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New Craft Room Space

I’d love to tell you I’ve been off training for a marathon or researching a cure for cancer, but my absence of late can simply be attributed to an abundance of volunteer commitments, Grandparents in town, and binge-watching House of Cards. … Continue reading

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Teen Airplane Bags

It’s almost Spring Break and that means we are off on an adventure! The Cuties are truly self-sufficient and amazing international travelers; they schlep their own bags, they entertain themselves in flight, and they manage their own gear. I do … Continue reading

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A Lot of Living in This Room

So now you’ve seen our finished and improved Family Room, but we have a second space we spend a lot of time in as a family: our formal Living Room. Seriously.  We really live in our Living Room! This time of … Continue reading

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Things I’m Loving

In the past few months I’ve made a few purchases I’ve loved a little more than usual that I thought I’d share with you:   1. All-Clad TK Stainless Steel Tall Rondeau from Williams-Sonoma.  This is the perfect pot when … Continue reading

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Containers, Organizing and Labels, Oh My!

I’m pretty sure after close to five years with a Silhouette machine I’ve still only scratched the surface of what this baby can do.  But this week in my continued New Year, New Assessments of the Unpacking of the New Old … Continue reading

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A Room for a Teenager

The trifecta of our last move, shuffling beds around in the new house, and our daughter becoming a teenager meant that we needed to start completely from scratch with decorating Big Cutie’s room. We worked together on a shared Pinterest board … Continue reading

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Lilly Pulitzer for Target Postmortem

We all know I love me some Lilly Pulitzer. So it was with great anticipation that I waited for Sunday, April 19 for the Lilly Pulitzer collaboration with Target. Like seriously great anticipation.  Marked in big letters and highlighted on … Continue reading

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I Miss Japan, But…..

We’ve arrived in Connecticut and survived jet lag and starting at two new schools and settling into our little temporary apartment all in one week. We all miss Tokyo quite a bit and are suffering some “re-entry” issues, but have … Continue reading

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A Place to Play!

I’ve always thought the most important thing in a living space isn’t the amount of your square footage, but rather the right space for your lifestyle. That being said, our previous Japan apartment was spacious, but lacked an important feature for a family … Continue reading

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Big Cutie’s Room

There are no hidden cameras in my apartment. I know this for a fact, because if there were, the footage of me repeatedly falling off the bed while attempting to re-hang the  Chihuly-esque collage in Big Cutie’s ceiling would have … Continue reading

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