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Introducing My Newest Victims

June 11, 2011

It’s summertime, friends! One way I like to ring in the sweltering heat is to bring the entire friggin’ rainforest into my home. So, I’d like to introduce you to our newest residents: this GIANT beast of a tree which takes up an entire corner of my living room (and still needs a new pot)… [...]

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Granny’s Plate Wall Gets a Youthful Facelift

May 11, 2011

Here’s a helpful piece of marriage advice: when your husband doesn’t like a home project you’ve done, just redo it, inject it with steroids and make it wilder and crazier than ever. I’m not saying he’ll love it, but maybe you’ll make enough nail holes in the wall that he’ll decide it’s not worth fighting [...]

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Decking the Halls

December 24, 2010

It’s taking everything I have within me not to title this post, “It’s beginning to look a lot like…” You’re welcome for avoiding the blog post cliche. You’re welcome. But really, it looks like Christmas around here! This was my first year decorating our house for Christmas, and Michaels and Dollar Tree are thanking me. [...]