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If you’ve been hanging around me a while, you know I have a slight obsession with having my belongings (and even my habits) be beautiful, loved and useful. I so deeply love the concept of owning + doing only that which is beautiful, loved and useful, that I’ve named my business after it. (Yes, that’s what the BLU is for.) So today I’m launching into a new series that I
Oops, I have too much is a blog series dedicated to the inevitable abundance of seasonal produce. Whether you grew it in your garden, got it in your CSA box or just couldn’t resist buying beautiful seasonal produce at the grocery store or farmer’s market, I’ll give you ideas for delicious ways to use your excess food, and tips to preserve it for later so it won’t go to waste. What
1. Apples Apples, apples everywhere. I’ve acquired and cooked/eaten/preserved at least half my weight in apples this month. So many, in fact, that I’ll be doing and Oops I have too much APPLES next week! Until then: think mulled cider, apple cake and apple butter in the CROCK POT. (Let’s just say the crock pot is a game changer. More soon.) YUM. 2. Notes from the universe A few months back, I signed
Today’s post is a free preview of a lesson in my upcoming Love What You Have course, a 3-week email course dedicated to loving what you’ve got instead of focusing on what you don’t. I believe with all my heart in the power of loving what’s around you—because just as there will always be imperfection and things you don’t have, there will always be pieces of your life and your
I had a date with myself to check in on money stuff last week. After perusing through my accounts, the situation was a little more, shall we say, bleak, than I was anticipating, due to some unexpected expenses and a few bills I hadn’t already taken into account. As I wallowed in all the negative feelings which ensued, I started thinking about how to dig myself out. Stop spending! Work
This cake recipe I’m about to share with you is ridiculously delicious. My sweet, sweet mother has been making it for me ever since I was little, and ever since I was little, I’ve been eating it for breakfast, lunch and dinner until it’s all gone. It is a huge crowd pleaser when you bring it to a party to share, and neighbors LOVE it when you bring them a
It’s so easy, in this world of endless information and inspiration and options, to get caught up in the things we don’t have: That Anthropologie comforter you’ve been crushing on. A massage. Money for a vacation. An organized fridge. Your dream job. A free afternoon to work on that Pinterest project. New shoes. The ability to keep your house clean for just one day. Don’t get me wrong; growth and goals
Isn’t it funny how you need reminders sometimes that you know stuff? A friend of mine sent me a text asking if I have spray painting tips. DO I EVER! And then I remembered, hey! I bet I know somebody else who’d want to hear this great stuff. (You. I’m talking about YOU.) Spray painting is like cheap home decor magic. Take something faded, boring, or just generally “blah” and
Show me the hint that makes baked goods fly out of my oven. I wanna learn how to do THAT. I was flipping through a cookbook I got from my Grandma Jean recently and came across a whole load of kitchen hints, some of which I’d never heard before. The cover has been torn off, so I’m not sure how old the cookbook is, but I’m guessing it’s likely from the
In lieu of a “real” blog post this week, I’m sharing an announcement that explains why I haven’t had time to actually write a blog post this week! I’ve combined my two Etsy shops into one shop. Don’t worry—neither one is going away! I’ve been busy this week combining the merchandise in of my two shops into just one, slightly bigger, shop. (And it will be bigger, still, very soon
