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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Peace, love, and chicken grease...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649485563919392170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462925058033328627.post-56280962788034321022013-07-01T09:27:00.000-05:002013-07-01T09:27:53.415-05:00Mid-Century Modern Mikasa Bluebird China<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Guys,<br />
this china is a vintage girls dream...<br />
Someone needs to buy it because otherwise<br />
I am going to start slipping it into my own cabinet-<br />
and that will be the end of that.<br />
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There are no other sets<br />
of Mikasa Bluebird China<br />
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8 dinner plates<br />
8 salad plates<br />
8 saucers<br />
That is a complete dinner party!<br />
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that your guests will be all,<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Peace, love, and chicken grease...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649485563919392170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462925058033328627.post-75992018064858404892013-05-10T05:38:00.002-05:002013-05-10T05:38:56.244-05:00how to: throw a fiesta inspired mothers day brunch...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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find an unusual location. you don't have to stay at home. find a public park or garden. there is no law against making your picnic a 5 star dining experience. see this post <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2010/09/diy-golden-gate-bridge-dinner-party/">OH HAPPY DAY!</a> on how to throw up a pop up dinner party in a pretty public spot.</div>
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use pretty linens on your table! be creative i use old curtains, sheets, anything i can get my hands on around the house to make it look like something special. leave those plastic table clothes for kids parties. i love to find old curtains at Restore and Goodwill. a good cleaning with some oxy clean and lavender linen spray make a world of different. you have no idea the power of oxy clean and its ability of bringing old fabric back to life. i especially love lace curtains because you can layer them over a colored piece of fabric underneath- so chic!</div>
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here is something</div>
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you probably didn't know about me-</div>
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i use to moonlight as a landscaper.</div>
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jack of all trade</div>
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ladies and gentlemen.</div>
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i was a personal assistant </div>
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for a super wealthy lady</div>
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who had a minor obsession </div>
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i got to learn a lot about gardening</div>
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i really did enjoy it.</div>
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except i hate being hot,</div>
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so i like to do my work in the morning or evening</div>
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otherwise it becomes a chore</div>
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and not free zen therapy.</div>
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this year i am going with all purple flowers.</div>
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i like to use just one color when I garden. </div>
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i feel like this helps give a cohesive look</div>
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this year our little grey house</div>
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so i gave the house what it wanted.</div>
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a dishwasher-</div>
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our house is kind of a cottage-esque</div>
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so i went with cottage garden flowers.</div>
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here is what will be blooming at 906 this summer:</div>
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<b><i>these are easy, peasy, can't mess them up lemon squeezy. they grow like weeds, they flower for a loooong time, and you can forget to water them and they won't die too fast which can be a good thing for beginners.</i></b></div>
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<b><i>these shade loving babies are great to do in clumps of 3-5, along borders, or even in container gardens.</i></b></div>
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I love me a Monday.</div>
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chant " Mondays are not so bad"</div>
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This <a href="http://ohhappyday.com/2013/04/our-housewarming-party-contest/">floral garland</a> really has me jonesin' for our house to sell- so I can throw a house warming party and make one of course...</div>
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This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNZVV4Ciccg">amazing story of a girl with autism</a> and her parents who prove that we should NEVER give up on our children...</div>
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Love this<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/75599486/desert-print-twisted-headband"> twisted t-shirt headband</a> and finding myself wanting to <a href="http://www.talesofmeandthehusband.com/2013/03/no-head-wound-here-folks.html">rock a headscarf with confidence</a> like Bridget does...<br />
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I was inspired by <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://0.tqn.com/d/beauty/1/0/e/X/1/152435763.jpg&imgrefurl=http://beauty.about.com/od/hairstylephotogalleries/ss/sleekhair_4.htm&h=2024&w=1335&sz=243&tbnid=2UU77PMqrdy9XM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=68&prev=/search%3Fq%3Danne%2Bhathaway%2Bshort%2Bhair%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=anne+hathaway+short+hair&usg=__rshPhSDngrukZ-f4UBvAduZSang=&docid=KbkPviywGHgTzM&sa=X&ei=7XN-UduGKoqFqgHZ7IHICA&ved=0CDkQ9QEwAw&dur=441">Anne Hathaway</a> to cut 8 inches of my hair- pictures coming soon : )</div>
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Saturday we went to checked out some houses and <b>man oh man</b>,</div>
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I fell in love with a<a href="http://pinterest.com/eastchic/chic-hobbit-style/"> hobbit style</a> house. <br />
It's not our top choice but<br />
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I want to keep it.<br />
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I love it.</div>
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I have decorated,</div>
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and have a list of projects going already.</div>
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It feels like mine.</div>
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I saw summers,</div>
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to me at least.</div>
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But<br />
there is another house<br />
ahead of it in line-<br />
maybe 2 ahead of it.<br />
It is better for us long term.<br />
I am reasonable.<br />
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I hope those houses that are better sell-<br />
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Charlie has decided that she doesn't like processed foods.</div>
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Normally I don't let her call the shots </div>
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but when she's right,</div>
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she's right.</div>
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I can't argue with reason Charlie.</div>
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I made most of Charlie's baby food when she was little.</div>
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If I didn't make it,</div>
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then it was organic with no added stuff.</div>
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BTW,</div>
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that is just what felt right with me-</div>
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I'm not preachin' to you.</div>
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This is just information I am sharing with you.</div>
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What you do with it?</div>
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Totally up to you.</div>
