As you guys know, I’m a new {3rd time} homeowner. When we bought our home this past June, we did so with the intent to do massive home improvement projects. We completely gutted the kitchen {goodbye dated cabinets, countertops, soffit, wretched hand-painted ivy, and a wall}, converted the formal dining room into a home office with a new wall and…
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Do you have any moments in your life that when you think about them, you just feel like someone is sprinkling memory glitter over your mind? These little magical moments that you own in a special part of your brain, to enjoy at your leisure? For me, that’s my 18th birthday. And not even my planned birthday party, but the…
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You know those moments in your life that you can think about after and they just make you feel all warm and smiley inside? For me, one of those was the Swallowtail Farm 2016 Fall Festival. It was just two weeks after my father passed away, and we planned a trip to Gainesville from South Florida for Veteran’s Day weekend….
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From the moment you announce your pregnancy, critics emerge from the woodworks. People you’ve only met through social media, people you haven’t spoken to in years, people you randomly speak to in grocery stores… every last person has a strong opinion about parenting. The critiques, unsolicited advice, eye-rolling, judgment, it’s a constant when you become a parent. So when I…
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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GPHolidayAtHome #CollectiveBias The holidays are rapidly approaching, and as you guys know, we are finishing up a massive home renovation in the house we bought this past June. New sunroom addition, new dining room-to-office conversion, and a completely new kitchen. I’d say we…
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