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new year’s resolutions: i’m in!

[IMAGE CREDIT: JORDAN STRONG] I rarely keep a running list of New Year’s Resolutions, but for some reason, it feels right this year. Maybe it’s because my renovation is almost finished(!) and transition is impending. And I simply can’t wait. I feel like I’ve been floating through life since we left Los Angeles, and although

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happy christmas eve eve eve!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas for those of you celebrating! Posting will be light next week (sans a super awesome giveaway), unless I change my mind. I do that sometimes all the time. Get thee to the eggnog!

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last minute giftwrapping tip!

I’ve finished my giftwrapping and am now moving on to wrap my brother-in-law’s gifts for his family (poor boy is an architect, has zero time and we definitely owe him a few favors for his brilliant renovating ideas). Anyway, I plan to use a few tips from Ebony’s gift wrapping zine (which is AWESOME). If

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merry christmas!

Inspired by this idea, I surprised Ken with a makeshift Christmas tree since our vintage one is in storage. I love that we’ll always remember the year we renovated because of our ladder tree. Ahh, sweet sentiments. We’ve already had a few candlelight picnics by our fireplace (non-working fireplace, that is). Merry Christmas to you,

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we’re sauna-ing!

Well, we will be, soon. This week, Ken and I hung up our elf hats and tackled our DIY sauna. It was surprisingly non-complicated, but totally labor intensive. If you’d like an illustration, my abs get angry when someone makes me laugh. Really, really angry. Turns out mixing concrete does not a happy muscle make.

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