You know you’ve been listening to more Prince than usual when your two-year-old starts singing “Purple Rain” to her Fisher Price farm animals. It’s making me alternately very happy and a bit depressed. Materials used: Golden fluid acrylics (Dioxazine Purple), Handmade Modern acrylic paint (lavender,…
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Today: Peanut butter, cranberry + dark chocolate granola bars.
I recently found myself scrolling through the entirety of the Internet (it’s an uppercase word… until June 1…) for a good granola bar recipe and scanning the contents of our pantry, hoping the stars ingredients would align. It was 10:30 on Sunday night, and…
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Today: April goals (and a printable calendar).
I didn’t feel like painting April showers, so I skipped right to the May flowers. Hope you don’t mind. April goals (and a printable calendar) Materials used: Winsor + Newton professional watercolors and gouache; round brushes (4 and 8), liner brush (0); super-inexpensive mixed media…
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Today: The week ahead + a free planning printable
True Life: If I don’t write it down, it doesn’t get done. And sometimes even if I write it down, it doesn’t get done (can’t win ’em all). And sometimes I write down things I’ve already done, just for the satisfaction of crossing something off.…
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Today: What I made | 005
So, we know I both fear and loathe Las Vegas going to the dentist, right? And that I semi-accidentally didn’t go for several years? And that, ironically, I broke a tooth (more accurately: an old filling fell out) while flossing, prompting an emergency visit to…
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Today: Last week’s workouts + a SLS3 running belt giveaway
What is it about spring that makes me want to be a runner again? That year I ran two marathons (the Walt Disney World Marathon and the NYC marathon <– click though for recaps, if you’d like to read about very mediocre running, but above…
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Today: For my Peeps.
This is probably the last post my teeth want me to write, what with our two unplanned trips to the dentist last week… but um… YOLO. And PEEPO (that doesn’t mean anything… or at least I don’t think it does). Easter is just a few…
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Today: 2016 Boston Flower and Garden Show.
I look forward to the Boston Flower and Garden Show every year. It means spring is just around the corner, and I get a chance to see how the other half (the half that can keep flowers and plants alive) lives. Plus, flowers are fun…
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Today: What I made | 004
It’s 70 degrees and the sun is shining in Boston, so we’re making a dash for the Harbor Walk (it’s where we do our best puppy watching). I’ll leave you with a few sunny creations from the past week or so. What I made |…