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hope has come.

By Emily | Published: April 24, 2011
— And thank you dear cabin sharers for giving me the weekend to take these photos!
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while you wait.

By Emily | Published: April 23, 2011
To quote Julie’s words, “forecast: 100% chance of depressing.” That’s been the deal outside and women all week that I have talked to have echoed this how-low-can-we-go kind of attitude. If you are feeling out of sorts, you’re not alone. I have reached my tipping point today. And I am not subscribing for a single [...]
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a spring shower—

By Emily | Published: April 14, 2011
in honor of heath’s flower. Smile! The goal on my mind: a fresh-life-filled April shower. That’s easy (and easier with a few kind offers to bring something! thanks again dears!!) with some smiling faces around any room—then add to that a to die for pregnant tummy and basically we all-for-one-and-one-for-all shifted into spring gear right [...]
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happy april!

By Emily | Published: April 1, 2011
As it rains outside (let’s hope it’s rain!!!) here is a sprinkling of 5 minute to-do’s so you can make some ground around your home-sweet-home. Yes – it appears someone came in the middle of the night and transported my brain to that of a ’50s housewife. (or maybe that of a cheesy poet.) No, [...]
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storage room * secrets.

By Emily | Published: March 27, 2011
I heard a bird chirp and saw some melting snow and puddles forming. Ahh…. to the storage room I go!! But really??? And no loveliness of spring down here! I have been here before—this view. Yea, I’ve gone so far as to take a peek – maybe shoving things around a little. Shuffle shuffle. The [...]
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now what??

By Emily | Published: February 28, 2011
Monday is here. The end of the month is here. And the end of the busiest 5 months known to this household is here. Today is the first day in a lonnng time where there are no sports to practice or drive to, not a meet to attend or a hockey game to cheer on [...]
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after bashy.

By Emily | Published: February 22, 2011
To be this liddle —just lump’us and rump’us-about so cozy-coz with nuggles and squirmy squishy-squish. ‘Gain and again. Lov-ew Mr. C. ‘Gain and again. —
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a valentine for you.

By Emily | Published: February 14, 2011
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one less step for mankind: laundry.

By Emily | Published: February 8, 2011
Really? One less step? Is that possible? 1. The bringing the laundry down  2. sorting  3. washing  4. switching to dryer  5. folding  6. stacking in baskets  7. bringing to the correct rooms  8. putting away The hardest part for me is rounding that corner from the folding and stacking in baskets to the part [...]
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happy february!

By Emily | Published: February 1, 2011
Thanks Julie for your adorable take on the month of February. It’s the kind of calendar you’ll want to gaze at, letting your eye’s sink in while sipping English tea from your grandmothers china set. As you sip you dream of using phrases like: “If the weather is agreeable we shall take a stroll through [...]
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