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Crafting Colorful Gardens

Not all garden color has to come from blooming plants. You can repurpose items like thrift store dishes into decorative backdrops by gluing them to a stake, or even make garden borders by “planting” the plates in a row. Add … Continue reading

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Striving for Good Enough

You’re striving for perfection when you should be aiming for good enough “Done is better than perfect. Forget Pinterest and Instagram versions of being organized, with all their color coding and pristine labeling,” Stevens-Heebner said. “The systems that last are … Continue reading

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Finding Beauty in Everyday Life

And sometimes, travel is just a mindset- looking at the familiar landscape of our lives anew.  Taking a moment to see the beauty of what already surrounds us.  To sit in stillness with nothing to do, nowhere to be. To … Continue reading

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You’re Allowed to Heal

as you breathe, gently remind yourself:i am allowed to move at my own pace.i am allowed to be gentle with myself. you don’t have to be fully healed to keep living your life. you don’t have to have closure to … Continue reading

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Musing of an MSW: Blogging

I recently read a powerful email about rebranding. The author explained that their current name no longer fit the evolution of their work or the feeling they wanted to convey. It made me pause and reflect on the title of … Continue reading

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