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Shredding Documents and Organizing a Cabinet

It's been a busy weekend.  I've been shredding documents and organizing a cabinet upstairs.  Saturday started off slow.  I woke up very early (a bad habit I can't break when I can actually sleep in) and so I had coffee and a little something to eat View Post

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Hidden Vintage House Secret In Our Home

A few days ago I discovered a hidden vintage house secret in our home.  When we bought this house I could tell that someone had painted over the sink/vanity area in our master bath.  It's painted a dark grey and I always had it in my mind that we View Post

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Sidelined Again With the Flu

I cannot believe after dealing with pneumonia just a few short weeks ago that I am sidelined again with the flu!  My throat felt scratchy Saturday and I was just really tired on Sunday, but I managed to rally and make it to work Monday.  My head was View Post

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I Want To Be a Housewife When I Grow Up

I know I mentioned it yesterday, but I am so anxious for Spring Break to get here.  I'm excited about decluttering the house and doing some deep cleaning.  I just feel so much better when everything is in order.  That might sound crazy to some View Post

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Hello Weekend!

Ahhh.  It's finally Saturday!  I so look forward to the weekend.  I'm a quiet type of person and it doesn't bother me in the least to have lots of quiet and alone time.  I'm around so many people every working day, so I tend to hole up in my house View Post

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New Bed, New Curtains, and The Quest for Non-Toxic Products

In my last post, I talked about how I'm trying to make better choices when it comes to personal and beauty products.  I've discovered more great websites and podcasts to help me on this journey.  I've even started to branch out into the cleaning View Post

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Making the Switch to Clean Beauty Products

Making the switch to clean beauty products wasn't something I anticipated doing, but I recently ran across some articles about the hormonal effects of some of the personal products people use and the chemicals they contain.  Something just suddenly View Post

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A Few Extra Days Off Work and a Broken Mailbox

I got a few extra days off work last week due to the weather.  We were awakened around 4 AM last Saturday morning to the tornado siren blaring throughout the humid night.  It was way too warm outside for January, even for Mississippi standards, so I View Post

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How Life Has Changed in A Decade for Me

With the new decade here, I thought it would be fun to look back on how life has changed in a decade for me and my blog.  Ten years doesn't seem like so long in the grand scheme of life.  However, things sure do change quite a bit in a short amount View Post

My personal experience with using several over the counter skincare products to get rid of or reduce the appearance of Melasma on my face.

How To Get Rid of Melasma- What Works and What Doesn’t

Figuring out how to get rid of melasma was a top priority for me this past summer.  About four years ago I suddenly developed melasma underneath my nose, right above my upper lip.  What made it so embarrassing? I looked like I was growing a View Post

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How To Organize Your Life in the New Year

If you're wondering how to get your life organized in the New Year, keep reading!  Are you like me and swear that THIS will be the year that you get everything in your life organized for the New Year?  Finances, meal planning, and decluttering are View Post

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