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What I'm Struggling With - Honestly, I wasn't planning to post today. I took yesterday off. Got day drunk on a beautiful Sunday with Jordan and remembered to be grateful for the lif...

Play it Smart: With Chalk! Six Simple Ideas - I'm kicking off my Play it Smart series with chalk! So, let's take it to the sidewalk. In the summer we seem to spend inordinate amounts of time playing ou...

The Power of a Cup of Coffee - I do not drink coffee much. I figure, I do not have a full time job nor do I have any children of my own, it only seemed fair that I did not need to ha...

Last Day of School Autograph T-Shirt - I think we're starting a new tradition this year... Autograph t-shirts for the last day of school. Jen's the one that came up with the idea of ma...

Two Tone Kitchen Reveal -  With a handful of paint chips and the Sherwin-Williams Color Visualizer to try out the colors with, I quickly whittled my options down to Peppercorn. Bu...

back to blogging: - Hi friends! I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted! I know I kind of just fell off the face of the blog-world. We've been so busy! ...

A beautiful,Little Cottage on the Pond.... - Happy Monday!I want to introduce you to the beautiful home of Patricia atLittle Cottage on the Pond.Patricia came to me out of the goodness of her heart off...

a week of smoothies - Every single day I drink at least one smoothie. I love them. They are so easy and refreshing and can easily be packed with fruit and veggies and other...

autumn escape UFOs and other layouts - a double page layout with photos taken from last september i also did another layout/pocket page for the interview i've put them all together in the same...

new :: windows market bag - My new design, windows, is making its debut this week as a super handy market bag ... This design was inspired by pretty simple leadlight window I saw a ...

SL pre fall campaign - Soft rock images for Saint Laurent by Hedi Slimane Danish model Freja looks stunning in these rocker chic smoke jackets, slim pants and leather of the ...

sunday show off linky party - hi every one hope that you have all had a great week I'm so glad you have came over to link up i have not got time to put the features up today as my ...

Flaunt it Friday 154! - Hey there party animals, it's party time! [image: Chic on a Shoestring Decorating] © copyright 2012 – All rights reserved Chic on a Shoestring Decorati...

Frugal Friday~ -

Tacoma in May (& a bit of June) - Downtown Tacoma at Night by Shelley McElhiney * Beautiful interestingness in & around Tacoma: 5/16/13 Free Third Thursday Part of Third Thursday Art Walks...

Refinished Sewing Box - [image: _MG_1425] I was really lucky to find this cute sewing box at the Goodwill a few weeks ago, and for a steal by our Goodwill’s standards – $10! No...

Angelina Jolie Undergoes Double Mastectomy - Sharing this for the few of you who might not have heard. Angeline Jolie penned an *Op-Ed piece for the New York Times* in which the actress reveals that...

Mount Whitney - My husband used to climb Mount Whitney regularly when he was younger and decided this year it had been too long since he had last ventured up--so he decide...

Colorful Pendants - Come check out the new Colorful Mini Mosaic Pendants www.minimosaic.com

Another Light Fixture-Failure - After months and months of trying to cohort my friend into helping me hang my vintage light fixture, the heavens finally aligned and I got some assistanc...

PinkBlush Maternity Review/Giveaway - ** * For all you expectant moms out there did you know there was a new online trendy maternity clothing store*?* PinkBlush Maternity is dedicated to ex...

Send In The First Ladies - My laptop is still not fixed. Oh, my daughter's came back two days later looking and acting like it had just received the latest botox and restalyne injecti...