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A Haven from Chaos Outside
Read more: A Haven from Chaos OutsideAll Hallows’ Eve, six years ago, was one for the books. I remember it vividly. My husband and I put in a few hours of work that morning. We then trekked to Rockville to sign closing paperwork, and received our keys. After we picked up James & Lucy from my parents’ house, we changed the…
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10 things I learned (and still learning) during Maternity Leave: Part 1
Read more: 10 things I learned (and still learning) during Maternity Leave: Part 1And just like that, we are a few days away from a new school year beginning, as well as my return to my virtual office. This week has consisted of daily journaling in effort to more thoroughly process my thoughts, how I’m feeling, and of course, express gratitude for the many things my eyes were…
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Slow, Repose, Nurture: Our Master Bedroom Makeover
Read more: Slow, Repose, Nurture: Our Master Bedroom MakeoverReal comfort, visual and physical, is vital to every room. Mark Hampton, designer Since moving into our home almost four years ago, we’ve been been working on customizing our rather basic builder grade home. When we were designing our home with the builder, we opted for putting more money upfront toward increasing the square footage…
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Our Home Entryway Refresh
Read more: Our Home Entryway RefreshHere we are at another weekend, just like that. Last week I used up a week’s worth of much needed PTO, and I can’t stress just how grateful and necessary that time off was for me. Days leading up to my time off, Jon and I created and arranged a bunch of sticky notes under…
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Tackling the Gallery Wall with Ease
Read more: Tackling the Gallery Wall with EaseThe Perez household has been celebrating all day long. First, I can now say with confidence that James is officially potty trained. The entire process, which included bouts of starting and stopping, was a long and arduous one. My husband and I learned in recent weeks, based on James’ advances, that he was simply not…