my spring essentials: 2011.

It snowed today, and I’m not making that up. Flurries all over the place, like a crazy man starting a pillow fight for no reason other than to play with people’s heads. Rather than dwell on the cold, I conjured up what little inner sunshine I could find and dreamed of brighter days — spring

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today’s outfit.

One of my April goals is to get dressed more. You know, in real clothes. And whoa, I picked the wrong month to do this b/c it’s quite hard to move boxes in heels. But you know what? I don’t care. Because it’s also mighty fun, and I can take more breaks to rest my

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i like very much today…

1. Carey Mulligan’s hair (must grow out my pixie stat!). 2. The smell of Caldrea countertop spray, which I may or may not have sprayed on my wrists as perfume today. 3. The heavy rain setting on my Sleep Machine Lite app. 4. Baby porpoises.  

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where’s erin?

Holy moly. Thanks for your patience, friends — this move has been a crazy one. Photographic evidence above and update below: 1. Photo shoot went extraordinarily well, although we had two near all-nighters prepping for the crew to arrive. Because we’re procrastinators. And crazy. 2. Moving day also came and passed without a hitch. There

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let’s go to portland!

I’ve never been to Portland, OR (I know!), so I’m way more excited about this fun opportunity than I already was: That’s right, friends — I’m teaching a course with ACE Camps entitled “Living a Fulfilled Life of Creativity.” You can find all the details here, but know that you can expect a lot of

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modani.

I’m so pleased to announce Modani as one of our furnishings sponsors for my renovation! Last week, I received this sweet little chair in the mail and can’t wait to find a place for it (guest bedroom? office?). Stay tuned and I’ll show you what else I chose from the site. Hint: There’s a Chesterfield

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a peek at our new kitchen!

Remember this blooper reel? Ken and I finally stifled the giggles long enough to film a kitchen walk-through for you fine folk, and I’ll be sharing it on HGTV.com tomorrow. Until then, enjoy a sneak preview!:

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