All dogs are perfect, but they aren’t always the best roommates. They shed, they climb on furniture, and if they’re an American Bulldog named Gus, they drool and lick themselves incessantly. But, as the proud mother of said bulldog, I know there are few joys greater than coming home to a 60 lb slobbery mess… Read More
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Roundups
Your Mom Deserves a Thoughtful Gift for Mother’s Day—Here Are 10 Tear-Inducing Ideas
Warning: This post is going to start out kind of sad but I promise it will end up happy and your heart will be full and hopefully even a little inspired. Okay? Cool. Once you start reading this post you might think I was an odd choice to be its author (Jess, not Emily) but… Read More
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Roundups
Last Minute and DIY Valentine’s Day Gifts
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner (less than a week away) and although it might be one of those overly commercialized holidays that everybody dreads/loves, there is also no one on the planet that wouldn’t enjoy a little something special from a loved on that day. Yes, Valentine’s is all about celebrating love, romance,… Read More
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Makeovers
Refreshing Your Bathroom with Target’s Project62 Line
Welcome to the second post of the master suite refresh of my friends. On Friday we revealed the master bedroom and today we have a lovely large master bath for you. Let’s get into it. Their house is a new build and one of the BEST things about it is that the contractor made some… Read More
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Christmas
A Hosting Checklist To Get You All Ready For The Holidays
Some of our best memories happen around the holidays when everyone is under one roof and you are all packed in together having fun with each other. But before those beloved memories can happen you have to make sure to stock up on supplies, swap out the sheets, get some extra toothbrushes, grab them their… Read More
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Fashion
Dressing the Team with eBay and Our Night on the Town
After almost eight years of blogging basically every weekday, my have things changed in my work environment. Eight years ago if you asked me what I would be doing for a living I would have never believed you (nor would I have taken you seriously) if you said that I would be running a full-time… Read More
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Shopping
Men’s Holiday Gift Guide
I know Brian really well. In case you don’t know who he is, he’s my husband of 11 years (together for 17). He is the best dad in the world to our two kids (IMHO). He’s an amazing actor, a director and producer, plus he’s incredibly nice to me, and handsome AF. We really like… Read More
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Shopping
Holiday Gift Guide for Kids
A good mantra for kids Christmas shopping I’ve read is ‘Something they want, something they need, something to wear and something to read’. And I REALLY want to stick to it, but will probably fail. Growing up, when I was small, we each filled a laundry basket full of gifts. With 6 kids it felt… Read More
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