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Day 514: I don’t want to talk about Covid anymore
The last time I started a post was 360 days ago, on âCOVID-19 Pandemic, Day 154.â My friend had just died. It was covid related, but not covid. He wasnât rushed to the hospital with shortness of breath, no invasive intubation, no taking his last breaths through a machine, surrounded by healthcare workers made unrecognizable […]
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Self Care
My youngest son is over seven months old! There’s so much that I haven’t shared. There was a time when I felt really free to be open, frank, and vulnerable when blogging. Then I let the anxiety that I experienced upon moving get to me. I let social media get to me. I underestimated the identity crisis […]
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One Room Challenge: Week Five
This week, I stained some inexpensive baskets with wood stain and sewed some notions to a shower curtain to give it an artisan look.
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Instant Harry Potter Costume
Yesterday, the students and teachers at my son’s elementary school celebrated Dr. Suess’ birthday by dressing up as their favorite book character. Tobias has been pretty obsessed with Harry Potter since we began reading the books every evening, (we’re on book three, no spoilers, please!) so his choice was obvious from the get-go.
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Large Scale Circular Woven Art DIY
Gorgeous woven art using a hula hoop: a simple, quick and easy DIY project for your home.
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While I wasn’t Facebooking…
After the first presidential debate, I started to realize that Facebook no longer felt like a safe space for sharing or reading what others had to share. It went from a place where I would congratulate people on their daily accomplishments, compliment their dress/baby/whatever, and give suggestions to those who were crowd sourcing to a […]
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Day Trip: Kent Falls State Park & Downtown Kent, Connecticut
A rainy day spent exploring the town of Kent, Connecticut and hiking nearby Kent Falls State Park.
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Fabric Belt & Finishing Touches to a Boy’s Elvis Costume
Carrying on from Elvis’ jumpsuit costume DIYÂ from Halloween 2016, you’ll need to do a few more things.
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7 Things I should have known before I moved across the country
Last week, I celebrated six months of living 1,690 miles from what I’ve known most of my life. I use the term celebrated loosely. What really happened was that I started crying over something completely minuscule right after my son got on the bus, and minor setbacks throughout the day had me crying all.day.long.. Around 1 […]