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No judgements here...</div>
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Any time I feel lazy or crunched for time and I cave and I buy one of those Gerber microwave meals-</div>
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it ends up being a complete waste of time and money.</div>
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Cause Chuck won't eat crap.</div>
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She turns her little foodie nose to it.</div>
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And can you blame her?</div>
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I don't want to eat those mushy pale veggies</div>
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and the taste is so bland</div>
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there is nothing to get baby excited about food.</div>
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I want Charlie to grow up with a good relationship with food.</div>
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I think food is a source of comfort and nourishment</div>
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but there has to be balance.</div>
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It is our job to teach our children how to eat responsibly.</div>
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How can I do that when I myself am eating</div>
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so irresponsibly?</div>
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I eat junk by the ton.</div>
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Poptarts,</div>
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donuts,</div>
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chocolate,</div>
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candy,</div>
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sugar,</div>
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sugar,</div>
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more sugar</div>
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did I mention</div>
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SUGAR?!?!</div>
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I am a dentist's worst nightmare,</div>
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I know this because I worked for one</div>
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and he would cringe every time </div>
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I took a swig of Mountain Dew : )</div>
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He would hide my candy</div>
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and snacks.</div>
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True story.</div>
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So if I was going to feed Charlie right,</div>
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I had to start with myself.</div>
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I am a big believer in do as I do.</div>
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I hate the parenting phrase</div>
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"do what I say, not what I do"</div>
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hate it.</div>
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We are the example our children look to.</div>
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I am starting to educate myself</div>
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on food.<br />
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Lemme tell you,</div>
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there is TONS of information</div>
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out there about the food<br />
we are putting in our bodies.</div>
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And as I watch documentary after documentary on Netflix</div>
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I felt convicted.</div>
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If you know me,</div>
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then you know I am not a hippie!<br />
I'm not crunchy.<br />
I buy processed food and eat at Taco Bell.</div>
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I love products with all kinds of chemicals and artificial ingredients<br />
I shop at large stores like Walmart and Target.</div>
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I love pre- packaged food</div>
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and I hate eating fresh fruit and drinking water.<br />
I don't read labels.<br />
I don't think about where my meat comes from.<br />
I drink milk with hormones added<br />
and eggs that come from...<br />
well a chicken is all I know.<br />
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But now this information sits in my head</div>
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and it won't get out.</div>
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It lingers there</div>
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making red meat seem icky because</div>
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I don't know if it was grass fed.</div>
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Chicken tastes bitter</div>
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because all I can think about it the chicken inhaling so much of it's own poo</div>
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that they have to inject it with antibiotics to make sure </div>
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it doesn't get an infected abscess. </div>
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GROSS!</div>
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I know,</div>
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but it is true.</div>
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I like eating chicken. I do.</div>
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But I don't like it so much that I think a chicken's quality of life should be</div>
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living and breathing in it's own fecal matter.</div>
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When I think of chickens</div>
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I think of a little pack running free </div>
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around a farm yard.</div>
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Eating good things</div>
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and having a jolly time</div>
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just being a chicken.</div>
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They are giving us something</div>
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shouldn't we be kind in return?</div>
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The result?</div>
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We have eaten a lot of fruit this week.</div>
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We drank more water.</div>
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Then we had hamburger helper.</div>
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So it's an uphill battle.</div>
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But I think knowledge is power.</div>
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So I am going to keep learning.</div>
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Keep adjusting</div>
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and pointing my family in a more healthful direction.</div>
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One small decision at a time.</div>
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Here are some of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Food Industry Documentaries</span> I have recently enjoyed:</div>
