 10 Days

May 9, 2016

I hope all you mamas and grandmas out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day! We spent the day cozied up on the couch watching the rain (And netflix :)) My husband surprised me with a gorgeous bouquet of flowers delivered the day before. In case you don’t already know this about me, I love having pretty…

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