Gift wrapping is seriously a work of art. Who doesn’t love a beautifully-wrapped gift that is color coordinated with crisp folds and perfect bows? We all spend a lot of time hunting for great gifts, and each one deserves to be wrapped in beautiful packaging with tender loving care. The key to wrapping gifts like the pros and avoiding a…
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Organizing My Apartment {7 Rules For The Bedroom)
Welcome to part two of the Organizing My Apartment series. Today we are going to take a look at my bedroom and I will share my seven rules for keeping it organized. Now, if you are like me than your bedroom is probably the last place that gets organized. It is often the hiding place for my half-done crafts, leftover…
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25 Signs You Grew Up In A Small Town
Update: This is one of the first blog posts I ever wrote. It caught me completely off guard when it went somewhat viral, being shared thousands of times and even republished on the Huffington Post. It was incredible to read all of the comments. I have evolved so much as a bloggers since then then and while this post no…
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Organizing My Apartment {5 Rules For A Small Living Room}
So last week I promised you a tour of our downtown apartment, and here it is! Actually, I sort of broke my promise because this is really only a tour of the living room. But it comes with bonus advice for keeping it organized. This is the first post of my “Organizing My Apartment” series. Here are my top five…
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Tips for sending thoughtful snail mail
I absolutely love finding beautiful snail mail in my mailbox. And I bet you do, too. I’m not talking about bills and advertisements, but a classic, hand-written note from a friend. Getting something written in ink, on real paper is such a novelty in the age of text messages and emails. I have a few friends who are really great…
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