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<b><a href="https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Hungry%20For%20Change/70255134?trkid=438403">Hungry For Change</a></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This documentary exposes secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want consumers to know about: deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping people from having the body and health they want.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Food%20Matters/70123196?trkid=438403"><b>Food Matters</b></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With a staggering number of Americans suffering from obesity and other food-related maladies, this film takes a timely and hard-hitting look at how the food we eat is helping or hurting our health, and what we can do to live (and eat) better.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><a href="https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/The%20Gerson%20Miracle/70113618?trkid=438403"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Gerson Miracle</span></b></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sharing the stories of nine longtime cancer survivors, this program explores the principles and effectiveness of Gerson Therapy, a holistic method of treating cancer and other degenerative diseases developed by Dr. Max Gerson in 1928. Gerson's daughter, Charlotte -- founder of the Gerson Institute -- also discusses her fight to keep the controversial therapy going despite objections from those who question its effectiveness.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Farmageddon/70235704?trkid=438403">Farmageddon</a></span></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">Americans' right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. This documentary tells the story of farms that were providing safe, nutritional foods to their communities but were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;"><b><a href="https://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Fat,%20Sick%20&%20Nearly%20Dead/70173634?trkid=438403">Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead</a></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Focusing on two men whose bodies have been trashed by steroids, obesity and illness, this documentary chronicles the rigorous healing path -- including a two-month diet of fruits and vegetables -- that both attempt in a bid to rescue their health.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Have you already watched any of these? What are your thoughts and what are you feeding your kids? I wanna know!!!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">***also here are three great blogs I love to read about healthy living- your welcome : )</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.talesofmeandthehusband.com/"><br /></a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.talesofmeandthehusband.com/">Tales of Me and The Husband</a></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">awesome blog about a mom of 5, fashionista, and great natural living tips like stocking your natural first aid kit. She's crunchy and I love her.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://inthelittleredhouse.blogspot.com/"><br /></a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://inthelittleredhouse.blogspot.com/">The Little Red House</a></span></div>
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Beautiful food pictures, she proves that healthy can be tasty. Her posts about running and gardening are so inspiring you will be aching to get your hands in some dirt and have your feet pound a local trail.<br />
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<a href="http://www.feedingthesoil.com/">Feeding the Soil</a><br />
Great on breaking down the process of a more simple, clean, and fulfilling life. I love her monthly Reflections and Rejuvenation. She really stretches me to think about what I am consuming, what Charlie is playing with, and having discipline with money. I don't always agree with her but I appreciate her view point.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Peace, love, and chicken grease...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649485563919392170noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462925058033328627.post-36270318050735387342013-03-27T09:43:00.000-05:002013-03-27T09:44:26.850-05:00An Easter Brunch Carrot Garland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>2 pieces of 9x12 orange felt</i></div>
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<i>4 pieces of 9x12 felt</i></div>
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<i>1 package of small white pom-poms or cotton balls </i></div>
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<b>The carrot :</b> body is just a simple triangle with a rounded tip, 4.5 inches tall, 3 inches wide at bottom</div>
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<b> The leaf: </b> any leaf shape will do, just make sure that it has a little tail! This is needed to tuck leaves into the top of the carrot. You will need to have 14 carrots and 42 leaves to make a 1 yard garland like mine.</div>
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Take the carrot triangles and fold in half the long way. Do a basic stitch starting at the widest end and working your way towards the tip- leaving about an 1/2 an inch open at the bottom.</div>
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Tie a knot and leave a tail of thread. Take the crotchet hook up through the inside of the carrot and wrap the thread tail around the hook several times and then pull back through. This will help pull your carrot right side out.</div>
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Hang in your home near some little Easter bunnies. You don't even have to make a garland! Use your sweet little carrots to decorate your Easter table. Stuff with catnip to make a Easter treat for kitty. The possibilities are endless. It will make any spring vignette shine!</div>
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old maps</div>
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sugar bowls</div>
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paint by numbers by strangers</div>
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amatuer artwork</div>
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rugs</div>
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stationary</div>
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office supply crap<br />
craft supply crap</div>
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tin garbage bins</div>
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baskets<br />
vintage china<br />
quirky coffee mugs<br />
cheesy yard art { for example I own a budda frog}</div>
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old tins with cool pictures or patterns<br />
vintage tablecloths<br />
terrariums<br />
kitties</div>
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and lets be a little more original then</div>
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raindrops on roses...<br />
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I'm sorry guys but I had to get away.</div>
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From Pinterest,</div>
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from blogging,</div>
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from the crowd.</div>
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Because it is getting crowded </div>
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all up in the crafty, DIY world isn't?</div>
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Don't get me wrong-</div>
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I LOVE how my personal favorite style of living has</div>
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really, come into fashion.</div>
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Can I say that?</div>
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Yes,</div>
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cause it's true. </div>
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It is much more socially acceptable to shop at thrift stores,</div>
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maybe even cool (although I still catch my mom purelling her hands secretly after she touches anytihng</div>
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and my sisters think it seems funny)</div>
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People are pinning like crazy</div>
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and I have never seen more cute homes, eaten more yummy meals and snacks, or seen better looking hair in the Midwest.</div>
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It just got to the point though</div>
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where every time I was creating something</div>
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I couldn't tell where Pinterest/ internet inspiration ended</div>
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and I began.</div>
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Let me make this VERY CLEAR:</div>
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there is <b><u><i>ABSOLUTELY</i></u></b> nothing wrong</div>
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with using ideas from Pinterest.</div>
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It's just,</div>
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I have been doing the DIY thing long before Pinterest</div>
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came around and I will be doing it</div>
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long after it has come and gone.</div>
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It's my goal to give <i>YOU</i> great stuff to pin!</div>
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Not just copy what other creative people are giving you to pin.</div>
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I want to compete in the pin market,</div>
