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Casual Friday : Suing Your Neighbor for Copying Your House, Good Influence(r), The IT chair of the year, My Fav Blush, & More
Casual Friday
Casual Friday : Suing Your Neighbor for Copying Your House, Good Influence(r), The IT chair of the year, My Fav Blush, & More
• Earlier this week, when we were all deeply engulfed in choosing an exterior direction for our house, and sharing so many inspiring designs, a follower sent me this article about a couple that sued their neighbor for $2.5 million dollars for copying their home design. (!!!!) It was right after we shared the inspiration […]
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June 21, 2019
Cleaning & Organization
My 5 Closet Rules + Spring Wardrobe Favorites
When we finished our closet renovation last year, and many times since, I get asked, "But are these all of your clothes and shoes?" And I give an enthusiastic YES! There's no hidden dresser or extra clothes stashed anywhere. It's not a little bit of clothes by any means but I'm also not a fashion guru (I […]
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March 13, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday: Flip House Hunting!, Hair Magic, & Kitchen Art
A little over a week ago, when we still felt pretty lost on what direction we wanted to go after the fire. When in our brains it felt like we could go any direction but my heart was still so fragile to commit to anything--someone suggested we needed a rebound. We needed a non-committal, just for fun, […]
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March 8, 2019
Casual Friday
Casual Friday & My Everyday Makeup (Updated!)
We are headed to Las Vegas Market tomorrow!!! We'll be launching our cabinet line with Semihandmade! We'll be at their booth all day on Sunday (pavilion 2 booth 8004) and speaking and answering questions on a panel at 4pm (pavilion 1, number 1 seminar room). If you're around, we'd love for you to stop by! […]
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January 25, 2019
Health & Beauty
Life Lately with Hashimoto's
I've struggled to know when or where or how to share that I've been struggling. Because I don't want this space to be about that. I want to talk about easy things like fall decor or picking an exterior paint color (okay, that's kind of hard), or even controversial things like faux plants. Ha! But […]
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September 28, 2018
Chris Cooks
5 Tips For Getting Kids to Eat And Eat Healthier
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron. The first 50 people will receive $40 off their first two weeks of meals, here! One thing that Chris and I have always strived to do is feed our kids good, real food while sitting down together for dinner every night. But if you have children, you know […]
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March 20, 2018
Health & Beauty
I went in for LASIK and they did PRK surgery--My Experience
I've been waiting to write this post until my vision became a little more stable and maybe I was a little less angry about the situation I'm in--but so many of you have asked about my eyes "How are they doing?!" that I thought I'd take this normal "Casual Friday" post and talk about how these […]
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March 2, 2018
Health & Beauty
Casual Friday: Polly's Sleeping, Eating and Schedule at 6 Months old
Polly turned 6 months old yesterday and I found myself wishing I could enjoy her getting one month older while not trying to swallow the lump in my throat. Every day, I tell Chris, I wish I could pause time. Everything feels so perfect right now. I've learned, I'm a baby person. Parents will often […]
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February 2, 2018
Casual Friday
Casual Friday + What's In My Makeup Bag
Tonight's our 7th annual costume party! Last year was our craziest year yet and I think we learned a lot from having over 200 people show up. This year, we tried to cut down the guest list and decided to make a big pot of chili, corn bread, apple cider and homemade rootbeer (the dry […]
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October 27, 2017
Health & Beauty
We Got A Sleep Number Mattress (And We're Giving One Away, Too!)
This post is sponsored by Sleep Number®. This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Stacy Mehan! We're so excited to not only share a big bedroom update that happened around here (we got a Sleep Number® mattress!) but WE'RE ALSO GIVING ONE AWAY! We have had such a positive experience with the brand and we […]
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April 25, 2017
Health & Beauty
Do You Have a Snack Bin? + NatureBox Giveaway!
Giveaway is now closed. Congrats to our winners, Tanya and Paulina! You have both been emailed. Greta is growing like a weed. I mean, she has been for four years straight (!!) but it doesn't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Always growing means always eating and I am always in the kitchen making […]
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August 13, 2014
Fashion
The Best Diaper/Lifestyle Bag Ever + Giveaway
We never used a diaper bag before. An actual diaper bag, I guess. I've just never loved the look of them truthfully. My sister sent me a large red purse that I used as a diaper bag when Greta was younger and it worked well. It was simple (which I liked), but things did get […]
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January 6, 2014
Health & Beauty
The "Results" of My Healthy Living Experiment and Where to Go From Here
In case you haven't been following my experiment on Instagram, this was my "final" weigh-in this morning: sorry for the blurriness Not quite 207, but close enough to where I'm not gonna get down on myself. Yesterday I ate turkey, rolls, cornbread stuffing, green bean casserole, and mashed potatoes and gravy. It was a wonderful […]
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October 14, 2013
Health & Beauty
Our Miracle of Miracles
When Greta was 9 months old, we decided we wanted to give her a sibling. And when she turned 2, she started asking for one herself. At last, 3 1/2 years later, the stars have aligned and our family is expanding. We couldn't be happier--or more surprised (sometimes when something doesn't happen for so long, […]
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October 10, 2013
Health & Beauty
What I've Learned From Weight-Loss Week 4
I've been working on my little "experiment" for a month now. There have been both easy and difficult days. I've come to understand my triggers and weaknesses much more intimately than I did before, which has helped me understand why I succeed and fail. I've also been able to make adjustments in my original plan, […]
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October 7, 2013
Health & Beauty
Julia's Absence and What I've Learned From Weight-Loss Week 1
For those of you who don't follow us on Facebook, you've probably been wondering why there's an overdose of Chris posts lately, and not so much Julia. Jules has been sick and is taking a break from blogging. I'll leave it there for now and let Julia give the details when she's ready. She misses […]
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September 16, 2013
Health & Beauty
A Quick Note to Tell You, I'm Okay.
Sunday night, I developed some severe, sharp pain in my lower abdomen. By morning, I couldn't stand. The pain! My family care doctor did an evaluation and sent me right to the hospital. She was certain I had appendicitis. (Insert yesterday's instagram here) They did a CT scan and didn't find appendicitis but did find […]
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March 19, 2013
Health & Beauty
Off Topic: My Brows
Well. Here we are. Talking about eyebrows. Which is extremely off topic here on the blog, where we prefer to spend our days talking about the kitchen reno or finishing up Greta's room--but is quite the hot topic on Instagram. "You have the best eyebrows!" They say. I am telling you, somewhat embarrassed and awkwardly, […]
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February 28, 2013
Health & Beauty
When Family Trumps Projects
Well, we tried to have a reveal for you today. Kind of. I spent the whole day yesterday sanding and painting our old vanity to bring it up to par with the rest of the room, but around 3 pm, the paint started acting weird and peeling and it wasn't looking the greatest. Chris suggested […]
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October 19, 2012
