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Give A Daisy is a Mindset Technique
"If you don't like something, change it - if you can't change it - change the way you think about it." - Mary Englebreit Your mindset affects how you feel and how you feel affects your life. Have you noticed that it seems to happen more and more when something…
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Less is More When Crafting A Hotel-Style Haven
I used to have a credit card that earned mini vacations at the Ritz-Carlton. So I earned the points and in those years I would savor 48 hours in a luxury room overlooking the ocean. To this day I can feel the sand beneath my feet, taste the salt air,…
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Create a Vibrant Dining Room with Inexpensive Shelving
What do you do when, after trying different furniture and styling ideas, no one (including you) enjoys hanging out in your dining room? That’s not uncommon, especially in older homes that have a separate room for dining. Everyone loves to be where the action is and often that’s the…
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Story of a Home Office Retreat
Most Tidy Homes Have a Secret Most orderly homes have a drawer or room that’s an absolute dump. Maybe it's purgatory for things that are hard to face, or that junk pulled from the tidy rooms, or my fave: the secret staging area for things we vowed we wouldn't buy…
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I Thought I Was a Minimalist, But I Was Wrong
In 2021 after major decluttering efforts, I felt like maybe I had become a minimalist. Thrilling changes resulted when most of the 1980's carpet was finally being replaced. A pro was scheduled for a great deal of tile work. We cleared out most of the house except some living areas:…
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Radical Radiance is a terrific handbook for life as well as making self-care and kindness priorities
Check out Radical Radiance. I am delighted by the effect following the rituals in this book has on my skin and my entire life. My former version of "self-care" used to be once or twice a year. Now it's twice daily and I love those moments. Receiving has always…
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How One Little Paragraph Helped Me Turn My Life Around
Years ago a massive hurricane threatened to come to our stretch of the coast and tear lives and homes apart. I had less than an hour to decide what papers and items to take to a shelter. Emotions that hit me as I looked around were not what I had…
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Choose an Orchid, Keep it Happy
Do This: Find one with closed buds and maybe some blooms. You don’t want all blooms because then you have no idea if it’s already near the end of its blooming cycle. Set it in a sheltered spot with filtered sunlight. Check to see if it…
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Waiting for Barbie
I recall one perfect Indiana summer. Life was simple and processed food yummy back then. It was the era of CoolAid, M&M's of all colors, Oscar Mayer hot dogs, and windmill cookies with almonds on the roof (none of which I was allowed to eat). Mothers who wore housedresses and…
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Autumn in an Indiana Farmhouse
When I was 5 my parents rented an old farmhouse that I will forever hold in my heart. Thinking back to that time, it's like savoring a beautiful dream. To start with, it had a treacherous attic and my parents forbade us to go up there. But my four-year-old brother…
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