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Cultivating Happiness

I love Thanksgiving because it celebrates the things we have. Friends, family, food – it’s about just being happy. However, Thanksgiving is also about excess – a gigantic meal, epic shopping deals, orchestrating the perfect day. When the excess is the focus, the holiday becomes burdensome, not celebratory. And – we choose our focus. We […]

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How to Make a Mosaic Table

  My mosaic table is finally finished! Hooray!  The idea to create a mosaic table emerged during the redecorating project earlier this year. I had never been a huge fan of this table, primarily because the top of it wasn’t in the best shape. It was one of the few pieces of furniture that moved

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Redecorating Extravaganza!

When I was 19 and living at home, my parents’ house caught on fire. No one was hurt, but we lost everything except a small pickup truck of stuff. We had amazing support from our friends, family, and community. My parents rebuilt on the same lot and now have a beautiful home.   First moved in

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Random Noshing Adventures

  I’ve been feeling so scattered lately. Do you ever get that way? Where every decision seems like a monumental decision? Even though all I need is to pick up more toothpaste? Maybe this goes with “the season”…  Needless to say, this post is pretty scattered too! I’ve been doing a lot of eating and

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Puppies!

  I decided to do something a little different for the post this week. Instead of providing you with a fabulous new recipe, I wanted to share with you the puppy adventure that we had this weekend!  While at my family’s lake cabin in northern Minnesota this weekend, we found two adorable German Shepherd/Mix puppies

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Things That Make Me Smile

This week marked our first veggie and cheese CSA box of the season!   CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Essentially, we pay a local farm directly for a bi-weekly box of their vegetables and once-a-month delivery of cheese. Our CSA is Harmony Valley Farm. A CSA isn’t for everyone, but it is perfect for

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