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I want you to see my tutorials,</div>
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or recipes,</div>
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or photographs</div>
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and be compelled to pinned them.</div>
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Thus the Pinner becomes the Pinnie-</div>
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you get me?</div>
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First step was to take a step back.</div>
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I had to get back to my inspirational roots.</div>
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I went old school 90's style.</div>
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Sketch pad,</div>
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magazines,</div>
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and my mind.</div>
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It was like an internet vacation</div>
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but without giving up Instagram</div>
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and Facebook-</div>
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cause a stay at home mom has her vices</div>
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and as another blogger put it,</div>
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we {stay at home moms} don't have a water cooler to stand around </div>
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and shoot the crap with coworkers.</div>
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So we Facebook,</div>
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so sue us.</div>
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#goiphonemoms : )</div>
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So if you missed me that is super sweet!</div>
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If you are new to 906- welcome!!</div>
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And if you are just wanting some new tutorials all ready</div>
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don't worry cause I have you covered</div>
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cause you know you want a Carrot Garland for your kitchen too...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Piece of Carrot Cake Garland</b> <b>Tutorial</b> coming: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>Wednesday March 27, 2013</i></span></div>
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HAPPY MONDAY!!!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Peace, love, and chicken grease...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649485563919392170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462925058033328627.post-73072836625780180942013-01-22T06:47:00.003-06:002013-01-22T06:48:10.043-06:00How To Start An Etsy Store {Vol I}...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120939256/light-aqua-blue-and-hot-pink-glass">Aqua Vintage Pedestal Bowl for sale now at 906 E. Chic @ Etsy</a></span></div>
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Here are a few things</div>
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that I have learned </div>
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since starting an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> shop...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">01.</span></div>
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<b><i>Take <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">good pictures</span>! This is the difference between being noticed and falling into the abyss that can be <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>. You pictures should be in natural, bright sunny light. </i></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">02.</span></div>
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<b><i>Use a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">neutral background </span>for your pictures. You don't want the background to compete with the item you are trying to sell. This is not the time to use your phone and take a picture any random place in your home. </i></b></div>
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<b><i>Pick a sunny place in your home with a plain background. </i></b><b><i>I use a plain white sheet. When all your items have a similar background it gives your shop a cohesive feel. Thus making you seem ultra profesh. You want your shop to feel like a collection, not a yard sale where they have to dig around to really find a good deal.</i></b></div>
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Renew, renew, renew</span>! A couple days ago I was all </b></i><i><b>"hows come one day I was getting hundreds of views and now I'm getting none???" </b></i><i><b>The best way to get noticed on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a> is to be on the recently posted page. Although there is a small cost to renew {$0.20} the sales I get from it are well worth it.</b></i></div>
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<b style="font-style: italic;">I give myself a daily budget of $2.00 to invest in renewing listings. This keeps fresh views coming in. Think of peak times such as 7-10 pm, a SUPER popular time for perusing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/">Etsy</a>. Don't forget </b><i><b> about your overseas customer base you will want to renew at other times too so that you are including all your potential customers.</b></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bookends on sale now at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120541823/vintage-1930s-boy-and-girl-with-a-goose">The Chic Shoppe</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Happy New Year!!!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
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We had a merry holiday</div>
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and then I got the cleansies </div>
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and then Charlie got sick,</div>
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<b>sick,</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>sick.</b></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">So</span></i></div>
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I'm back</div>
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and ready </div>
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for this </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">brand new year</span>.</div>
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I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">love</span> </div>
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the new year.</div>
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I love the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">reflection </span></div>
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of the past year.</div>
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I love the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> goal setting</span></div>
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and the way you<i> feel inspired</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">to change things up.</span></div>
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Last year</div>
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I was<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> preggo</span></div>
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and my <i>only </i>resolution</div>
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<b>was to try and put the toilet paper</b></div>
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<b>on the actual toilet paper holder.</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Yes.</span></div>
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I am one of <i>those</i> people.</div>
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I grew up in a house with <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">six people</span></div>
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toilet paper didn't <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">last long</span> enough</div>
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to make it worth your time.</div>
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<i>Needless</i> <i>to say</i>,</div>
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it drives Ryan cray-cray... </div>
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: )</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"How did your parents let you get away with it?!"</span></div>
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He always exclaims.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"Cause there were four of us</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">and two of them.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">duh."</span></div>
