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My Favorite Notebooks
I'm a paper girl, so it's probably no surprise that I have a lot of notebooks. Lists, to-dos, goals and ideas all firm up in my head when I write them on paper, and I recently realized that I've always...
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3 things I don't want you to know about me
The subtitle of this post should be but I'm going to tell you anyway. I'm definitely not a "put-it-all-out-there" kind of blogger. Admittedly, I like to keep this space pretty light. But I really enjoy...
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Using recurring elements to simplify my Project Life album
I'm slowly but surely working my way through Owen's baby album, and this last week I got through December. I'm a couple months behind, but it's been easy to catch up because I'm using recurring...
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contributing at paislee press
Hi friends! Today my first official post over at Paislee Press as a member of the creative team is scheduled to go live! I'm sharing my tips for mixing color photos with black and white in your Project...
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How should I document my 2005 honeymoon?
Last week, I went through a big box of photos and memorabilia that's been sitting in our house for years (untouched). Some of that stuff ended up in the trash, but I divided most of it into boxes by...
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Why I'm considering the leap to Squarespace or Wordpress
I'm approaching a crossroads with my blog (and shop - closed indefinitely for some updating) that's requiring me to seriously consider what to do next. I'm ready to jump off of Blogger (the platform I...
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february art journal pages
My creative habit this month was art journaling, and I have to say I've loved it. This is so different from anything else I've done creatively in years, and yet it reminds me of the magazine-clipped...
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2015 Goals Update
Time is flying. We're two months into twenty-fifteen, and I'm actually still excited about the goals I set in late-December. I've learned a few things in these two short months. I've seen the...
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350 Letters | Month Two Recap and Lessons Learned
350 letters is a year-long project. Read my month one recap + some of the project's inspiration.Two months down, ten to go. And I'm behind. I'm trying not to sweat it - to learn from the February slump...
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snail mail mini book
When I started writing all the letters this year, I didn't expect to get much in return. I know snail mail isn't for everyone. In fact, I've sometimes wondered if my friends think I'm a total weirdo...
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finding the time to work from home
Lately I've been feeling the pressure of working from home. I know this is a privilege. We are able to live off of Nick's very steady salary, so I don't actually have the pressure of having to pull a...
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tips for updating a photo wall
As a Navy family, we move pretty frequently, and this move is definitely no exception. We'll be in our current home in Newport, Rhode Island for about one year while Nick is in graduate school at the...
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A Simple Project Life Title Page
I'm still working my way through Owen's baby album, but he turns one later this month, so I decided to put together a title page for the album that recaps the year. I remembered seeing this concept...
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creating a simple system for paper clutter
When we made this last move to the east coast, we didn't really come up with a revised system for dealing with our incoming mail. I think some of it has to do with our new space. Okay, well it's not so...
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a peek inside my workspace
Hi friends! I spend a lot of hours every week in my little office, so I thought I'd share a peek in this space while I still have it. We'll be moving again this fall and I don't know if I'll have a...
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11 great podcast interviews with women
I was in a little bit of a podcast rut a week ago, but thanks to some great suggestions from friends on Instagram and a little digging into iTunes, I'm back on the podcast train. Lately, I'm loving...
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a simple layout documenting winter
Hi there! I'm documenting Owen's first year using a 12 x 12 project life album. Today, I'm over at Paislee Press with a simple layout documenting all the snow we got back in January. The layout came...
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why I'm using project life as our baby album
Shortly before I had my first son, Ben, back in 2011, a friend of mine sent me this book. One of the chapters talked about baby photos. Two female pediatricians (and moms) wrote the book and basically...
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our story and my one piece of advice for new moms
Hi friends. We just made it through a big milestone - year one with our second baby - and I wanted to share a little of our story and a few thoughts for moms. The little guy in these photos is our...
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30 Ideas for Letters to Write and Send
This month I'm participating in the #write_on campaign with the goal of writing a letter a day for the month of April. It was really fun to see all the activity on Instagram this week, and I'm so happy...
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My Scrapbooking Story
Today is National Scrapbook Day. It's being celebrated all over the internet, on Instagram, on the blogs, and on manufacturers' websites. If you'd told me a few years ago that I'd be participating in...
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15 Great Father's Day Cards
Father's Day always seems to sneak up on me, and I'm scrambling for a gift idea (probably something my father-in-law will return or shelve). The reality is that for Father's Day, a great card may be...
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a summery pocket page layout
It's officially summer in New England - hot, muggy, only the slightest breeze - but today I'm over at Paislee Press sharing a layout from last summer in California using Liz's recently released digital...
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big changes coming
Hi there! If you're new to GF, then welcome! Start here to learn a bit about me and this corner of the internet.If you're a faithful follower and have noticed my absence, then rest assured I'm still...
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Fresh content, tutorials, and projects coming your way!
Hi friends! I'm so close to launching the new website and I'd love to keep you in the loop. Here's a little preview of the new site - clean, simple, lots of white space, responsive so it'll look great...
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