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My Newest Venture: SouthBySouthGems


I’ve taken a break from blogging lately, less because I stopped doing recipes or crafts and more because it became more difficult to find time to take pictures and document my new recipes and crafts while running around after the … Continue reading

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Giving Nail Polish Jewelry a Shot


I kept seeing these pins on Pinterest proclaiming the easy awesomeness of nail polish jewelry, but I didn’t need any pretty, shiny things, so I passed them on by.  Then I realized that, okay, I don’t need pretty, shiny things, but … Continue reading

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Christmas Craft Ideas


We’re looking to dial back a little bit this year for Christmas, especially since we have two friends having babies who need baby shower presents, but I still want to be able to give some great gifts.  As a result, … Continue reading

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Renovation Delays


For all my bluster about a month ago about all the improvements I was going to bang out on the house, I have made practically no progress.  It’s embarrassing — no mirrors or cabinet doors in the bathrooms, stuff strewn … Continue reading

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Renovations: Stripping Down the Bathrooms


Heaven help me, but I looked at Pinterest a while back and saw something I liked.  Then I decided that maybe it would help us sell the house (or help me like our bathrooms better), so I would give it … Continue reading

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Beginning the Renovations: Guest Room Bookshelf


We hope to put the house on the market in a month or so, not because we don’t like it, but in hopes of getting closer to town and into a better school district for the Munchkin.  Nothing against the … Continue reading

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Resolutions


I’ve been working lately on setting goals and following through on them. As a result, I’ve gotten up early five out of the last eight work days and worked out.  Two of the other three days, I had to be … Continue reading

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Accidentally Untitled


I got sleep!!!!! The cats spent the night in the bathroom and I got a good night’s sleep for the first time in what felt like forever.  I was still out solidly when my alarm went off, so obviously I … Continue reading

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Sleep Deprivation Potpourri


So yesterday’s open letter to my feline overlords was a complete and utter dud.  They kept us up almost all night, alternately trampling us, sitting on our heads, banging against the door after they got kicked out, and yowling like … Continue reading

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Blue and Orange Frustration


I had planned on doing a post about the UK/Tennessee game tonight, but apparently that won’t be possible. You see, we don’t have cable, and tonight’s game is on ESPN. But wait, you say, doesn’t ESPN broadcast most of its … Continue reading

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