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I say.</div>
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With <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">four kids </span>I imagine </div>
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<b>that putting the toilet paper on the holder</b></div>
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were <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the least</span> of my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">parents concern.</span></div>
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My mom had other things to worry about.</div>
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Things like</div>
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whether or not </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">my three year old sister</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">was hosing down</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">the golden retriever</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">with the kitchen sink sprayer.</span></div>
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Or </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">if my brother and his friends </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">were having a cherry tomato fight.</span></div>
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But <i>anywho,</i></div>
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where was I?</div>
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Oh yes,</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">GOALS!</span></div>
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I love 'em</div>
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and I just wanted to share </div>
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my plan for </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2013...</span></div>
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I am going with a </div>
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<b>Star Wars</b></div>
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or <b>Star Trek </b></div>
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theme.</div>
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<i>I am not sure</i></div>
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which one <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Spock </span></div>
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comes from.</div>
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I think it is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Trek</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">???</span></div>
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I have to google it.</div>
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Instead of:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Live long and prosper.</span></div>
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<b>My mantra for 2013 is:</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Submit, move, and prosper.</span></div>
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Three words.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Big job.</span></div>
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<i>Lemme explain...</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">***</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Submit</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">***</span></div>
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<i>There are a couple different areas</i></div>
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<i>that I want to work on this.</i></div>
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<i>Such a scary word</i></div>
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<i>with such a bad rap.</i></div>
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<i>I hope to change both your mind</i></div>
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<i>and mine on that one.</i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>I have felt for a long time</i></div>
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<i>that I needed to submit this blog to God.</i></div>
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<i>But part of me just <b>doesn't want to.</b></i></div>
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<i>It is<b> mine.</b></i></div>
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<i>I want to have final say</i></div>
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<i>in what I write,</i></div>
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<i>take pictures of,</i></div>
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<i>and immerse my creativity in.</i></div>
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<i><b>Those are my things</b></i></div>
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<i>and as a christian woman</i></div>
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<i><b>that mind set is wrong.</b></i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i><b>I don't know how </b></i></div>
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<i><b>this will affect the blog</b></i></div>
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<i>and I think that scares me.</i></div>
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<i><b>I do not want to change </b></i></div>
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<i>the content that I provide</i></div>
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<i>but usually </i></div>
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<i>those fears we have of change</i></div>
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<i><b>is just the enemy trying to put doubt </b></i></div>
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<i>into my mind.</i></div>
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<i><b>I have to remind myself of that.</b></i></div>
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<i>God wants only good things</i></div>
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<i>for me,</i></div>
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<i>for this silly little blog,</i></div>
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<i>for everyone.</i></div>
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<i>And then I was reminded of this verse:</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Jeramiah 29: 11</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."</b></span></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>Does that sound</i></div>
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<i>like a Father</i></div>
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<i>that wants to change my content?</i></div>
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<i><b>No.</b></i></div>
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<i>It sounds like one that</i></div>
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<i><b>wants to help me to the best of my ability.</b></i></div>
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<i>It is time to let go of the control,</i></div>
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<i>hand it over,</i></div>
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<i>and <b>see the wonderful places</b></i></div>
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<i>that <b>He can take 906</b>...</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">***</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Move</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">***</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>We <b>need</b> to move this year.</i></div>
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<i>We have<b> been saying it </b></i></div>
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<i>for<b> far. too. long.</b></i></div>
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<i>It is just time.</i></div>
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<i>And that is <b>all </b></i></div>
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<i>I am going to say </i></div>
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<i>bout that...</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">***</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Prosper</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">***</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>This is the one that I really thought about.</i></div>
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<i>I hate having the goal</i></div>
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<i>of <b>more $$$</b></i></div>
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<i>Seems to <b>greedy</b> to me.</i></div>
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<i>We are <b>very lucky</b></i></div>
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<i>and<b> extremely blessed</b></i></div>
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<i>and <b>honestly </b></i></div>
