Category Archive: Do

How To: Puppy Proof Your Home

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This weekend Dan and I got a puppy! I was over-the-moon excited.  We picked him out from the shelter and wound up being able to adopt him 2 weeks before originally anticipated.  Suddenly,… Read More

Interior Inspiration: Memorial Day Style

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Whether you plan to keep it simple or go over the top, we’ve got you covered this Memorial Day.  Obviously the porch pictured above is the ultimate in Memorial Day decor – red,… Read More

TBT #12: New Wings in Spring and Other Updates

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It’s been a little while since I’ve done a 30 Before Thirty update and I realized I’ve knocked a few more off the list since last time.  On the cultural front, after staring… Read More

Wanderlusting

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Sometimes even when everything’s going well and you’re happy with where you are, it’s still nice to dream about far away places and distant lands.  A spoke with a friend of mine today… Read More

4 Ways to Boost Your Creativity

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It has been so freaking dreary for the past 36 straight hours in Maine with the kind of rain that makes the weatherman excited. Like many of you I’m sure, my  mood is… Read More

I Told You String Eggs Could Be Cool.

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Why is it that long weekends sometimes seem to be the shortest?  After the meal we had on Sunday, I could have used a day off for recovery. Anyway, I wanted to circle… Read More

Get Your Decor On: Easter Tables

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Since realizing that I was almost thirty and my holiday dinner responsibilities still amounted to little more than bringing rolls, I’ve slowly been asserting my adultness by assuring my family that I can provide… Read More

Ignoring Directions DIY: Fern Votive

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You won’t normally see me posting recipes I’ve tried because a.) I don’t really cook, and b.) if I do cook, I have a really hard time following directions carefully. Rather than compartmentalize… Read More

Saying Goodbye to My Property Virginity

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 It is with great trepidation and overwhelming excitement that I announce to you that today I will officially become a home owner. I have been bursting at the seams to share this news… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Productive and Drunken

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That’s it in a nutshell people.  As discussed, this past weekend brought Southie’s high holiday to our doorstep and it was a great time.  Conor and I sat on our front stoop, watched… Read More

Wanna Get Out: Spring Fever Takes Over

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The only thing that’s better than bringing the outdoors in? Taking yourself out. Last week’s warm temperatures seem like a tease now that this week is filled with rain in Kansas City. Still… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Being a Tourist in Your Home State

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Oh Maine.  How we love you.  This past weekend was a bit of an odyssey.  I did a little exploring with two of my favorite ladies that included outings to Portland Head Light, Scarborough… Read More

Southie: Where Everyone’s Irish On March 17th

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If I hadn’t made it clear already, I live in South Boston.  As an Irish neighborhood with deep roots, Southie is the epicenter for all things Erin Go Bragh once March 17th rolls around.  Prior to… Read More

Instagram Weekend: Franconia, NH

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“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:  it is the time for home.”   -Edith… Read More

Decking Your Drink

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I know, I know, I just ended my last post saying I promised not to go all Martha Stewart on you.  Buuuuuut, while we’re on the topic of extravagant drinks, why not take… Read More