Category: DIY & more
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Lindsey’s sweet & simple beach wedding
So last week I gave you a little one-photo teaser, but now that our big kids and grands have all left town, I’ve got time to properly tell all about Lindsey’s beach wedding. Consider yourself warned: photo-heavy post. NOT SORRY! 😉 Yes, we photographed the wedding. I took the getting-ready photos, and stepped in when…
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Simplify: Give yourself permission
For many of us on the path towards simplifying our belongings, one of the biggest hindrances we face is feeling as if it’s somehow wrong to get rid of our things: it feels wasteful, and besides, we need it again someday! In a world that emphasizes more-more-more, it feels strange to do the opposite. Once…
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Simplified cottage-style homeschool room
For the past five years, I’ve done a “homeschool room” tour (click through to see how it’s changed over the years) and it’s been interesting to look back at how it’s changed over the years. We’ve never used a dedicated homeschool room, but in our previous home, we had a whole lot of space. Now…
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Rethinking creativity
Two of my biggest goals for our new life here in our little beach town were 1) to be more active and 2) to be more creative. The active part is going well. I’ve taken up running in addition to my other workouts, we do family bike rides, play at the beach, and the kids…
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Christmas Tour from a clutter-phobe
I have all these big ol’ thoughts in my brain, but none of them really want to get thoroughly unwrapped and processed into blog posts right now. So how ’bout we have a little Christmas Tour of our home, since I haven’t shared much of it yet? We’ve been in our little cottage near the…