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<i>it <b>felt wrong</b> to me.</i></div>
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<i>But we do </i></div>
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<b><i>want to </i><i>move</i></b></div>
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<i>and we do <b>want more kids</b>.</i></div>
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<i>Both of which require <b>more $$$</b></i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
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<i>I want my <b>business</b></i></div>
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<i><b>and my blog</b> to do well.</i></div>
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<i>To earn money</i></div>
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<i><b>to help my family</b></i></div>
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<i>but I also do not want</i></div>
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<i><b>to compromise the integrity</b></i></div>
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<i>of either</i></div>
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<i>for the <b>sake of a sale.</b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I want to build </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>a great business</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and also along the way </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>make a little money.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><b>I want to prosper.</b></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Seemed like the perfect word.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Prosper.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Doesn't sound greedy</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>or $$$ driven.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It says,</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I want just enough.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I don't know </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>what that amount enough is</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>but I feel confident</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>that with hard work</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and prayer</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>it will be provided.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
So that is 2013</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
for me in a nutshell.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Well,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
that and to put </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
he toilet paper</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
on the toilet paper holder</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
...</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Yup,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
still working on that one...</div>
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<br /></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Peace, love, and chicken grease...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649485563919392170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462925058033328627.post-78856516342169312062012-12-29T11:11:00.003-06:002012-12-29T11:11:31.717-06:00Bow Gloves : The Perfect Winter Accent...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/119002905/cream-and-peach-felt-bow-gloves?ref=v1_other_2">Bow Gloves in Peach and Cream</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">by</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/906EChic?ref=top_trail">The Chic Shoppe</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Lately,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been making</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">TON</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
of these </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>adorable,</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>cute,</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and super easy to make</span>,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>bow accent gloves.</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> love</span> a handmade gift</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
that people</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
are <i>genuinely</i> excited</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
to receive.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">warms my heart</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and makes all </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> hot glue gun burns</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
worth it.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Now you too,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
can own<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i> your own pair</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
of cute bow gloves,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
just head over to </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/119002905/cream-and-peach-felt-bow-gloves?ref=v1_other_2">The Chic Shoppe</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and snatch up a pair.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
If you do not see </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> color combo</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
that is just perfect for you,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">message</span> me.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
We can make it happen...</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Now go-</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
spend thy Christmas money on Etsy!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Peace, love, and chicken grease...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649485563919392170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462925058033328627.post-22491014727381795762012-12-19T19:56:00.004-06:002012-12-19T19:57:37.872-06:00Bruno & Betty: Nostalgic Apparel and Housewares...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoxieMadness?ref=top_trail">Bruno & Betty</a></span><br />
also have a chic<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">housewares</span></b> department.<br />
<br />
People<br />
will come to you home<br />
and say<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Oh, I love this octopus pillow- so unique!"</span><br />
and you will feel all <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">smug</span><br />
<i><b>on the inside</b></i><br />
and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> think</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"I'm so freakin' trendy!"</span><br />
<i>But</i><br />
then you will <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">smile</span><br />
politely and say<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"Bruno & Betty of course"</span><br />
all <b>smooth,</b><br />
as you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">silently</span> pat yourself<br />
on the back<br />
for a purchase<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">well done.</span><br />
<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/114202302/octopus-pillow-blue-vintage-nature">Blue Octopus Pillow</a><br />
<br />
Do you <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">know</span><br />
what I <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">love</span></i> most </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
next to owls?</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Gnomes.</b><br />
Cause<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">1</span><br />
<i>they have cute hats.</i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2</span></i><br />
<i>they are kitchy cool </i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">3</span></i><br />
<i>do I seriously have to give you another reason???</i><br />
<br />
They just <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">cute.</span><br />
Put a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">gnome</span> and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">owl</span><br />
in the <i>same room</i><br />
and I<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">swoon</span>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/92038239/kitchen-towel-red-gnome-tea-towel-cute">Red Gnome Kitchen Towel</a><br />
<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/107423307/kitchen-towel-cuckoo-clock-doe-squirrel">Cuckoo & Squirrel Kitchen Towel</a></div>
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And last,</div>
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but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">certainly </span></div>
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not <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">least </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Bruno & Betty</span></div>
