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When I was little, I didn’t like cleaning my room. I had an overwhelming tendency to put it off until my mom made me, usually with some sort of dangling carrot (you got a new magazine today! Clean your room if you want to read it.) or if things were really bad, by punishment (you’re not going to play with your friends until you clean your room.) At one point, I
This post has been marinating in the back of my mind for a long time—more than a year, in fact. The thing that inspired me to finally write it was this post by Kate Northrup. She sums up very beautifully that abundance lies in simplicity. I think the only place you’ll ever feel truly abundant is from a place of simplicity, where you can choose the attitude of wanting what you
1. Wash the damn spoon A friend of mine shared this image on Facebook and it positively sings to me. Yes! That! I agree! 2. The coming of spring It’s imminent, I can feel it. Even if I can’t see it. Here in Minnesota, we still have snow on the ground, even though the stupid lying groundhog said we were supposed to have a short spring this year. But I can
This is my 150th post. WHAT?! In honor of this momentous occasion, I’m revisiting my biggest post ever, and why it matters to this blog’s next big thing. Not long ago I announced I’m working on a new ebook called I Don’t Buy That: 12 simple recipes for DIY household basics. The inspiration behind my most popular post is the same as what’s driving this ebook’s creation: it’s so important that more
I feel a little embarrassed about the pictures I’m about to share. I’m doing it because I want to communicate how very little time it takes to make a huge difference in a room of my house…but that requires showing you the sloppy disarray of our dining room. We all have messes, I know…but we don’t all put them on our blogs, do we? But because I love you, and
We all know the great reasons to eat at home rather than eating out or ordering in: It saves money It’s generally healthier, because you can control your ingredients and choose healthier foods And you can wear sweatpants for a greater percentage of the evening. You might think this also means that you have to cook a complete meal from scratch every single night, thereby spending an hour or more
Fresh off the virtual presses! I’ve contributed an article for this spring’s Gatherings magazine, which just went live this morning. Check out page 64 to read my Secrets to a Successful Vintage Hunt (that’s right, I’m spilling all my treasure-hunting tips!). I love this magazine, because it is filled with so many of my favorite things: lovely pictures, home decor, vintage, good food and DIY ideas. Also featured in this
That’s right, I’ve broken out the unprecedented ALL-CAPS title because today, my friends, I have a crazy-awesome announcement, and am literally jumping up and down because I don’t know what else to do. And since I can’t convey *jumping up and down* via a headline, I just have to shout it. Not to be rude, of course, but to convey my feelings. You understand. My new ebook: I Don’t Buy
*The tip below was sent out last week in the weekly Rosy Blu Hints & Tips email. But unfortunately, since it appeared to contain a too-good-to-be-true offer (take a look at the intro and you’ll see what I mean! But read on, it’s all true), it got caught up in a bunch of spam filters and almost no one saw it. The tip is so good though, that I can’t
I believe deeply in everyday moments. Little moments with extraordinary power to remind you it’s good to be alive. They come up out of nowhere; often they’re easy to miss. Warm socks on a cold day. A hug when you need it. Weeding your garden. Taking a deep breath of fresh air. A really great smelling bar of soap. Finding something new—a picture, a blog, a message, a work of
