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My bag situation has changed quite a bit from the past, so I wanted to share! That’s my bag there. It’s the transport tote from Madewell and it’s my dream. My husband spoiled me with it for my birthday and it’s amazing. This is what I keep inside: 1 – Whatever book I’m currently reading (or the Kindle). Currently it’s Lexicon by Max Berry. 2 – My wallet. It’s an old one by Fossil. 3 – This is a RuMe foldable bag I got at Target. I use it for shopping trips or whenever I need an extra bag. 4 – My bullet journal, which is a Moleskine cahier squared notebook. 5 – Thieves essential oil by Young Living. I…
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I finished the winter sampler I was working on, and now I just need to frame it. I love it a lot. Also done with my quilt top! It looks okay from a distance, but get up close and you can see how I screwed up with a rookie mistake: I totally didn’t account for the seam allowance and so the tips of my triangles are cut off. I’m not too bothered by it though, and I learned my lesson! You can see here that I have it marked off for quilting. Yes I am going to hand quilt it. I may regret it but I will be pretty proud when it’s done. :) I am kind of at a…
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Even though we are on a tight budget, I figure I can still do some decorating around the house. There are always the craft supplies I already own, thrift stores, and “shopping” at Mom & Dad’s house. :) In this new series I’m going to share with you some ideas I’ve found for thrifty decorating. Since I’m working on our gallery wall in the master bedroom, the first edition is focused on stuff you can make to hang on the wall other than traditional photos or prints. woven wall hangings – I’ve already done one of these, and I love it. This link takes you to a great tutorial on how to do it by making your own loom, and it…
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I wanted to share with you the exact process I go through when putting together my Project Life spreads, including the time frames. This way you can see that it’s totally doable! I put together this particular spread completely while in sole charge of the kids, so I didn’t even need dedicated alone time. Sunday – end of the week : sometimes I won’t get started until the following weekend, but I didn’t expect to take more pictures and we were staying home from church recovering from sickness so I got started. 10:30am : I create an album in my photos on my iPhone which is my only camera. I put all the photos from the time period in it…
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one I have mentioned a few times that our 13-year-old dog is having panic attacks every day. They started after our other dog died and have only barely  become manageable. She has been on anxiety medication for over a month and we have also been giving her a nightly sedative just so we can sleep, although it is not really supposed to be used that often but life is just unbearable otherwise. And it doesn’t even work all the time. We have tried a thundershirt and a pheromone collar and we take her on long daily walks or runs. The attacks usually happen in the evening and at night when we are home, but this week she had one during…
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