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also have <i>limited edition </i></div>
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<b>screen print art.</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/90871050/wall-hanging-sewing-machine-vintage-red">Limited Edition Sewing Machine Wall Art</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">One day </span></div>
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you will be <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">leafing </span></div>
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through some random </div>
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magazine </div>
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with a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">gift list</span>,</div>
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and you will say</div>
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">"<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoxieMadness?ref=top_trail">Bruno & Betty</a>?</span></b></i></div>
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I've heard of them."</div>
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Cause<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span>your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">cool </span>like that...</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Peace, love, and chicken grease...</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649485563919392170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5462925058033328627.post-52196703818750460832012-12-19T12:56:00.000-06:002012-12-19T12:56:36.914-06:00BRUNO & BETTY: Nostalgic Apparel and Housewares on Etsy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">I.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Love.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Store</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">!!!!!!!!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It has a great <b>vintage </b>vibe,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>great</b> prices</span>,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and <i>j</i><i>ust wait </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
till you see their</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">dishtowels</span>...</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
My personal<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> favorite</span> is the<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> green dress</span> below</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
but you should </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
check them out </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
on <b>Etsy</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoxieMadness?ref=top_trail">Bruno & Betty</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoxieMadness?ref=top_trail">Nostalgic Apparel and Housewares</a></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Like</span> your favorite items,</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">add them to your </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">favorites</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">,</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>buy a ton of their inventory</u></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>because</i> if you don't</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I going to</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> I will</span> not going to share.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Well <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">maybe</span> I will...</div>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/104466863/retro-green-dress-woodland-cuckoo-clock">Retro Green Dress With Cuckoo Clock</a></div>
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I mean,</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">that collar</span>?!</div>
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I die.</div>
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If this doesn't </div>
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make your</div>
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<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp">Anthropologie</a></div>
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taste buds <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">drool</span>,</div>
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I <b><i>dunno</i></b> what will!</div>
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And<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp">Anthropologie</a>,</span></div>
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<strike>I wish,</strike></div>
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<i><b>you should</b> make me a buyer</i></div>
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because I may not know numbers,</div>
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but<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> I know your style</span> </b>when I see it...</div>
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And</div>
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<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp">Anthro</a>,</div>
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoxieMadness?ref=top_trail"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Bruno & Betty</span></a></div>
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has got it going on!</div>
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<br /></div>
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This <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">afternoon </span></div>
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I am featuring the </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">awesome clothing selection</span></div>
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but <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">come back </span></div>
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this <b>evening</b> for</div>
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some of their </div>
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housewares-</div>
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cause</div>
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they are just as </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">hip</span>...</div>
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imaginable.</div>
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That magical,</div>
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Here are my tips {in no particular order} in shooting that sweet Christmas photo...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">01:</span><b> Have a few holiday props.</b> ie. lights, scarf, jingle bells, a santa hat, anything with a little "pop" to it - you want it to stand out in the picture. This also gives the child something to play with while you attempt to snap a picture of them sitting still! Good luck with that! If you find a tutorial on how to get your child to sit still- let me know!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">02:</span><b> Find a sunny, bright spot in your house.</b> Doesn't matt if it is your laundry room-, it just needs to have great<i><b> natural </b></i>light. {You can still have the light in the room on, but most of light should come from some outside source, like a window, skylight, or door.}</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">03: </span><b>You will need a large piece of fabric for a background.</b> I use a queen size white sheet but you can use what you like. I have also used a large piece of plywood that I covered with vintage wallpaper. My advice is keep it fairly neutral and light. You want whatever you child is wearing to pop against the background, not blend in with it or compete for attention. Your child should be the only thing people notice.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">05:</span><b> Don't worry too much about boogies and flaws</b>, you can edit most of these out and you need to take pictures fast! Just click now, think later- there will be plenty of time to edit. When taking pictures of kids, especially small children and babies, you want to take LOTS of pictures. The more the better. You will delete a lot, don't worry that is normal. For Charlie's 9 month photo shoot I took over 300 pictures.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">06:</span> <b>Turn your flash off! </b>Try to take your pictures during the morning or afternoon on sunny days. It makes all your efforts to create great natural lighting useless if you use that flash. It causes red eye and little ones hate it. So just turn it off unless you have a SUPER expensive flash you aren't making your picture any better. </div>
