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
Lifestyle
Selling the House 2.0
Yesterday marks 5 weeks since we officially moved from our Utah home and thought we closed on it. Some of the details around the demise of that sale we don't feel are appropriate to share here, but we knew it was time to move on and try to sell the house again. We had a […]
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September 5, 2013
Lifestyle
Not Good News, But Not All Bad.
Long story short: Yesterday was not a good day, but we are going to be okay. Long story long: If I were to write this post a few hours earlier, it might have sounded very different. Very angry. Our buyers (who I have since purged the blog of) had another excuse why their money wasn't in […]
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August 21, 2013
DIY
The Tile Shop Shoot!
Before we focus all of our efforts, and posts really, on the new house that still isn't 100% ours (the whole thing is quite ridiculous--hopefully we'll all have a good laugh about it next week #nervouslaughter), there is one last crowning, whirlwind event that took place at our last house to cover. A photoshoot of […]
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August 16, 2013
Lifestyle
No, We Haven't Closed On The New House Yet.
All right, so Jules is completely exhausted and asked me to give y'all an update on the sitch over here (that means "situation"). Things were just going a little too smoothly, which I think everyone agrees with. We were supposed to close on our house in Utah last Monday - like, almost two weeks ago. The […]
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August 9, 2013
Lifestyle
Moving Up
I remember playing a board game called Cashflow way back in my early college days with my, then, boyfriend and all of his friends. It is basically an educational game that simulates real life financial strategies and situations, like investing. Monopoly on steroids if you will. So, we were all very, very cool. Anyway, one aspect […]
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July 2, 2013
Lifestyle
The House That Chris Built
This weekend, we made the 4.5 hour trip north to Idaho to visit our parents--both of our parents now live in the same small town and it is pretty great to see all of them when we make the trip. It was necessary to unwind a little bit before I head off again. Staying at […]
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June 24, 2013
Lifestyle
Life With Charly Lately
We have now been dog owners for just over a whopping two weeks and wanted to give you all an update on how life has changed around here. We feel a lot more settled and are completely smitten with sweet Charly. Chris is constantly telling me Charly is the best dog he's ever come in […]
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June 13, 2013
Decor
A Guest Book for the Home--Would You?
Chris and I love to have people over a couple times a week. Greta goes to bed pretty early, and Chris will cook up a storm and we'll talk or play games (or watch The Bachelor/ette--guilty!). Since we moved into our house 2+ years ago, we have been brainstorming a way to keep a record […]
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June 3, 2013
Lifestyle
Meet Charly.
We added a new member to our family. Meet Charly: She is a three year old St. Bernard/Pyrenees mix and we're head over heels. A true, gentle giant. You can really see her size in this photo I snapped with my phone: We have talked on and off about getting a dog, but I wasn't […]
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May 29, 2013
Lifestyle
Our Easter Weekend.
This morning's post included the chalkboard drawing I did this weekend, and the amazing meal Chris prepared, but our Easter weekend was also packed with a lot of other things. Here are a few photos (of mostly Greta because I can't help myself.) There were 2 egg hunts, dyeing Easter eggs, and, of course, going […]
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April 1, 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
Recipes
On Eating Gluten Free (And Chris Cooks Tacos!)
At the end of last year (you may remember from this post), I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and started drug therapy. My thyroid levels were "very bad" and we (us encouraged by the doctor, of course) are pretty sure that hypothyroidism has been the cause of my infertility for the past 2+ years. We aren't sure […]
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March 6, 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
DIY
The Spill Heard 'Round the World
That tragic story from two days ago, goes something like this: On Greta's last day of two-dom, we ran to the Benjamin Moore store in the morning (this was after she covered my entire lamp with my lotion from Hawaii) to pick up a quart of "Peony" and supplies to paint her closet. When we […]
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February 14, 2013
Lifestyle
Ten things You probably don't know about us.
I know it's strictly DIY around here 95% of the time, but since it is Friday--we're letting loose. I have been tagged no less than 12 times on Instagram to share 5 interesting things about myself, but Chris and I thought it would be fun to share these little silly/embarrassing facts with you readers right […]
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February 8, 2013
Lifestyle
Big News All Around
Bye-bye, January! Get. We are welcoming February with open arms and lots and lots of plans and news!!! Before yesterday our plans for this month and this year, really, were up in the air. Chris accepted a new, wonderful job (he's in marketing) a few weeks ago and he started this past Monday. He really […]
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February 1, 2013
Art
Adjusting and Restocking
2013 already feels different. There have been so many changes, yet Chris and I are both itching for some excitement. Greta isn't napping anymore and really, my world--our world, has been turned upside down. I feel significantly more tired from those extra two hours of non-stop playing that when Chris gets home, the only thing […]
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January 10, 2013
Lifestyle
Us. The Outtakes.
A big part of our blog redesign, that many of you already commented on, was getting a new photo taken of us for our sidebar and about us page. When I am reading a blog, I really like knowing whom I am reading about. I need a visual. Are you the same? Fortunately, my sister […]
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January 3, 2013
Lifestyle
Zoom. Zoom.
The first weekend of December (before Greta got sick and massive amounts of snow fell), we stepped away from the painting and Christmas-decking and went car shopping. Like, alllll weekend. Normally, I would say such an event doesn't exactly fit into the DIY/Home Design thing we got going on here, but some time ago, even […]
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December 11, 2012
