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Project De-clutter: The Product Sample

Don't we all just love cosmetics samples. Perfume, makeup, shampoo, shower gel, you name it, they make samples of it, with all the cute little packaging preserved, all miniaturized and free for your sampling pleasure. So you get them- with the purchase of other products, as handouts at the cosmetics counter, sometimes even as tear-out's in magazines, or as hotel souvenirs. And they're perfectly good, and they're free, so you have to take them. And then you have ...
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Monday’s Meditation: On the Creative Power

Creative power, in my mind, is about seeing things in a different way. To be creative is to take the pieces which have already existed and suddenly connect them in a way that feels entirely original and fresh, while at the same time, logical. As if those pieces were always intended to be together, and were simply waiting for someone to come along and bind them. This week, even more than usual, honor your creative ...
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Welcome to The Porch Life

As the weather gets nicer, the idea of spending time out of doors sounds more and more appealing. I, for one, could certainly while away the hours on porches like these. Join me, won't you? Image credits: Curtis and Windham Architects, unknown, El Mueble Magazine, Country Living,Traditional Home, Micasa, Pottery Barn, Southern Living
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Shelf Life In the Bathroom

Thank you so much to everyone who sent sweet birthday wishes my way yesterday. Your comments, tweets, etc, made me feel super special, and helped make my day a wonderful one. Moving right along to our regularly scheduled programming, today I want to talk "when to toss it," bathroom style. Below I've outlined various products and their shelf life. It's important information, so naturally everyone and their little Aunt Cindy have already written about it. ...
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Yo People

It's my birthday! So I'm taking the day off from blogging, I hope you'll understand. But don't fret my little daffodils, I shall return. And when I do, I'll be older and wiser. It's a win-win. XO
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