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Instead you want to learn how to fix the exposure on your camera. When shooting inside with my Nikon D5000 I usually set my exposure anywhere from 1/20 - 1/125 depending on how sunny and what time of day it is. You will have to play around with exposure levels and see what looks best to you. This is the first thing I do when preparing to take pictures. Before I even pose Charlie, I fix my exposure. Usually this requires snapping a few pictures, seeing how to light turns out in them and then either upping the exposure or lowering it. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">07:</span> <b>Use a photo editing service.</b> I love <a href="http://picasa.google.com/">Picasa</a>. It is free and fairly easy to learn to use. Rotate your pictures, crop them, edit out the red eye, sharpen your image. All of these things take an average photo to a stellar photo. Learn your editing software well! The more you use it, the quicker it will become and the more tricks you will learn to make your pictures really stand out.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">08:</span><b> Take pictures of the details!</b> Sometimes these turn out to be my favorite pictures. They are the little things that make your child your child, it is what makes them a part of you. Take pictures of those little shoes, fingers, or peaceful eyelids. Those are little moments you will never get back. You will be glad you captured them!</div>
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Mine was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">free</span></div>
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I have owl rugs,</div>
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<b>Thin wire</b>: <i>I used floral wire because that is what I had on hand but if I had bought some I would have preferred something in a metallic tone and not green. If floral wire is all you have then you can paint yours after you are done like I am going to.</i></div>
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I am using mine as a tree topper right now</div>
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I love me an owl...</div>
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Can be used to hang Christmas cards,</div>
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Do you hate spending</div>
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your money </div>
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on stupid stuff?</div>
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Stuff like-</div>
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trash bags</div>
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&</div>
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paper towels...<br />
Blah.</div>
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Boring stuff that we</div>
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really just wish we didn't need-<br />
ami right?</div>
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chances are</div>
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as long as you are a mom,</div>
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you will need stuff like </div>
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garbage bags</div>
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&</div>
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paper towels</div>
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and if you aren't a mom yet,</div>
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then believe me,</div>
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one day you when you do have kids</div>
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you will think to yourself</div>
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was there ever a time</div>
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in my life</div>
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when I wasn't buying</div>
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boring stuff like</div>
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garbage bags </div>
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& </div>
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paper towels???</div>
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These won't solve </div>
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all the worlds problems</div>
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Well,</div>
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at least one of those...</div>
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Never buy paper towel again </div>
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but still have the eaze of the roll.</div>
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Visit <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/95598071/snapping-paper-towel-set-reusable-eco">Green by MamaMade</a></div>
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it's too late to purchase a set</div>
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in time for Christmas</div>
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but you can order a gift card<br />
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These are pretty popular </div>
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so plan on 6-8 weeks before your order ships.<br />
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I cannot upload any photos</div>
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to blogger....</div>
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Grrrrrrrr</div>
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And I am afraid</div>
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that without photos-</div>
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tutorials</div>
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& </div>
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Anthropologie inspired stuff </div>
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just ain't the same.</div>
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I am doing my best</div>
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but it appears </div>
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that I am going to need some time </div>
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to manage this-</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">or blogger is gonna </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">have to get in gear</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FIX THIS PLEASE!!!</span></div>
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I will not leave you </div>
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with nothing to get through the weekend-</div>
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have no fear.</div>
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If you missed out</div>
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on last years</div>
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DIY Anthropologie {style} Christmas</div>
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then you can </div>
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get all caught up this weekend.</div>
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Hopefully it will snow</div>
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and you can curl up</div>
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Anthropologie Inspire Scarf Tutorial</div>
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Felt Mushroom Ornaments on Etsy</div>
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Felt Mushroom Ornament DIY Tutorial</div>
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Anthropologie Style Dish Towels on Etsy</div>
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Felt Pom-Pom Embellishment Tutorial</div>
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Inspiration On How To Use Old Books To Make Things</div>
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How To Make A Twine Pear From A Light Bulb</div>
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Terrarium Ornaments Tutorial</div>
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Anthropologie Inspired Mason Jar Snow Globes</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://906eastchic.blogspot.com/2011/12/twine-and-vintage-button-christmas-tree.html">Day Ten</a></span></div>
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Twine & Vintage Button Tree DIY</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://906eastchic.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-i-decorated-for-christmas-diy.html">Day Eleven</a></span></div>
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906 House Tour 2011</div>
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I hope to be back tomorrow </div>
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with posts & pictures again.</div>
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Thank you for understanding...</div>
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