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Things I Love

Simplifying My Bookcases!

September 1, 2010
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Over the last few weeks my living room bookcases have really started to get on my nerves. I look at them and just think, “Ugh, what a bunch of junk!”
I love to yard sale, thrift shop, rescue items from the side of the road, create and collect. I do a lot of collecting.  Maybe too [...]

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A Sneak Peek At Fall!

August 31, 2010
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I’m itching for cooler weather, pumpkin spice lattes, sweaters and just good old fashioned coziness.  This week I started simplifying and decluttering around my house. I have a long way to go, but it’s a start.
Here is a peek at what I’ve been working on.  You’ll just have to stay tuned for full photos, blog [...]

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The Baking With Betty Event!

August 29, 2010
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This post is {over}loaded with pictures, but I’m not apologizing.  I hope you will enjoy reading about the fun trip that I went on last Monday and Tuesday to General Mills HQ in Minneapolis. I put on my big girl pants and flew all by myself, navigated three unfamiliar airports and seriously [...]

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Magical Moments with Aunt Wilma

August 18, 2010
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As I mentioned on Monday, we spent the weekend in Indiana visiting with my husband’s grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.  Besides the awesome yard sales that we hit up, the most memorable time (for me) was visiting with Ridley’s amazing great-great-great Aunt Wilma.
At 85 years old, Aunt Wilma has spunk, energy, a fabulous garden, [...]

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Frugal Makeup Remover

August 17, 2010
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When I started wearing makeup as an early teenager, I got my makeup from Walmart. {gasp!} I was a loyal Maybelline girl for years, until the fateful day that I got into couponing.  Ha!
Now, I purchase various brands from drug stores because I can buy them for next to nothing when combining coupons with [...]

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Yard Sale Treasures!

August 15, 2010
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We just got home from a weekend away in Indiana where we visited my husband’s grandparents and various other family members.  We had a really nice time.  A highlight for me was visiting with Ridley’s great-great-great Aunt Wilma, but I’ll tell you about that later this week.
When we arrived on Friday afternoon, I saw signs [...]

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Sentimental Treasures

August 4, 2010
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A few weeks ago, I received a phone call from my Aunt.  She had just driven by my deceased great-uncle’s house and his grandson (my cousin) was having an estate sale.   Better yet, he was practically giving items away.
So, I did what any other yard sale lover would do. I headed to the sale.
My [...]

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Molding & Architectural Love

August 3, 2010
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This past week while my family and I were in Toronto, I absorbed, admired, drooled {just a little}, oooohhhed and aaahhhhhed over the beautiful moldings and architecture. Yes, I am a molding fuh-reak. Blame Sarah, it’s all her fault. But I’m a very happy molding freak.

The gorgeous CasaLoma built in the early 1900s

Who in [...]

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