Bless Your Heart
Living out loud in the Carolinas
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Category: house
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I’m thankful for our home. It isn’t the biggest house on the block or the fanciest one in town, but it’s super cute and does the job. Not everyone has a roof over their heads, especially after Hurricane Sandy. So I’m feeling extra appreciative of ours.
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For Earth Day CSP & I changed out all the regular bulbs in our house to CFLs , or swirly bulbs as we call them. Just the downstairs alone that was 17 bulbs! They are brighter and whiter than the old school bulbs plus our electric bill will go down I’m sure. We received 2 packages…
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For the last 8 years (up until our yard sale in November) we sat every day on a bright red Ektorp sofa from IKEA. We rented a giant moving truck and drove it up to the College Park, Maryland IKEA to buy it (before there was an IKEA anywhere closer). We bought the matching chair…
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We moved into our current house 4 years ago. Since then CSP has been transferred to a new district. Now the possibility of him ever working anywhere near our house is pretty slim. In fact, his commute has steadily gotten longer and now is an hour long one way. To keep his sanity we’ve decided…
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In my heart I am very organized. In reality that isn’t always the case. Quite a few years ago I found the Fly Lady and I’ve gone back and forth with her. I don’t agree with all her practices (she’s anti yard sale and I’m not) but she has great principles and you can tell…
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Recently a friend of mine told me “You’re always on vacation!” Which isn’t entirely true. But, vacation & travel rank very high on our list of things we like to spend our money on. There are tons of things we have to spend our money on. So when we have any left over we are…
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I want to send a BIG CONGRATULATIONS shout out to Lisa & Pete who have bought their first house! And it’s a gorgeous one too! We are beyond thrilled for y’all and can’t wait to see the house in person! Get that guest room ready for us! :)
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Nanny bought me this cool plant and pot at IKEA while she was in town. I just love the way it looks on the half wall between the dining room and the living room. I hope I can keep it alive! I have a bit of a black thumb! *Ok, so just learned while finding…
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We bought a hibiscus from Sam’s club last week and it bloomed! I love the color. Not quite orange, not quite red. Kind of mango on acid color.
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Papa & Gigi converted their pool to salt water a couple months ago, just in time for the warm weather. I tried it out on Mother’s Day. Morgan, Mom & I swam for just over 2 hours. The difference between the chlorinated pool and the salt water pool is just amazing! Cons: the initial cost…
Bless Your Heart 