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Continue reading →: Things I love this week.Instead of plotting down my favourites and things I am grateful for in a journal, I’m hoping to set it down here and share it with others. I would love to hear what other people are loving and enjoying. This week I am loving: Thrift store hauls I love a…
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Continue reading →: We almost bought a castle. And, I was on TV.Forever, I will have a fun, weird, and maybe not believable fact about myself for those icebreaker games at parties. (Caveat – I am not at all a party person, so this may be moot). In any event, back up a few years and my husband and I somehow got…
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Continue reading →: Travel Deals and Inspiring Family Getaways: The Excitement of Uncertain JourneysTravel is what I live for. It’s this weird feeling, where it’s almost like I can’t not do it. With four kids ranging in ages, a crazy schedule, and a lot of logistics to sort out, I should think that it’s a terrible idea. But I never do. My brain…
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Continue reading →: Best Thrift Shops in ParisTwo of my favourite things – Paris and thrifting. Inherently,Paris is not cheap. Getting to Paris, staying in Paris, eating in Paris – it’sall a fortune. We do score some flight deals from time to time, but once you’rethere, it’s definitely not a cheap city. It is, however, spectacular. From…
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Continue reading →: 5 Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time.1. The Lacuna. By Barbara Kingsolver. I love this book. This is one of those books that changed my world. All of the books I’ve read by Barbara Kingsolver are amazing. They are thoughtful, gentle books that leave you thinking about the characters, their stories, and their worlds for years.…
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Continue reading →: Coffee before people.I am set up to be quite the old lady. I really mean it. Bed at 9:00pm. Up at 6:00am. Bran muffins. Puzzles. Reading at night. THE DREAM. Not sure when exactly I transformed from a young person into a budding senior, but I’m not hating it. Most importantly, I…
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Continue reading →: I am not a collector, but…I have never really had the follow-through to really become a collector. My husband is an excellent collector. My daughter has always been a collector. I just can’t seem to get the hang of it. That being said, I have always had one thing that I would consider a collection…
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Continue reading →: The Thrill of ConcertsI am packing up for a concert. My husband and I are off for a weekend and a concert that I have been looking forward to for months. We are heading to see Chris Stapleton with Willie Nelson and Cheryl Crow! I don’t know what it is about concerts, but…
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Continue reading →: Saying Goodbye to Our HouseWe are moving. Well, not yet. My husband and I found a piece of paradise where we are building our forever home. That means that it is time to sell the house we have lived in for over a decade – the house where our kids have spent the majority…
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Continue reading →: Adult Achievement: Keeping Plants Alive!I grew up with a mother that is a real gardener. She has agreen thumb. She knows ALL about plants, what zones they can live in, when toplant, what to plant, how to space them – all of it. I did not inherit thatinnate knowing of plants. I have killed…
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