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I didn’t want to let Mental Health Awareness Month go by without addressing it! It is so important to shine a light on it and let people know they are not alone out there. I struggle with my mental health and I always hope that if I am open and honest about it that maybe […]

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A deck with blue furniture and a cooler with drinks

It is finally nice enough to get outside again in New England, so I am trying to spruce up the deck so that we can use to be social again safely. We have all this Smith & Hawkin outdoor furniture that I got years ago from Target, but it was not in good shape. However […]

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I just ordered some cushions for our porch in Boston and am busy sanding our deck furniture, so I thought I would share with you the Lake House porch I did in Vermont last summer. I love the cottage we lived in last summer, and I had so much fun sprucing it up, but it […]

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Pink and green picks from Ikea

Pink and Green probably isn’t the first thing you think of when you think of IKEA … but after a deep dive while watching Ted Lasso for the 10th time I found some fun products that have me longing for spring! There are even some that might actually get me to go into an IKEA […]

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Fun Food Blogs I have been scanning Pinterest for easy dinners that are a little bit healthy. I just can’t keep eating pasta every night if I am ever going to come out of quarantine. Here are two Food blogs that do not only give me blog envy but have easy recipes that won’t leave […]

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FUN PREPPY PATTERNS I love Sara Fitz’s watercolors – they are so very preppy New England.  Not only can you get prints, cards, and fabric, but now she even has collaborations with L.L.Bean and Chappy Wraps.  BUT what has me so excited is her new wrapping paper patterns. How fun is this? SOGGY DOGGY It […]

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A close up picture of a white TV stand

I ordered Amy Howard One Step Paint for this project months and months ago but I just finally got around to using it. I don’t know if you remember the post I wrote about projects I wanted to get done during the quarantine, but this was number one on the list. That was just shy […]

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Since I am quite obsessed with pink this month I thought that on this week’s fun finds I would share some of my blog posts that have a pop of pink! Some of my Favorite Things with a Pop of Pink How to Add Trim to Drapery Panels Lake House Before and After Ikea Hack […]

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I'm a creative who loves to get her hands dirty with a good project. Mom of two, computer nerd and never without my colored markers. Always in search of fun things to share with you! 

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