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As many of us look for ways to tighten our budgets, it’s easy to forget a simple tactic: just ask. By making…

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We’re about 90% packed, which feels great with moving day right around the corner. We plan to load the truck on Sunday…

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Woo-hoo! Our bedroom horse art finally arrived, so here’s the condensed how-to on attaching posters to canvases. It took two tries for…

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With so much happening right now, house updates may seem small, but we’re keeping our podcast going as a little escape for…

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I’m writing this post under the pretense that I’m sharing great deals for you, but honestly I’m adding half of it to…

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Late last week we finally began installing our hardwood floors at the new house. The project is going well — we’re doing…

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Some of you have asked how Burger is settling into the new house. Short answer: great. A slightly more whimsical answer: simply…

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Our built-in wall-to-wall desk made solid progress this week after we painted and extended the cabinets, but it still lacked one important…

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Last Thursday I turned 27 and my family and friends made it a wonderful celebration. My husband surprised me with dinner at…

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Here’s the second half of Farah’s home makeover (read the first part to see how we started). HomeGoods generously offered merchandise to…

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