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{dreaming of} summer

April 30, 2012

…a little storybook romance. You know the kind that you usually get a teary over when you watch the abc holiday movies (or is that just me). The mister and I will have been together for 10 years this summer. I couldn’t see myself with anyone else that would compliment me and my crazy self […]

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{crush} spring at west elm

April 26, 2012

Owning a new house has given me a new love for all things home related. I have always been drawn to things you can sit on, eat off of, or hang on a wall, but now my little addiction has renewed strength! Not to mention that we now have a legit garden where I want […]

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{workshop} screen printing

April 22, 2012

There is a little art studio on the corner of Baker and McAllister that caters to the diy inclined. They will teach you how to make a lamp from a booze bottle, create a terrarium from a mason jar, start your own etsy shop, and much more. A couple weeks ago I decided to wander […]

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{dreaming of} house warming

April 16, 2012

{photo by Nicole Polk via Style Me Pretty} I love any excuse to throw a party. They don’t come around frequently enough. Now that we have purchased our first home, I am itching to have all our family and friends over to celebrate. So currently I am daydreaming of… …time with the people in our […]

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{grow} blueberry daze

April 11, 2012

I have found my new favorite nursery, Sloat. It is a short drive from the house and it has isles and isles of things I want to bring home and fill my yard with. The garden to table movement has caught my attention and I want nothing more than to hop on the bandwagon and […]

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{diy} moving announcements

April 9, 2012

It is always a struggle to get paper made and then sent out in a timely fashion. I still haven’t managed to send out Christmas cards… ever. But I was determined to make and send out moving announcements. Given that we moved to the city of San Francisco I saw the opportunity to use my […]

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{home} how to paint an entire house in one weekend

April 6, 2012

If you asked me what the number one thing you can do to make a home feel like your own, I would say paint it. It is incredible how much personality and ownership comes out of picking colors, putting them on the wall, and then moving in your belongings. I always said that when we […]

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{go local} Half Moon Bay

April 4, 2012

The mister and I have very full lives. We love everything we do: playing hockey, seeing family, hanging out with friends, working, cooking, sleeping. As a result, there is a syndrome we both suffer from, wanting to do everything. Sometimes this equation results in little time for the two of us to be alone. This […]

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{taste} blood orange simple syrup

April 2, 2012

There is a little coffee shop down the street from where I work. They have all the things you want to eat: soups, biscuits, incredible chai tea, and delicious homemade sodas. Since trying their variety of flavors I have been inspired to make some flavors of my own. With citrus taking center stage in every […]

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{handmade} knit baby blanket

March 30, 2012

There is a new little person in my world. I am so excited to be an aunt and now I have an extra inspiration for creating and crafting. After many months of needles and yarn, I completed this little blanket just in time for the little one. The pattern turned out beautifully. I was drawn […]