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i ran across this post today, and it’s so thoughtfully and beautifully done.  i want to keep a link to it, so posting it here to do that and to share with you.  it’s about growing up.  ‘you can never go home again‘  i think we can all relate to one thing or another.  i got a little choked up while reading it – in a good way.  i must be hormonal or something.  ;)

it got me thinking about transition – something our little family is doing a lot of right now.  life is all about learning to adjust to new things, people, situations – and i think the better you’re able to go with the flow, the happier you’ll be.

{home is where your people are.}

i am forever tearing pages out of magazines – outfits i’d like to replicate, home interiors that i love, and recipes that i’d like to try.  for years, i’ve just stuck those ripped pages of recipes into another little cookbook or stuffed them into a cabinet, and i finally decided that i had to get them organized.  i made a trip to visit martha at staples, and she solved my dilemma.  how i love her tips – i aspire to her level of organization!   i am a total nerd and love office supply stores.  they’re my grown-up version of back-to-school shopping.  am i the only one who loved getting brand new pencils and trapper keepers in the fall?

anyhow, here’s what you need:

• a 3-ring notebook
• clear sheet protectors
• notebook dividers
• a label

get your dvr going and catch up on your smutty shows (bethenny ever after anyone??) while you get busy stuffing pages into your sheet protectors.  put your like recipes together into categories – i did main courses, sides, appetizers, desserts, and breakfast/brunch.  you could break it down even further if you like – seafood, chicken, and beef dishes within your main course section.  i didn’t want to get that technical.  throw all your pages in the notebook, using the dividers to mark each section, and voila!  you’ve got yourself a little book of your favorite dishes.

blogging from my phone today, really just to see how it works. i’m not technologically gifted by any stretch. a lot on my mind today, so i’m keeping it short.

after hearing some good things, i picked up this book and i’m reading it now. it’s about the differences in child-rearing in the american and french cultures, and it’s pretty good so far. hope to do a full book report for you once I’m finished. :)

i kind of have a thing for packaging.  i love beautiful packaging (for example), but i very much dislike ugly packaging (for example).    i feel like a lot of everyday items come in really ugly boxes, bags, or jars, and i just don’t like looking at them.  to solve my stupid little pet peeve, i’ve purchased quite a few glass jars.  that way, i can put our boring everyday stuff in pretty jars, and it’s much easier on the eyes.  do you have a creative idea for solving a pet peeve?  do share!

{on the kitchen counter – sugar and flour}

{in the pantry – snack central}

{in the pantry – oats & craisins}

{in the laundry room – detergent and dryer sheets}

sorry for the lapse in posting, friends.  we have been out in denver, ‘the sunshine state’ (old school anyone?).  it was a great few days with my whole fam-damily together, and we had a fun time doing touristy stuff.  more on that later.  today, i’m pointing you toward a cool little article about a green building.  sounds pretty awesome to me.