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I have seen so many ideas for using marble contact paper on projects. Specifically a marble contact paper countertop. Well curiosity killed the cat and I jumped on the bandwagon. I have to say it is a nice change and it feels like it is going to hold up. I am going to tell you the tricks I learned from all the mistakes I made. Sound good? ...
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I love to host dinner parties. But I REALLY love to host a "hygge" dinner party. It is actually something I have been doing for a long time and you probably have too. But now it has a name. It is hygge. It is pronounced hue-guh. Hygge is the Danish art of cozy and there isn't an exact translation in English. It involves the idea of savoring simple moments, like a cup of coffee and connecting with loved ones. It is about creating a cozy environment that encourages lingering. It is less about ...
Well another year has come and gone!!! I wanted to quickly highlight my best of 2017 and share my focus for 2018. Even though I am in shock that it is 2018 it is exciting. It feels like a clean slate, a blank canvas. I do appreciate the feeling of a fresh start. 2017 brought some unexpected changes my way which I haven't mentioned here or on my social media. I was quiet on the blog the last couple of months as I tried to decide if I was even going to continue blogging. Well I'm here writing this ...
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Catchy title right? 2018 Monthly Planner Roundup. Sorry about that I just don't know how to get creative with that one. I felt an overwhelming need to provide this roundup as I discovered how hard it is to find monthly planners that are cute too. It seems like someone somewhere said "make the ugly planners really practical and leave out those pages no one uses and make the cutesy ones filled with tons of useless pages and the monthly calendar spread so small that you need to write in code." ...
Hey friends!! I can't believe another year has passed. 2017 brought some unexpected changes to my life. Which I just talked about last night in my BEST OF 2017 AND MY ONE WORD FOR 2018 In fact, if you have been following along with me for awhile this picture might seem like Deja Vu. You're not imagining things, IT IS! I never finished this $100 room challenge that I started in the summer. Of course I thought I would just keep working on it and post the little projects that I finished as I go. ...
Our road trip from SEDONA to ANTELOPE CANYON to Zion National Park continues. In case you are just getting here I have been sharing this road trip as one of my highlights for 2017. If you want to catch up we started in SEDONA and then on the drive to Zion National Park we toured ANTELOPE CANYON & saw HORSESHOE BEND The drive through the east entrance of the park on our way into Zion National Park was extremely beautiful and it had just snowed. It was February and we planned on winter ...
