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Category: The Good Life (page 8)

One Good Change Begets Another

Posted on: September 7, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
For years I have been making a whole lot of mistakes in how I take care of myself, like most of us juggling work and life and kids and marriage. Convenience took priority over best practices and the thought of…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #35

Posted on: September 6, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I don’t even have a corkboard, but these were on clearance for $1, and I am a SUCKER for office supplies. I think I might need to go make someplace to put them.
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What I’m Eating – Breakfast Smoothie

Posted on: September 1, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Part of Project Put Together is whipping my eating habits into shape. Working from home means you don’t get a real lunch break, and the boss side of yourself is always warring it out with the employee side of yourself.…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #34

Posted on: August 30, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Aaaahhh. My dry summer feet really needed that.
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Thrift Store Shopping Spree

Posted on: August 24, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I really hate shopping. Well, I should probably just say “I really hate running errands. Of any kind.” I put off pretty much anything that has to be done out of my house and then do it all in spurts.…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #33

Posted on: August 23, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
How could I have forgotten to post this after BlogHer? This is what I was the most excited to tell you guys about!! When I got off the plane in San Diego, this handsome gentleman was waiting for me. I…
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My Fashion Sense

Posted on: August 18, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I have a closet stuffed with clothes. Totally stuffed. And most days I walk into that closet look around, decide I hate everything in it and stay in my pajamas for the day. And why do I have that reaction?…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #33

Posted on: August 16, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
Down low in a tree right at eye level at my in-laws house, I found this sweet little mama dove and her babies. She let me get so close to her I couldn’t believe it, snapping pictures away while moving…
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Cross Stitched Rings

Posted on: August 12, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
These have been in my head for AGES. Remember how excited I was when I finally found the rings I needed? Oh, the relief! Every crafter I’ve ever met has looked for ways to cover their whole life in their…
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2011 Year of Pleasures #32

Posted on: August 9, 2011 Last updated on: September 23, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
The swag you get at BlogHer is pretty legendary. I brought an extra suitcase and I filled the whole thing right up. But I think my favorite gift was from the hotel I stayed at. As I was heading out…
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